SUBPART D: INSTRUMENTS, DATA, EQUIPMENT
ANNEX IV (Part-CAT) · Air Operations · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · CAT.IDE.A.100 – CAT.IDE.H.355
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CAT.IDE.A.100 Instruments and equipment – general
Instruments and equipment required by this Subpart shall be approved in accordance with the applicable airworthiness requirements except for the…
GM1 CAT.IDE.A.100(a) Instruments and equipment – general
CAT.IDE.A.105 Minimum equipment for flight
A flight shall not be commenced when any of the aeroplane’s instruments, items of equipment or functions required for the intended flight are inoperative…
CAT.IDE.A.110 Spare electrical fuses
Aeroplanes shall be equipped with spare electrical fuses, of the ratings required for complete circuit protection, for replacement of those fuses that…
CAT.IDE.A.115 Operating lights
Aeroplanes operated by day shall be equipped with: an anti-collision light system;
CAT.IDE.A.120 Equipment to clear windshield
Aeroplanes with an MCTOM of more than 5 700 kg shall be equipped at each pilot station with a means to maintain a clear portion of the windshield during…
CAT.IDE.A.125 Operations under VFR by day – flight and navigational instruments and associated equipment
Aeroplanes operated under VFR by day shall be equipped with the following equipment, available at the pilot’s station:
CAT.IDE.A.130 Operations under IFR or at night – flight and navigational instruments and associated equipment
Aeroplanes operated under VFR at night or under IFR shall be equipped with the following equipment, available at the pilot’s station:
CAT.IDE.A.135 Additional equipment for single-pilot operation under IFR
Aeroplanes operated under IFR with a single-pilot shall be equipped with an autopilot with at least altitude hold and heading mode.
CAT.IDE.A.140 Altitude alerting system
The following aeroplanes shall be equipped with an altitude alerting system:
CAT.IDE.A.150 Terrain awareness warning system (TAWS)
Turbine-powered aeroplanes having an MCTOM of more than 5 700 kg or an MOPSC of more than nine shall be equipped with a TAWS that meets the requirements…
CAT.IDE.A.155 Airborne collision avoidance system (ACAS)
Unless otherwise provided for by Regulation (EU) No 1332/2011, turbine-powered aeroplanes with an MCTOM of more than 5 700 kg or an MOPSC of more than 19…
CAT.IDE.A.160 Airborne weather detecting equipment
The following shall be equipped with airborne weather detecting equipment when operated at night or in IMC in areas where thunderstorms or other…
CAT.IDE.A.165 Additional equipment for operations in icing conditions at night
Aeroplanes operated in expected or actual icing conditions at night shall be equipped with a means to illuminate or detect the formation of ice.
CAT.IDE.A.170 Flight crew interphone system
Aeroplanes operated by more than one flight crew member shall be equipped with a flight crew interphone system, including headsets and microphones for…
CAT.IDE.A.175 Crew member interphone system
Aeroplanes with an MCTOM of more than 15 000 kg, or with an MOPSC of more than 19 shall be equipped with a crew member interphone system, except for…
CAT.IDE.A.180 Public address system
Aeroplanes with an MOPSC of more than 19 shall be equipped with a public address system.
