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the crash and that is automatically ejected, deployed and activated by an impact,
and, in some cases, also by hydrostatic sensors. Manual deployment is also
provided. This type of ELT should float in water and is intended to aid SAR teams in
locating the crash site.
(4) Survival ELT (ELT(S)). An ELT that is removable from an aircraft, stowed so as to
facilitate its ready use in an emergency and manually activated by a survivor. An
ELT(S) may be activated manually or automatically (e.g. by water activation). It
should be designed to be tethered to a life-raft or a survivor. A water-activated
ELT(S) is not an ELT(AP).
(b) To minimise the possibility of damage in the event of crash impact, the automatic ELT
should be rigidly fixed to the aircraft structure, as far aft as is practicable, with its antenna
and connections arranged so as to maximise the probability of the signal being transmitted
after a crash.
(c) Any ELT carried should operate in accordance with the relevant provisions of ICAO Annex
10, Volume III and should be registered with the national agency responsible for initiating
search and rescue or other nominated agency.
SPO.IDE.A.190 AMC3 Emergency locator transmitter (ELT)
PLB TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
(a) A personal locator beacon (PLB) should have a built-in GNSS receiver with a
cosmicheskaya sistyema poiska avariynich sudov — search and rescue satellite-aided
tracking (COSPAS-SARSAT) type approval number. However, devices with a COSPAS-
SARSAT with a number belonging to series 700 are excluded as this series of numbers
identifies the special-use beacons not meeting all the technical requirements and all the
tests specified by COSPAS-SARSAT.
(b) Any PLB carried should be registered with the national agency responsible for initiating
search and rescue or other nominated agency.AMC4 SPO.IDE.A.190 Emergency locator
transmitter (ELT)
BRIEFING ON PLB USE
When a PLB is carried by a task specialist, he/she should be briefed on its characteristics and use by
the pilot-in-command before the flight.
SPO.IDE.A.190 GM1 Emergency locator transmitter (ELT)
TERMINOLOGY
(a) An ELT is a generic term describing equipment that broadcasts distinctive signals on
designated frequencies and, depending on application, may be activated by impact or may
be manually activated.
(b) A PLB is an emergency beacon other than an ELT that broadcasts distinctive signals on
designated frequencies, is standalone, portable and is manually activated by the survivors
SPO.IDE.A.190 GM2 Emergency locator transmitter (ELT)
MAXIMUM CERTIFIED SEATING CONFIGURATION
The maximum certified seating configuration does not include flight crew seats.
SPO.IDE.A.195 Flight over water
(a) The following aeroplanes shall be equipped with a life-jacket for each person on board, that
shall be worn or stowed in a position that is readily accessible from the seat or station of
the person for whose use it is provided:
(1) single-engine landplanes when:
(i) flying over water beyond gliding distance from land; or
(ii) taking off or landing at an aerodrome or operating site where, in the opinion of
the pilot-in-command, the take-off or approach path is so disposed over water
that there would be a likelihood of a ditching;
(2) seaplanes operated over water; and
(3) aeroplanes operated at a distance away from land where an emergency landing is
possible greater than that corresponding to 30 minutes at normal cruising speed or
50 NM, whichever is less.
(b) Each life-jacket shall be equipped with a means of electric illumination for the purpose of
facilitating the location of persons.
(c) Seaplanes operated over water shall be equipped with:
(1) a sea anchor and other equipment necessary to facilitate mooring, anchoring or
manoeuvring the aeroplane on water, appropriate to its size, weight and handling
characteristics; and
(2) equipment for making the sound signals as prescribed in the International
Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, where applicable.
(d) The pilot-in-command of an aeroplane operated at a distance away from land where an
emergency landing is possible greater than that corresponding to 30 minutes at normal
cruising speed or 50 NM, whichever is the lesser, shall determine the risks to survival of
the occupants of the aeroplane in the event of a ditching, based on which he/she shall
determine the carriage of:
(1) equipment for making the distress signals;
(2) life-rafts in sufficient numbers to carry all persons on board, stowed so as to
facilitate their ready use in emergency; and
(3) life-saving equipment, to provide the means of sustaining life, as appropriate to the
flight to be undertaken.
SPO.IDE.A.195 AMC1 Flight over water
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