SUBPART D — INSTRUMENTS, DATA AND EQUIPMENT
ANNEX IX (Part-IAM) · Air Operations · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · UAM.IDE.VCA.050 – UAM.IDE.MVCA.355
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UAM.IDE.VCA.050 Scope
This Section establishes the requirements for IAM operations with VTOL-capable aircraft (VCA).
UAM.IDE.VCA.100 Instruments and equipment
The instruments, data and equipment required by this Subpart, as well as by the type-certification requirements and airspace requirements, shall be…
GM1 UAM.IDE.VCA.100 Instruments and equipment
UAM.IDE.VCA.105 Minimum equipment required for a flight
A flight shall not commence when any of the aircraft instruments, items of equipment or functions required for the intended flight are inoperative or…
UAM.IDE.MVCA.050 Scope
This Section establishes additional requirements for IAM operations with manned VTOL-capable aircraft (MVCA).
UAM.IDE.MVCA.115 Operating lights
A VCA operated under VFR by day shall be equipped with anti-collision lights.
UAM.IDE.MVCA.125 Flight instruments and associated equipment
The VCA shall be equipped with the flight instruments and equipment specified in its type-certification approval for flights to be conducted in…
GM1 UAM.IDE.MVCA.125 Flight instruments and associated equipment
UAM.IDE.MVCA.140 Fuel/energy measuring and displaying equipment
The VCA shall be equipped with means of measuring and displaying to the pilot in flight the remaining usable amount of fuel/energy.
AMC1 UAM.IDE.MVCA.140 Fuel/energy measuring and displaying equipment
UAM.IDE.MVCA.145 Height-determination equipment
The VCA shall, for flights over water, be equipped with a means to determine the height of the aircraft in relation to the water surface, capable of…
AMC1 UAM.IDE.MVCA.145 Height-determination equipment
AMC2 UAM.IDE.MVCA.145 Height-determination equipment
UAM.IDE.MVCA.170 Crew interphone system
For operations with more than one crew member, the VCA shall be equipped with an interphone system, including headsets and microphones, for use by all…
UAM.IDE.MVCA.180 Public address system (PAS)
The VCA shall be equipped with a PAS, unless the IAM operator is able to demonstrate that when in flight, the pilot’s voice is audible and intelligible…
UAM.IDE.MVCA.185 Cockpit voice recorder (CVR)
A VCA with an MCTOM of more than 5 700 kg shall be equipped with a CVR.
UAM.IDE.MVCA.190 Flight data recorder (FDR)
A VCA with an MCTOM of more than 5 700 kg shall be equipped with a FDR that uses a digital method of recording and storing data, and for which a method…
UAM.IDE.MVCA.191 Flight recorder
A VCA with an MCTOM of 5 700 kg or less shall be equipped with a flight recorder.
UAM.IDE.MVCA.200 Flight data and cockpit voice combination recorder
Compliance with the CVR and FDR requirements may be achieved by the carriage of one combination recorder.
GM1 IAM.IDE.MVCA.200 Flight data and cockpit voice combination recorder
GENERAL The flight data and cockpit voice combination recorder is a flight recorder which records:
UAM.IDE.MVCA.205 Seats, seat safety belts, restraint systems, and child restraint devices (CRDs)
The VCA shall be equipped with: a seat or berth for each person on board that is aged 24 months or older;
AMC1 UAM.IDE.MVCA.205 Seats, seat safety belts, restraint systems and child restraint devices (CRDs)
GM1 UAM.IDE.MVCA.205 Seats, seat safety belts, restraint systems and child restraint devices (CRDs)
GM2 UAM.IDE.MVCA.205 Seats, seat safety belts, restraint systems and child restraint devices (CRDs)
UAM.IDE.MVCA.210 “FASTEN SEAT BELT” and “NO SMOKING” signs
The VCA shall be equipped with a means of indicating to all persons on board when seat belts shall be fastened, and that smoking is not allowed at any…
AMC1 UAM.IDE.MVCA.210 ‘FASTEN SEAT BELT’ and ‘NO SMOKING’ signs
UAM.IDE.MVCA.220 First-aid kits
The VCA shall be equipped with at least one first-aid kit. First-aid kits shall be:
UAM.IDE.MVCA.240 Supplemental oxygen – non-pressurised aircraft
Non-pressurised VCA operated at pressure altitudes above 10 000 ft shall be equipped with supplemental oxygen equipment capable of storing and dispensing…
AMC1 UAM.IDE.MVCA.240 Supplemental oxygen — non-pressurised VCA
UAM.IDE.MVCA.250 Handheld fire extinguishers
The VCA shall be equipped with at least one handheld fire extinguisher in the flight crew compartment, which shall be readily accessible for use.
