DAP Safety Management Course

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Helicopter Noise

• Jim Walker
• Directorate of Airspace Policy

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Civil Aviation Authority

• Safety Regulation Group
• Regulatory Policy Group
• Directorate of Airspace Policy
• Consumer Protection Group

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• Statutory responsibility
• Provision of a focal point for receiving and
  responding to aircraft related environmental
  complaints from the general public.

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Regulation Aviation

• Endangerment (Air Navigation Order)
• Article 137 A person must not recklessly or
  negligently act in a manner likely to endanger an
  aircraft, or any person in an aircraft.
• Article 138 A person must not recklessly or
  negligently cause or permit an aircraft to
  endanger any person or property

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Regulation - Aviation

• Rules of the Air Regulations 2007
• 1000ft Rule
• 500ft Rule
• Exemptions

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Regulation Planning

• Change of use
• Section 106
• 28-day Rule

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Geographical Variation

• Issues
• Constant overflight
• Individual incidents

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Variation by Airfield Type

• Licensed Aerodrome
• Specific conditions for operation for public
  transport flights
• Unlicensed Aerodrome/Private Site
• Other operations the aerodrome facilities are
  not regulated, but aircraft operations are.

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Noise Characteristics

• Fixed Wing
• Generally predictable
• Rotary Wing
• Unpredictable
• Rotor movement noise hot-spots
• Lingering exposure

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Noise Management

• Legal Position
• Civil Aviation Act 1982
• Environmental Protection Act 1990
• Neighbourhood Noise Act 1996

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Noise Management (cont)

• Planning Restrictions
• Section 106
• Noise Abatement Procedures
• Voluntary
• Flight safety

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Noise Management (cont)

• Complaints
• Response
• Relevancy of complaint hotspots
• Socio-economic context

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Illustrations (1)

• I commute in my helicopter!
• Helicopter parked on private property
• Within curtilage?
• 28-day rule
• Additional development concrete landing area or
  hanger

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Illustration (2)

• Commercial
• Advertising
• Press
• Sight-seeing

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Illustration (3)

• Corporate
• A to B based upon business need
• BHA Guidance

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Illustration (4)

• (Unusual) Activities
• Police
• Pipeline/electrical surveys
• Geographic Surveys
• Military operations

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Public Perception

• Police/Military Operations
• Advertising
• Private Use
• Corporate

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Questions?