CAT.IDE.A.185 Cockpit voice recorder
The following aeroplanes shall be equipped with a cockpit voice recorder (CVR):
CAT.IDE.A.190 Flight data recorder
The following aeroplanes shall be equipped with a flight data recorder (FDR) that uses a digital method of recording and storing data and for which a…
AMC2 CAT.IDE.A.190 Flight data recorder
AMC3 CAT.IDE.A.190 Flight data recorder
AMC4 CAT.IDE.A.190 Flight data recorder
AMC5 CAT.IDE.A.190 Flight data recorder
AMC1.1 CAT.IDE.A.190 Flight data recorder
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR AEROPLANES FIRST ISSUED WITH AN INDIVIDUAL CofA ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY 2016 AND BEFORE 1 JANUARY 2023 (a) The…
AMC1.2 CAT.IDE.A.190 Flight data recorder
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR AEROPLANES FIRST ISSUED WITH AN INDIVIDUAL CofA ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY 2023 (a) The operational performance…
CAT.IDE.A.191 Lightweight flight recorder
Turbine-engined aeroplanes with an MCTOM of 2 250 kg or more and aeroplanes with an MOPSC of more than 9 shall be equipped with a flight recorder if all…
AMC1 CAT.IDE.A.191 Lightweight flight recorder
GM1 CAT.IDE.A.191 Lightweight flight recorder
GM2 CAT.IDE.A.191 Lightweight flight recorder
CAT.IDE.A.195 Data link recording
Aeroplanes first issued with an individual CofA on or after 8 April 2014 that have the capability to operate data link communications and are required to…
AMC1 CAT.IDE.A.195 Data link recording
CAT.IDE.A.200 Combination recorder
Compliance with CVR and FDR requirements may be achieved by:
CAT.IDE.A.205 Seats, seat safety belts, restraint systems and child restraint devices
Aeroplanes shall be equipped with: a seat or berth for each person on board who is aged 24 months or more;
AMC1 CAT.IDE.A.205 Seats, seat safety belts, restraint systems and child restraint devices
AMC2 CAT.IDE.A.205 Seats, seat safety belts, restraint systems and child restraint devices
AMC3 CAT.IDE.A.205 Seats, seat safety belts, restraint systems and child restraint devices
GM1 CAT.IDE.A.205 Seats, seat safety belts, restraint systems and child restraint devices
GM2 CAT.IDE.A.205 Seats, seat safety belts, restraint systems and child restraint devices
CAT.IDE.A.210 Fasten seat belt and no smoking signs
Aeroplanes in which not all passenger seats are visible from the flight crew seat(s) shall be equipped with a means of indicating to all passengers and…
CAT.IDE.A.215 Internal doors and curtains
Aeroplanes shall be equipped with: in the case of aeroplanes with an MOPSC of more than 19, a door between the passenger compartment and the flight crew…
CAT.IDE.A.220 First-aid kit
Aeroplanes shall be equipped with first-aid kits, in accordance with Table 1.
AMC1 CAT.IDE.A.220 First-aid kit
AMC2 CAT.IDE.A.220 First-aid kit
GM1 CAT.IDE.A.220 First-aid kit
GM2 CAT.IDE.A.220 First-aid kit
CAT.IDE.A.225 Emergency medical kit
Aeroplanes with an MOPSC of more than 30 shall be equipped with an emergency medical kit when any point on the planned route is more than 60 minutes…
AMC1 CAT.IDE.A.225 Emergency medical kit
AMC2 CAT.IDE.A.225 Emergency medical kit
AMC3 CAT.IDE.A.225 Emergency medical kit
AMC4 CAT.IDE.A.225 Emergency medical kit
GM1 CAT.IDE.A.225 Emergency medical kit
CAT.IDE.A.230 First-aid oxygen
Pressurised aeroplanes operated at pressure altitudes above 25 000 ft, in the case of operations for which a cabin crew member is required, shall be…
CAT.IDE.A.235 Supplemental oxygen – pressurised aeroplanes
Pressurised aeroplanes operated at pressure altitudes above 10 000 ft shall be equipped with supplemental oxygen equipment that is capable of storing and…
AMC1 CAT.IDE.A.235 Supplemental oxygen – pressurised aeroplanes
AMC2 CAT.IDE.A.235 Supplemental oxygen – pressurised aeroplanes
GM1 CAT.IDE.A.235(b)(1) Supplemental oxygen – pressurised aeroplanes
AMC1 CAT.IDE.A.235(c) Supplemental oxygen – pressurised aeroplanes
GM1 CAT.IDE.A.235(c) Supplemental oxygen – pressurised aeroplanes
AMC1 CAT.IDE.A.235(e) Supplemental oxygen – pressurised aeroplanes
CAT.IDE.A.240 Supplemental oxygen – non-pressurised aeroplanes
Non-pressurised aeroplanes operated at pressure altitudes above 10 000 ft shall be equipped with supplemental oxygen equipment capable of storing and…
AMC1 CAT.IDE.A.240 Supplemental oxygen – non-pressurised aeroplanes
CAT.IDE.A.245 Crew protective breathing equipment
All pressurised aeroplanes and those unpressurised aeroplanes with an MCTOM of more than 5 700 kg or having an MOPSC of more than 19 seats shall be…
CAT.IDE.A.250 Hand fire extinguishers
Aeroplanes shall be equipped with at least one hand fire extinguisher in the flight crew compartment.
