Helicopter Pilot (H145)

About the Role

The H145 Pilot conducts Heli Niugini flights in accordance with licence privileges, company authorisations, approved manuals and operational limitations. When assigned as Pilot in Command, the pilot has final authority and responsibility for the safe conduct of the flight.

Main Duties

Flight Planning and Execution

• Plan and conduct flights using current weather, NOTAM, performance, fuel, weight-and-balance, route, landing-site and task information.
• Operate the aircraft within approved limitations, SOPs, operations specifications and individual authorisations.
• Ensure passengers, crew, cargo and dangerous goods are correctly briefed, loaded and secured.

Aircraft and Record Control

• Complete pre-flight and daily inspections within pilot authorisation and review maintenance status, defects and limitations before flight.
• Record flight time, fuel, defects, exceedances and operational information accurately in the technical log and other required records.
• Report technical concerns promptly and coordinate with Maintenance Control and Engineering without performing unauthorised maintenance.

Professional and Client Responsibilities

• Maintain licence, medical, recency, training and fitness-for-duty requirements.
• Provide professional and respectful service while preserving operational independence and safety authority.
• Participate in briefings, training, line checks, safety meetings and operational reviews.

Safety and Compliance Responsibilities

• Exercise final PIC authority to delay, divert, reject or discontinue a flight when safety, legality or airworthiness is in doubt.
• Apply threat-and-error management, CRM, fuel and weather margins, terrain and obstacle awareness and task-specific risk controls.
• Declare fatigue, illness, medication effects or other fitness concerns before duty and comply with flight-and-duty limitations.
• Report hazards, occurrences, exceedances, unstable approaches, defects and procedural deviations promptly and factually.
• Do not accept customer, schedule or management pressure to operate outside approved limits or personal competence.

Other Duties

• Perform other reasonable duties within the limits of the position holder’s competence, licence, authorisation and delegated authority.
• Comply with Heli Niugini Limited policies, approved manuals, controlled procedures, the Code of Conduct and lawful management directions.
• Support continuity of the function through effective handover, documented delegation and relief arrangements during periods of absence.

Qualifications

• Valid CPL(H) or ATPL(H), current medical and aircraft type ratings required for assigned duties.
• Current HNL company authorisations, route / aerodrome qualifications and specialist-operation approvals.
• Current CRM / human factors, dangerous goods, emergency and recurrent training.