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NCO.IDE.H.1B0 GM1 Survival equipment
SIGNALLING EQUIPMENT
The signalling equipment for making distress signals is described in ICAO Annex 2, Rules of the Air.
NCO.IDE.H.1B0 GM2 Survival equipment
AREAS IN WHICH SEARCH AND RESCUE WOULD BE ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT
The expression ‘areas in which search and rescue would be especially difficult’ should be
interpreted, in this context, as meaning:
(a) areas so designated by the competent authority responsible for managing search and
rescue; or
(b) areas that are largely uninhabited and where:
(1) the authority referred to in (a) has not published any information to confirm whether
search and rescue would be or would not be especially difficult; and
(2) the authority referred to in (a) does not, as a matter of policy, designate areas as
being especially difficult for search and rescue.
NCO.IDE.H.1B5 AMC1 All helicopters on flights over water — ditching
EMERGENCY FLOTATION EQUIPMENT
The same considerations of AMC1 NCC.IDE.H.231 should apply in respect of emergency flotation
equipment.
The considerations of AMC1 SPA.HOFO.165(d) should apply in respect of emergency flotation
equipment.
NCO.IDE.H.100 Instruments and equipment — general
(a) Instruments and equipment required by this Subpart shall be approved in accordance
with the applicable airworthiness requirements if they are:
(1) used by the flight crew to control the flight path;
(2) used to comply with NCO.IDE.H.190;
(3) used to comply with NCO.IDE.H.195; or
(4) installed in the helicopter.
(b) The following items, when required under this Subpart, do not need an equipment
approval:
(1) independent portable lights;
(2) an accurate time piece;
(3) first-aid kit;
(4) survival and signalling equipment;
(5) sea anchor and equipment for mooring;
(6) child restraint device;
(7) a simple PCDS used by a task specialist as a restraint device.
(c) Instruments and equipment or accessories not required under Annex VII (Part-NCO), as
well as any other equipment that is not required under this Regulation, but carried on a
flight, shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) the information provided by those instruments, equipment or accessories shall not
be used by the flight crew members to comply with Annex II to Regulation (EU)
2018/1139 or points NCO.IDE.H.190 and NCO.IDE.H.195 of Annex VII;
(2) the instruments and equipment or accessories shall not affect the airworthiness of
the helicopter, even in the case of failures or malfunction.
NCO.IDE.H.100(a) GM1 Instruments and equipment — general
APPLICABLE AIRWORTHINESS REQUIREMENTS
The applicable airworthiness requirements for approval of instruments and equipment required by
this Part are the following:
(a) Regulation (EU) No 748/2012 for helicopters registered in the EU; and
(b) Airworthiness requirements of the State of registry for helicopters registered outside the
EU.
NCO.IDE.H.100(b) GM1 Instruments and equipment — general
REQUIRED INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT THAT DO NOT NEED TO BE APPROVED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE AIRWORTHINESS REQUIREMENTS
The functionality of non-installed instruments and equipment required by this Subpart and that do not
need an equipment approval, as listed in NCO.IDE.H.100(b), should be checked against recognised
industry standards appropriate to the intended purpose. The operator is responsible for ensuring the
maintenance of these instruments and equipment.
NCO.IDE.H.100(c) GM1 Instruments and equipment — general
NOT REQUIRED INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT THAT DO NOT NEED TO BE APPROVED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE AIRWORTHINESS REQUIREMENTS, BUT ARE
CARRIED ON A FLIGHT
(a) The provision of this paragraph does not exempt any installed instrument or item of
equipment from complying with the applicable airworthiness requirements. In this case,
the installation should be approved as required in the applicable airworthiness
requirements and should comply with the applicable Certification Specifications.
(b) The failure of additional non-installed instruments or equipment not required by this Part
or by the applicable airworthiness requirements or any applicable airspace requirements
should not adversely affect the airworthiness and/or the safe operation of the helicopter.
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