UAM.IDE.MVCA.315 Equipment for on-water operations

ANNEX IX (Part-IAM) · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

IRImplementing rule

UAM.IDE.MVCA.315Equipment for on-water operations

(a)A VCA certified for operating on water shall be equipped with:

(1)a sea anchor and other equipment necessary to facilitate mooring, anchoring or manoeuvring the VCA on water, appropriate to its size, weight and handling characteristics; and

(2)equipment for making the sound signals prescribed in the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, where applicable.

IR · UAM.IDE.MVCA.315 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2024/1111 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

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INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea are those that were published by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 1972.

GM · GM1 UAM.IDE.MVCA.315 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2025/010/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

All rules in SUBPART D — INSTRUMENTS, DATA AND EQUIPMENT

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Mar 2026, extracted 17 Aug 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.

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