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Operational procedures

a) When flying over water at a distance of more than 50 NM from a land area

where landing is possible, all airplanes must be equipped with life jackets

for all on board

b) When flying over water at a distance of more than 100 NM from a land

area where landing is possible, single-engine airplanes must carry an

automatic ELT and flotation and survival equipment appropriate for the

intended flight

c) When flying over water at a distance of more than 200 NM from a land

area where landing is possible, multi-engine airplanes must carry an

automatic ELT and flotation and survival equipment appropriate for the

intended flight

d) During other commercial flights over water where there is no gliding

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distance to land and the water is below +10 C, all on board must wear
survival suits

In addition, in all the above cases, pyrotechnic distress signal equipment must

be carried.

NB:

When flying over water, it is a good idea to put on the vest before flying.

However, you should not inflate the vest before you are clear of the aircraft, in

the event of an emergency landing on water.

It would be chaos if 3 persons on board the aircraft had to put on a vest if the

engine stalled, and you are, for example, at 2000 ft and will get into contact
with water within 2 minutes.

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