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title: "SPA.VEMS.145 Facilities at the VEMS operating base — Part-SPA · Avioverse"
description: "If crew members are required to be on standby with a reaction time of less than 45 minutes, dedicated suitable accommodation shall be provided close to…"
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# SPA.VEMS.145 Facilities at the VEMS operating base

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

IR Implementing rule

## SPA.VEMS.145 Facilities at the VEMS operating base

(a) If crew members are required to be on [standby](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/standby) with a reaction time of less than 45 minutes, dedicated [suitable accommodation](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/suitable-accommodation) shall be provided close to each [VEMS operating base](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/vems-operating-base).

(b) At each VEMS operating base, the flight crew shall be granted access to facilities for obtaining current and forecast weather information and shall be provided with adequate communications with the appropriate air traffic service (ATS) units. Adequate facilities shall be available for the planning of all related tasks.

IR · SPA.VEMS.145 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2024/1111 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

[All rules in SUBPART O: EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE OPERATIONS WITH MANNED VTOL-CAPABLE AIRCRAFT (VEMS)](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-spa/subpart-o)

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.