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title: "NCO.SPEC.HEC.105 Specific HEC equipment — Part-NCO · Avioverse"
description: "The helicopter shall be equipped with: hoist operations equipment or cargo hook;"
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-nco/subpart-e/nco-spec-hec-105"
---

# NCO.SPEC.HEC.105 Specific HEC equipment

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

IR Implementing rule

## NCO.SPEC.HEC.105 Specific HEC equipment

(a) The [helicopter](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/helicopter) shall be equipped with:

(1) hoist operations equipment or cargo hook;

(2) one cargo safety mirror or alternative means to see the hook; and

(3) one load meter, unless there is another method of determining the weight of the load.

(b) The installation of all hoist and cargo hook equipment other than a simple PCDS, and any subsequent modifications shall have an airworthiness approval appropriate to the intended function.

IR · NCO.SPEC.HEC.105 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2019/1384 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

[All rules in SUBPART E: SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-nco/subpart-e)

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.