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title: "SPA.HEMS.150 Fuel/energy supply – alleviation — Part-SPA · Avioverse"
description: "As an alternative to points CAT.OP.MPA.191(b), (c), and (d), when the helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) mission is conducted under visual…"
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-spa/subpart-j/spa-hems-150"
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# SPA.HEMS.150 Fuel/energy supply – alleviation

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

IR Implementing rule

## SPA.HEMS.150 Fuel/energy supply – alleviation

As an alternative to points CAT.OP.MPA.191(b), (c), and (d), when the [helicopter](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/helicopter) emergency medical services (HEMS) mission is conducted under visual flight rules (VFR) within a local and defined geographical area, the fuel/energy policy shall ensure that on completion of the mission, the final [reserve](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/reserve) fuel/energy is sufficient for:

(a) 30-minute flying time at best-range speed; or

(b) 20-minute flying time at best-range speed by day, when operating within an area providing continuous and suitable operating sites.

IR · SPA.HEMS.150 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2021/1296 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

[All rules in SUBPART J: HELICOPTER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE OPERATIONS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-spa/subpart-j)

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.