rotordk
Sorry I do not have a link as I saw the actual amendment at my work. However, Amendment 3 to JAR FCL 2 is dated 1 September 2003 if that helps?
With regard to hours, I have heard rumour that the annual maximum hours for helos operating to JAR-Ops 3 could be increased to 1000 hrs from 800, and that this might come in next summer. It was also suggested that all the other flying and duty limits would be increased as well.
As 212man suggests, if the limit of 800 pa remained then the "flying" hours would be reduced, however, increase to 1000 pa and I would suggest that there would be an increase.
I take it that CAA/BALPA are looking in to the rotary side of things as well as the fixed-wing? If not, then perhaps we are looking at double Aberdeen-East Shetland Basin flights again!!!
BHPS