Chucklehead - I have just been perusing my colleague's 212 RFM and it shows a vertical take off profile as follows:
Vertical climb to 40-60ft using a maximum of hover Tq plus 15%,
Continued climb with rearward movement to keep the LS in sight up to CDP of 160 ft with the same Tq limits,
Then rotate to achieve VTOSS (30kts plus windspeed) using not less than 72% Tq,
Climb to 200 ft at VTOSS.
You are right that the beeping up only comes following an engine failure.
I don't know what the certifcation of a 212 entailed but I am guessing with the age of the design it was well before the advent of Cat A and B. Hence there don't seem to be any graphs in the RFM which state Cat A or PC1.
Not sure where that places you in the modern era!