CAT.IDE.A.255 Crash axe and crowbar
Aeroplanes with an MCTOM of more than 5 700 kg or with an MOPSC of more than nine shall be equipped with at least one crash axe or crowbar located in the…
CAT.IDE.A.260 Marking of break-in points
If areas of the aeroplane’s fuselage suitable for break-in by rescue crews in an emergency are marked, such areas shall be marked as shown in Figure 1.
CAT.IDE.A.265 Means for emergency evacuation
Aeroplanes with passenger emergency exit sill heights of more than 1,83 m (6 ft) above the ground shall be equipped at each of those exits with a means…
CAT.IDE.A.270 Megaphones
Aeroplanes with an MOPSC of more than 60 and carrying at least one passenger shall be equipped with the following quantities of portable battery-powered…
CAT.IDE.A.275 Emergency lighting and marking
Aeroplanes with an MOPSC of more than nine shall be equipped with an emergency lighting system having an independent power supply to facilitate the…
CAT.IDE.A.280 Emergency locator transmitter (ELT)
Aeroplanes with an MOPSC of more than 19 shall be equipped with at least:
AMC1 CAT.IDE.A.280 Emergency locator transmitter (ELT)
AMC2 CAT.IDE.A.280 Emergency locator transmitter (ELT)
CAT.IDE.A.285 Flight over water
The following aeroplanes shall be equipped with a life-jacket for each person on board or equivalent flotation device for each person on board younger…
AMC1 CAT.IDE.A.285 Flight over water
AMC1 CAT.IDE.A.285(e)(4) & CAT.IDE.A.305(a)(2) Flight over water & Survival equipment
AMC1 CAT.IDE.A.285(a) Flight over water
AMC2 CAT.IDE.A.285(a) Flight over water
GM1 CAT.IDE.A.285(a) Flight over water
AMC1 CAT.IDE.A.285(f) Flight over water
AMC2 CAT.IDE.A.285(f) Flight over water
GM1 CAT.IDE.A.285(f)(2) Flight over water
AMC1 CAT.IDE.A.285(e)(4) & CAT.IDE.A.305(a)(2) Flight over water & Survival equipment
CAT.IDE.A.305 Survival equipment
Aeroplanes operated over areas in which search and rescue would be especially difficult shall be equipped with:
AMC1 CAT.IDE.A.305 Survival equipment
AMC1 CAT.IDE.A.305(b)(2) Survival equipment
CAT.IDE.A.325 Headset
Aeroplanes shall be equipped with a headset with a boom or throat microphone or equivalent for each flight crew member at their assigned station in the…
CAT.IDE.A.330 Radio communication equipment
Aeroplanes shall be equipped with the radio communication equipment required by the applicable airspace requirements.
CAT.IDE.A.335 Audio selector panel
Aeroplanes operated under IFR shall be equipped with an audio selector panel operable from each required flight crew member station.
CAT.IDE.A.340 Radio equipment for operations under VFR over routes navigated by reference to visual landmarks
Aeroplanes operated under VFR over routes navigated by reference to visual landmarks shall be equipped with radio communication equipment necessary under…
CAT.IDE.A.345 Communication, navigation and surveillance equipment for operations under IFR or under VFR over routes not navigated by reference to visual landmarks
Aeroplanes operated under IFR or under VFR over routes that cannot be navigated by reference to visual landmarks shall be equipped with radio…
CAT.IDE.A.350 Transponder
Aeroplanes shall be equipped with a pressure altitude reporting secondary surveillance radar (SSR) transponder and any other SSR transponder capability…
CAT.IDE.A.355 Management of aeronautical databases
Aeronautical databases used on certified aircraft system applications shall meet data quality requirements that are adequate for the intended use of the…
AMC1 CAT.IDE.A.355 Management of aeronautical databases
GM1 CAT.IDE.A.355 Management of aeronautical databases
CAT.IDE.H.100 Instruments and equipment – general
Instruments and equipment required by this Subpart shall be approved in accordance with the applicable airworthiness requirements, except for the…
GM1 CAT.IDE.H.100(a) Instruments and equipment – general
CAT.IDE.H.105 Minimum equipment for flight
A flight shall not be commenced when any of the helicopter’s instruments, items of equipment or functions required for the intended flight are…
CAT.IDE.H.115 Operating lights
Helicopters operated under VFR by day shall be equipped with an anti-collision light system.
