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# NCC.IDE.H.235 All helicopters on flights over water – ditching

ANNEX VI (Part-NCC) · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

IR Implementing rule

## NCC.IDE.H.235 All helicopters on flights over water – ditching

Helicopters shall be designed for landing on water or certified for ditching in accordance with the relevant [certification specifications](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/certification-specifications) or fitted with emergency flotation equipment when operated on a flight over water in a [hostile environment](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/hostile-environment) at a distance from land corresponding to more than 10 minutes flying time at normal cruising speed.

IR · NCC.IDE.H.235 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2019/1384 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC1 NCC.IDE.H.235 All helicopters on flight over water – ditching

The considerations of AMC1 SPA.HOFO.165(d) should apply in respect of emergency flotation equipment.

AMC · AMC1 NCC.IDE.H.235 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2016/022/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

[All rules in SUBPART D: INSTRUMENTS, DATA AND EQUIPMENT](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-ncc/subpart-d)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Mar 2026, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.