CS 25.1415 Ditching equipment

(a)Ditching equipment used in aeroplanes to be certified for ditching under CS 25.801, and required by the Operating Rules, must meet the requirements of this paragraph.

(b)Each liferaft and each life preserver must be approved. In addition –

(1)Unless excess rafts of enough capacity are provided, the buoyancy and seating capacity beyond the rated capacity of the rafts must accommodate all occupants of the aeroplane in the event of a loss of one raft of the largest rated capacity; and

(2)Each raft must have a trailing line, and must have a static line designed to hold the raft near the aeroplane but to release it if the aeroplane becomes totally submerged.

(c)Approved survival equipment must be attached to, or stored adjacent to, each liferaft.

(d)There must be an approved survival type emergency locator transmitter for use in one life raft.

(e)For aeroplanes, not certificated for ditching under CS 25.801 and not having approved life preservers, there must be an approved flotation means for each occupant. This means must be within easy reach of each seated occupant and must be readily removable from the aeroplane.