CAT.IDE.H.125 Operations under VFR by day – flight and navigational instruments and associated equipment
Helicopters operated under VFR by day shall be equipped with the following equipment, available at the pilot’s station:
CAT.IDE.H.130 Operations under IFR or at night – flight and navigational instruments and associated equipment
Helicopters operated under VFR at night or under IFR shall be equipped with the following equipment, available at the pilot’s station:
CAT.IDE.H.135 Additional equipment for single-pilot operation under IFR
Helicopters operated under IFR with a single-pilot shall be equipped with an autopilot with at least altitude hold and heading mode.
CAT.IDE.H.145 Radio altimeters
Helicopters on flights over water shall be equipped with a radio altimeter capable of emitting an audio warning below a pre-set height and a visual…
AMC1 CAT.IDE.H.145 Radio altimeters
AMC2 CAT.IDE.H.145 Radio altimeters
CAT.IDE.H.160 Airborne weather detecting equipment
Helicopters with an MOPSC of more than nine and operated under IFR or at night shall be equipped with airborne weather detecting equipment when current…
CAT.IDE.H.165 Additional equipment for operations in icing conditions at night
Helicopters operated in expected or actual icing conditions at night shall be equipped with a means to illuminate or detect the formation of ice.
CAT.IDE.H.170 Flight crew interphone system
Helicopters operated by more than one flight crew member shall be equipped with a flight crew interphone system, including headsets and microphones for…
CAT.IDE.H.175 Crew member interphone system
Helicopters shall be equipped with a crew member interphone system when carrying a crew member other than a flight crew member.
CAT.IDE.H.180 Public address system
Helicopters with an MOPSC of more than nine shall be equipped with a public address system, with the exception of (b).
CAT.IDE.H.185 Cockpit voice recorder
The following helicopter types shall be equipped with a cockpit voice recorder (CVR):
CAT.IDE.H.190 Flight data recorder
The following helicopters shall be equipped with an FDR that uses a digital method of recording and storing data and for which a method of readily…
AMC2 CAT.IDE.H.190 Flight data recorder
AMC1.1 CAT.IDE.H.190 Flight data recorder
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR HELICOPTERS HAVING AN MCTOM OF MORE THAN 3 175 KG AND FIRST ISSUED WITH AN INDIVIDUAL CofA ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY…
AMC1.2 CAT.IDE.H.190 Flight data recorder
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR HELICOPTERS HAVING AN MCTOM OF MORE THAN 3 175 KG AND FIRST ISSUED WITH AN INDIVIDUAL CofA ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY…
CAT.IDE.H.191 Lightweight flight recorder
Turbine-engined helicopters with an MCTOM of 2 250 kg or more shall be equipped with a flight recorder if all of the following conditions are met:
AMC1 CAT.IDE.H.191 Lightweight flight recorder
GM1 CAT.IDE.H.191 Lightweight flight recorder
GM2 CAT.IDE.H.191 Lightweight flight recorder
CAT.IDE.H.195 Data link recording
Helicopters first issued with an individual CofA on or after 8 April 2014 that have the capability to operate data link communications and are required…
AMC1 CAT.IDE.H.195 Data link recording
CAT.IDE.H.200 Flight data and cockpit voice combination recorder
Compliance with CVR and FDR requirements may be achieved by the carriage of one combination recorder.
AMC1 CAT.IDE.H.200 Flight data and cockpit voice combination recorder
CAT.IDE.H.205 Seats, seat safety belts, restraint systems and child restraint devices
Helicopters shall be equipped with: a seat or berth for each person on board who is aged 24 months or more;
AMC1 CAT.IDE.H.205 Seats, seat safety belts, restraint systems and child restraint devices
AMC2 CAT.IDE.H.205 Seats, seat safety belts, restraint systems and child restraint devices
AMC3 CAT.IDE.H.205 Seats, seat safety belts, restraint systems and child restraint devices
CAT.IDE.H.210 Fasten seat belt and no smoking signs
Helicopters in which not all passenger seats are visible from the flight crew seat(s) shall be equipped with a means of indicating to all passengers and…
CAT.IDE.H.220 First-aid kits
Helicopters shall be equipped with at least one first-aid kit.
