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(4) one arctic/polar suit for each crew member
(c) If any item of equipment contained in the above list is already carried on board the aircraft
in accordance with another requirement, there is no need for this to be duplicated.
SPO.IDE.A.200 GM1 Survival equipment
SIGNALLING EQUIPMENT
The signalling equipment for making distress signals is described in ICAO Annex 2, Rules of the Air.
SPO.IDE.A.200 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 authority responsible for managing search and rescue; or
(b) areas that are largely uninhabited and where:
(1) the authority referred to in (a) 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.
SPO.IDE.A.200(a)(2) AMC1 Survival equipment
SURVIVAL ELT
An ELT(AP) may be used to replace one required ELT(S) provided that it meets the ELT(S)
requirements.
A water-activated ELT(S) is not an ELT(AP).
SPO.IDE.A.200(b)(2) AMC1 Survival equipment
APPLICABLE AIRWORTHINESS STANDARD
The applicable airworthiness standard should be CS-25 or equivalent.
SPO.IDE.A.205 Individual protective equipment
Each person on board shall wear individual protective equipment that is adequate for the type of
operation being undertaken.
SPO.IDE.A.205 GM1 Individual protective equipment
TYPES OF INDIVIDUAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
Personal protective equipment should include, but is not limited to: flying suits, gloves, helmets,
protective shoes, etc.
SPO.IDE.A.210 Headset
(a) Aeroplanes shall be equipped with a headset with a boom microphone or equivalent for
each flight crew member at their assigned station in the flight crew compartment.
(b) Aeroplanes operated under IFR or at night shall be equipped with a transmit button on the
manual pitch and roll control for each required flight crew member.
SPO.IDE.A.210 AMC1 Headset
GENERAL
(a) A headset consists of a communication device that includes two earphones to receive and
a microphone to transmit audio signals to the aeroplane’s communication system. To
comply with the minimum performance requirements, the earphones and microphone
should match the communication system’s characteristics and the flight crew
compartment environment. The headset should be adequately adjustable in order to fit the
flight crew’s head. Headset boom microphones should be of the noise cancelling type.
(b) If the intention is to utilise noise cancelling earphones, the operator should ensure that the
earphones do not attenuate any aural warnings or sounds necessary for alerting the flight
crew on matters related to the safe operation of the aeroplane.
SPO.IDE.A.210 GM1 Headset
GENERAL
The term ‘headset’ includes any aviation helmet incorporating headphones and microphone worn by a
flight crew member.
SPO.IDE.A.215 Radio communication equipment
(a) Aeroplanes operated under IFR or at night, or when required by the applicable airspace
requirements, shall be equipped with radio communication equipment that, under normal
radio propagating conditions, shall be capable of:
(1) conducting two-way communication for aerodrome control purposes;
(2) receiving meteorological information at any time during flight;
(3) conducting two-way communication at any time during flight with those aeronautical
stations and on those frequencies prescribed by the appropriate authority; and
(4) providing for communication on the aeronautical emergency frequency 121,5 MHz.
(b) When more than one communication equipment unit is required, each shall be
independent of the other or others to the extent that a failure in any one will not result in
failure of any other.
SPO.IDE.A.215 GM1 Radio communication equipment
APPLICABLE AIRSPACE REQUIREMENTS
For aeroplanes being operated under European air traffic control, the applicable airspace requirements
include the Single European Sky legislation.
SPO.IDE.A.220 Navigation equipment
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