I said, and you quoted me...
A lot of offshore ops are Cat B all the time (USA, Brazil and those areas that base their regulatory system along FAA lines)
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To which you replied...
This is not correct,
Which part of my statement are you saying is incorrect? You said that if an operation is not based on using Cat A protocols then it must be defined as an operation based on Cat B protocols (note my care in not associating the terms CAT A and Cat B with the word 'operating' - thanks Jim)
How can a single engine operation be anything other than Cat B?
Perhaps we are letting the thread title get in the way of my comments about the totality of the world of offshore helicopter operations. I have no doubt that in the context of the AW139 and EASA regulations you and Jim are both absolutely correct.
G