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of persons on board.
(b) The additional survival equipment specified in (a)(3) does not need to be carried when the
aeroplane:
(1) remains within a distance from an area where search and rescue is not especially
difficult corresponding to:
(i) 120 minutes at one-engine-inoperative (OEI) cruising speed for aeroplanes
capable of continuing the flight to an aerodrome with the critical engine(s)
becoming inoperative at any point along the route or planned diversion routes;
or
(ii) 30 minutes at cruising speed for all other aeroplanes; or
(2) remains within a distance no greater than that corresponding to 90 minutes at
cruising speed from an area suitable for making an emergency landing, for
aeroplanes certified in accordance with the applicable airworthiness standard.
NCC.IDE.A.230 GM1 Survival equipment
SIGNALLING EQUIPMENT
The signalling equipment for making distress signals is described in ICAO Annex 2, Rules of the Air.
NCC.IDE.A.230 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.
NCC.IDE.A.230(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).
NCC.IDE.A.230(a)(3) AMC1 Survival equipment
ADDITIONAL SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT
(a) The following additional survival equipment should be carried when required:
(1) 500 ml of water for each four, or fraction of four, persons on board;
(2) one knife;
(3) first-aid equipment; and
(4) one set of air/ground codes.
(b) In addition, when polar conditions are expected, the following should be carried:
(1) a means of melting snow;
(2) one snow shovel and one ice saw;
(3) sleeping bags for use by 1/3 of all persons on board and space blankets for the
remainder or space blankets for all passengers on board; and
(4) one arctic/polar suit for each crew member carried.
(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.
NCC.IDE.A.230(b)(2) AMC1 Survival equipment
APPLICABLE AIRWORTHINESS STANDARD
The applicable airworthiness standard should be CS-25 or equivalent.
NCC.IDE.A.240 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.
NCC.IDE.A.240 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.
NCC.IDE.A.240 GM1 Headset
GENERAL
The term ‘headset’ includes any aviation helmet incorporating headphones and microphone worn by a
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