Use of aerodromes and landing sites
35.—(1)  Before authorising the use of an aerodrome or landing site for any flight of a relevant aircraft, an AOC holder must ensure that the aerodrome or landing site is adequate for the aircraft type and for the type of operation concerned.
(2)  Before the commencement of any flight of a small aeroplane, the AOC holder must, as part of the AOC holder’s safety management system, assess the level of rescue and firefighting service protection (called in this regulation RFFS protection) available at every aerodrome specified in the operational flight plan for the flight to ensure that an acceptable level of protection is available for the aeroplane.
(3)  An AOC holder must ensure that no helicopter is operated at night to a landing site other than an aerodrome unless the landing site is illuminated to enable the pilot of the helicopter —
(a)to take off safely; and
(b)to identify the landing area while in flight, determine the landing direction, and thereafter make a safe approach and landing.
(4)  An AOC holder must ensure that the following matters are specified in its Operations Manual:
(a)every aerodrome to be used in its operations;
(b)for any operation of a helicopter, the methodology to be used for the selection of a landing site;
(c)for any operation of a small aeroplane, information that relates to the level of RFFS protection that is acceptable to the AOC holder.