UAM.IDE.MVCA.260 Marking of break-in points
If areas on the VCA’s fuselage that are suitable for break-in by rescue crews in an emergency are marked, such areas shall be marked as shown in the…
UAM.IDE.MVCA.275 Emergency lighting and marking
The VCA shall be equipped with: an emergency lighting system independent of the VCA normal electric power supply to facilitate the evacuation of…
UAM.IDE.MVCA.280 Emergency locator transmitters (ELTs)
The VCA shall be equipped (fitted) with at least one approved automatic ELT or, alternatively, with such other approved automatic aircraft tracking…
AMC1 UAM.IDE.MVCA.280 Emergency locator transmitters (ELTs)
AMC2 UAM.IDE.MVCA.280 Emergency locator transmitters (ELTs)
AMC3 UAM.IDE.MVCA.280 Emergency locator transmitters (ELTs)
AMC4 UAM.IDE.MVCA.280 Emergency locator transmitters (ELTs)
UAM.IDE.MVCA.300 Flights over water
A VCA that carries passengers shall be certified: for ditching, when operated over water in a hostile sea at a distance from land corresponding to more…
AMC1 UAM.IDE.MVCA.300 ;310;311 Flights over water / Life rafts / Survival equipment
GM1 UAM.IDE.MVCA.300 Flights over water
UAM.IDE.MVCA.305 Life jackets and other equipment
Except as specified in point (c) for flights over water as defined in point UAM.IDE.MVCA.300, the VCA shall be equipped as a minimum with a life jacket…
AMC1 UAM.IDE.MVCA.305 Life jackets and other equipment
UAM.IDE.MVCA.310 Life rafts
The VCA shall be equipped with one or more life rafts for flights over water in a hostile sea area at a distance from land corresponding to more than 10…
UAM.IDE.MVCA.311 Survival equipment
A VCA operated over areas where search and rescue would be particularly difficult shall be equipped with:
AMC1 UAM.IDE.MVCA.311 Survival equipment
UAM.IDE.MVCA.315 Equipment for on-water operations
A VCA certified for operating on water shall be equipped with:
UAM.IDE.MVCA.325 Headsets
The VCA shall be equipped with a headset with boom microphone or equivalent and a transmit button on the flight controls for each pilot of the VCA at…
UAM.IDE.MVCA.330 Radio communication equipment
The VCA shall be equipped with at least one radio communication system connected to the aircraft’s primary power supply and as many more radio…
UAM.IDE.MVCA.345 Navigation equipment
The VCA shall be equipped with navigation equipment for flights in accordance with VFR by day and in accordance with the applicable airspace requirements.
UAM.IDE.MVCA.350 Transponders
When required by the class of airspace being flown, the VCA operated under VFR by day shall be equipped with a secondary surveillance radar (SSR)…
UAM.IDE.MVCA.355 Management of aeronautical databases
The IAM operator shall: ensure that the aeronautical databases to be used on certified aircraft system applications meet the data quality requirements…
AMC1 UAM.IDE.MVCA.355 Management of aeronautical databases
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