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Regulation OTAR Part 135 - CAT - Helicopters and Small Aeroplanes

An aircraft that may require to land in instrument meteorological conditions shall be provided with radio
equipment appropriate to the aids to be used. This equipment shall be capable of receiving signals to
provide guidance to a point from which a visual landing can be made at any aerodrome used and for any
designated alternate aerodrome.
OTAR.135.685 Category II and III precision approach equipment
An aircraft conducting a Category II, other than Standard Category II, or Category III operation shall be
equipped and approved in accordance with Subpart SPA.
OTAR.135.690 Crew intercom and public address system
(a) The operator shall ensure that, other than for single pilot operations, an aircraft is equipped with:
(1) suitable means for conducting passenger briefings; and
(2) a crew member intercom system.

OTAR.135.695 Emergency lighting
A helicopter of MTOM exceeding 5,700 kg operating at night shall be equipped with:
an emergency lighting system in the passenger compartment to facilitate evacuation.
OTAR.135.700 Medical and emergency equipment
(a) An aircraft shall be equipped with:
one or more first aid kits, stowed in accessible places.
(b) .
(1) Contents of first aid kits shall be appropriate to the nature of the flight, and suitable to
treat minor injuries; and
(2) for aircraft required to carry cabin crew as part of the operating crew, first aid kits shall
be suitable for the use of cabin crew in managing incidents of ill health.
be suitable for the use of cabin crew in managing incidents of ill health.
(c) .
(1) An aircraft required to carry cabin crew as part of the operating crew shall carry a
universal precaution kit for the use of cabin crew members in managing incidents of ill
health associated with a case of suspected communicable disease, or in the case of
illness involving contact with body fluids.
Note: Appendix B contains information on medical supplies.
(d) An aircraft shall be equipped with:
(1) at least one fire extinguisher, located in reach of a flight crew member and of a type that
will not interfere with the proper functioning of essential aircraft equipment; and
(2) at least one fire extinguisher in each compartment that is separate from the pilots’
compartment.
(e) Any agent used in a built-in fire extinguisher for each lavatory disposal receptacle for towels,
paper or waste in an aircraft for which the first certificate of airworthiness, for that individual
aircraft, was issued on or after 31 December 2011 and any extinguishing agent used in a
portable fire extinguisher in an aircraft for which the individual certificate of airworthiness is first
issued on or after 31 December 2018 shall not be of a type listed in Annex A, Group II of the
Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer, 8th Edition, 2009.
Note: Information concerning extinguishing agents is contained in the UNEP Halons Technical
Options Committee Technical Note No. 1 – New Technology Halon Alternatives and FAA Report
No. DOT/FAA/AR-99-63, Options to the Use of Halons for Aircraft Fire Suppression Systems.
(f) Each item of equipment required by paragraph (a), (c) and (d) shall clearly indicate its method of
operation.
(g) Each compartment or container that contains any item of equipment required by paragraph (a),
(c) and (d) shall be marked to indicate its contents.
OTAR.135.705 Emergency locator transmitter
(a) All required ELTs shall operate in accordance with the requirements of ICAO Annex 10, Volume III
and be capable of transmitting on 121.5 MHz and 406 MHz.
(b) All ELTs capable of transmitting on 406 MHz must be coded in accordance with ICAO Annex 10
and registered with the agency responsible for the maintenance of the aircraft register.
Aeroplanes –
(c) Except as provided in paragraph (d) an aeroplane shall carry at least one ELT of any type.
(d) An aeroplane for which the first certificate of airworthiness, for that individual aeroplane, was
issued after 1 July 2008 shall be equipped with at least one automatic ELT.
Helicopters –
(e) Performance Class 1 and 2 operations –
(1) A helicopter operating in performance Class 1 or 2 shall be equipped with at least one
automatic ELT; and
(2) when flying over water as described in 135.715, with at least one automatic ELT and
one ELT(S) in a raft or life jacket.
(f) Performance Class 3 operations –
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