Folks,
Perhaps he thought he was conducting a marine pilot transfer under CAO 95.7.3 - there is an amazing amount of history behind NVFR operations over water. Amuse yourselves with an FOI (errr, that is the real thing "Freedom of Information") request for all documents held by CASA relating to the classification of operations and flight category determinations for overwater operations in helicopters...
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