EMSSAR,
Yes, an interesting use of language.
As has been teased out in the discussions above, the application of AC 29.865B provides a qualification for HEC Class D as prescribed in FAR 133 - i.e. the aircraft is suitably equipped and qualified, and substantiation of performance has been provided in the form of graphs. The final sequence is the application of Part 133 to ensure that hoisting operations are conducted at the correct mass.
One of the more interesting issues has always been the interpretation of 'transported for compensation'; although a civilian operator is receiving compensation for operations when conducting hoisting under contract, we are reliant upon a (secondary) interpretation of the type of operation to establish whether that would constitute CAT or not. It is helpful in the case of SAR that ICAO makes an absolute statement that SAR is not CAT. In that sense, the use of 'transported for compensation' is probably too blunt a term to be immediately intuitive.
Jim
Last edited by JimL; 25th June 2013 at 04:36.