AMC1 CAT.IDE.H.220 First-aid kits
AMC2 CAT.IDE.H.220 First-aid kits
GM1 CAT.IDE.H.220 First-aid kit
GM2 CAT.IDE.H.220 First-aid kit
CAT.IDE.H.240 Supplemental oxygen – non-pressurised helicopters
Non-pressurised helicopters operated at pressure altitudes above 10 000 ft shall be equipped with supplemental oxygen equipment capable of storing and…
AMC1 CAT.IDE.H.240 Supplemental oxygen – non-pressurised helicopters
AMC2 CAT.IDE.H.240 Supplemental oxygen — non-pressurised helicopters
CAT.IDE.H.250 Hand fire extinguishers
Helicopters shall be equipped with at least one hand fire extinguisher in the flight crew compartment.
CAT.IDE.H.260 Marking of break-in points
If areas of the helicopter’s fuselage suitable for break-in by rescue crews in an emergency are marked, such areas shall be marked as shown in Figure 1.
CAT.IDE.H.270 Megaphones
Helicopters with an MOPSC of more than 19 shall be equipped with one portable battery-powered megaphone readily accessible for use by crew members during…
CAT.IDE.H.275 Emergency lighting and marking
Helicopters with an MOPSC of more than 19 shall be equipped with:
CAT.IDE.H.280 Emergency locator transmitter (ELT)
Helicopters shall be equipped with at least one automatic ELT.
AMC1 CAT.IDE.H.280 Emergency locator transmitter (ELT)
AMC2 CAT.IDE.H.280 Emergency locator transmitter (ELT)
CAT.IDE.H.290 Life-jackets
Helicopters shall be equipped with a life-jacket for each person on board or equivalent floatation device for each person on board younger than 24…
AMC1 CAT.IDE.H.290 Life-jackets
CAT.IDE.H.295 Crew survival suits
Each crew member shall wear a survival suit when operating in performance class 3 on a flight over water beyond autorotational distance or safe forced…
CAT.IDE.H.300 Life-rafts, survival ELTs and survival equipment on extended overwater flights
Helicopters operated: in performance class 1 or 2 on a flight over water at a distance from land corresponding to more than 10 minutes flying time at…
AMC1 CAT.IDE.H.300 Life-rafts, survival ELTs and survival equipment on extended overwater flights
AMC1 CAT.IDE.H.300(b)(3) & CAT.IDE.H.305(b) Flight over water & Survival equipment
AMC1 CAT.IDE.H.300(b)(3) & CAT.IDE.H.305(b) Flight over water & Survival equipment
CAT.IDE.H.305 Survival equipment
Helicopters operated over areas in which search and rescue would be especially difficult shall be equipped with:
AMC1 CAT.IDE.H.305 Survival equipment
CAT.IDE.H.315 Helicopters certified for operating on water – miscellaneous equipment
Helicopters certified for operating on water shall be equipped with:
GM1 CAT.IDE.H.315 Helicopters certificated for operating on water – Miscellaneous equipment
CAT.IDE.H.320 All helicopters on flights over water – ditching
Helicopters shall be designed for landing on water or certified for ditching in accordance with the relevant certification specification when operated in…
GM1 CAT.IDE.H.320 Landing on water
AMC1 CAT.IDE.H.320(b) All helicopters on flight over water – ditching
CAT.IDE.H.325 Headset
Whenever a radio communication and/or radio navigation system is required, helicopters shall be equipped with a headset with boom microphone or…
CAT.IDE.H.330 Radio communication equipment
Helicopters shall be equipped with the radio communication equipment required by the applicable airspace requirements.
CAT.IDE.H.335 Audio selector panel
Helicopters operated under IFR shall be equipped with an audio selector panel operable from each required flight crew member station.
CAT.IDE.H.340 Radio equipment for operations under VFR over routes navigated by reference to visual landmarks
Helicopters operated under VFR over routes that can be navigated by reference to visual landmarks shall be equipped with radio communication equipment…
CAT.IDE.H.345 Communication, navigation and surveillance equipment for operations under IFR or under VFR over routes not navigated by reference to visual landmarks
Helicopters operated under IFR or under VFR over routes that cannot be navigated by reference to visual landmarks shall be equipped with radio…
CAT.IDE.H.350 Transponder
Helicopters shall be equipped with a pressure altitude reporting secondary surveillance radar (SSR) transponder and any other SSR transponder capability…
CAT.IDE.H.355 Management of aeronautical databases
Aeronautical databases used on certified aircraft system applications shall meet data quality requirements that are adequate for the intended use of the…
AMC1 CAT.IDE.H.355 Management of aeronautical databases
GM1 CAT.IDE.H.355 Management of aeronautical databases
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