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Commission Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 of 5 October 2012 laying down technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council
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Spare fuses;
Independent portable lights;
An accurate time piece;
Chart holder;
First-aid kits;
Emergency medical kit;
Megaphones;
Survival and signalling equipment;
Sea anchors and equipment for mooring; and
Child restraint devices.
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the information provided by these instruments, equipment or accessories shall not be used by the flight crew to comply with Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 or CAT.IDE.A.330, CAT.IDE.A.335, CAT.IDE.A.340 and CAT.IDE.A.345; and
the instruments and equipment shall not affect the airworthiness of the aeroplane, even in the case of failures or malfunction.]
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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 or missing, unless:
the aeroplane is operated in accordance with the operator’s MEL; or
the operator is approved by the competent authority to operate the aeroplane within the constraints of the master minimum equipment list (MMEL).
10 % of the number of fuses of each rating; or
three fuses for each rating.
an anti-collision light system;
lighting supplied from the aeroplane’s electrical system to provide adequate illumination for all instruments and equipment essential to the safe operation of the aeroplane;
lighting supplied from the aeroplane’s electrical system to provide illumination in all passenger compartments; and
an independent portable light for each required crew member readily accessible to crew members when seated at their designated stations.
navigation/position lights;
two landing lights or a single light having two separately energised filaments; and
lights to conform with the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea if the aeroplane is operated as a seaplane.
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 precipitation.
A means of measuring and displaying:
Magnetic heading;
Time in hours, minutes, and seconds;
Pressure altitude;
Indicated airspeed;
Vertical speed;
Turn and slip;
Attitude;
Heading;
Outside air temperature; and
Mach number whenever speed limitations are expressed in terms of Mach number.
A means of indicating when the supply of power to the required flight instruments is not adequate.
Pressure altitude;
Indicated airspeed;
Vertical speed;
Turn and slip;
Attitude; and
Heading.
aeroplanes with an MCTOM of more than 5 700 kg or an MOPSC of more than nine; and
aeroplanes first issued with an individual CofA on or after 1 April 1999.
Aeroplanes operated under VFR at night or under IFR shall be equipped with the following equipment, available at the pilot’s station:
A means of measuring and displaying:
Magnetic heading;
Time in hours, minutes and seconds;
Indicated airspeed;
Vertical speed;
Turn and slip, or in the case of aeroplanes equipped with a standby means of measuring and displaying attitude, slip;
Attitude;
Stabilised heading;
Outside air temperature; and
Mach number whenever speed limitations are expressed in terms of Mach number.
Two means of measuring and displaying pressure altitude.
A means of indicating when the supply of power to the required flight instruments is not adequate.
A means for preventing malfunction of the airspeed indicating systems required in (a)(3) and (h)(2) due to condensation or icing.
A means of annunciating to the flight crew the failure of the means required in (d) for aeroplanes:
issued with an individual CofA on or after 1 April 1998; or
issued with an individual CofA before 1 April 1998 with an MCTOM of more than 5 700 kg, and with an MOPSC of more than nine.
Except for propeller-driven aeroplanes with an MCTOM of 5 700 kg or less, two independent static pressure systems.
One static pressure system and one alternate source of static pressure for propeller-driven aeroplanes with an MCTOM of 5 700 kg or less.
Whenever two pilots are required for the operation, a separate means of displaying for the second pilot:
Pressure altitude;
Indicated airspeed;
Vertical speed;
Turn and slip;
Attitude; and
Stabilised heading.
A standby means of measuring and displaying attitude capable of being used from either pilot’s station for aeroplanes with an MCTOM of more than 5 700 kg or an MOPSC of more than nine that:
is powered continuously during normal operation and, after a total failure of the normal electrical generating system, is powered from a source independent from the normal electrical generating system;
provides reliable operation for a minimum of 30 minutes after total failure of the normal electrical generating system, taking into account other loads on the emergency power supply and operational procedures;
operates independently of any other means of measuring and displaying attitude;
is operative automatically after total failure of the normal electrical generating system;
is appropriately illuminated during all phases of operation, except for aeroplanes with an MCTOM of 5 700 kg or less, already registered in a Member State on 1 April 1995 and equipped with a standby attitude indicator in the left-hand instrument panel;
is clearly evident to the flight crew when the standby attitude indicator is being operated by emergency power; and
where the standby attitude indicator has its own dedicated power supply, has an associated indication, either on the instrument or on the instrument panel, when this supply is in use.
A chart holder in an easily readable position that can be illuminated for night operations.
Aeroplanes operated under IFR with a single-pilot shall be equipped with an autopilot with at least altitude hold and heading mode.
turbine propeller powered aeroplanes with an MCTOM of more than 5 700 kg or having an MOPSC of more than nine; and
aeroplanes powered by turbo-jet engines.
alerting the flight crew when approaching a preselected altitude; and
alerting the flight crew by at least an aural signal, when deviating from a preselected altitude.
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F3 Inserted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/1042 of 23 July 2018 amending Regulation (EU) No 965/2012, as regards technical requirements and administrative procedures related to introducing support programmes, psychological assessment of flight crew, as well as systematic and random testing of psychoactive substances to ensure medical fitness of flight and cabin crew members, and as regards equipping newly manufactured turbine-powered aeroplanes with a maximum certified take-off mass of 5700 kg or less and approved to carry six to nine passengers with a terrain awareness warning system.
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 shall be equipped with ACAS II.
The following shall be equipped with airborne weather detecting equipment when operated at night or in IMC in areas where thunderstorms or other potentially hazardous weather conditions, regarded as detectable with airborne weather detecting equipment, may be expected to exist along the route:
pressurised aeroplanes;
non-pressurised aeroplanes with an MCTOM of more than 5 700 kg; and
non-pressurised aeroplanes with an MOPSC of more than nine.
Aeroplanes operated by more than one flight crew member shall be equipped with a flight crew interphone system, including headsets and microphones for use by all flight crew members.
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 aeroplanes first issued with an individual CofA before 1 April 1965 and already registered in a Member State on 1 April 1995.
Aeroplanes with an MOPSC of more than 19 shall be equipped with a public address system.
aeroplanes with an MCTOM of more than 5 700 kg; and
multi-engined turbine-powered aeroplanes with an MCTOM of 5 700 kg or less, with an MOPSC of more than nine and first issued with an individual CofA on or after 1 January 1990.
the preceding 2 hours in the case of aeroplanes referred to in (a)(1) when the individual CofA has been issued on or after 1 April 1998 ;
the preceding 30 minutes for aeroplanes referred to in (a)(1) when the individual CofA has been issued before 1 April 1998 ; or
the preceding 30 minutes, in the case of aeroplanes referred to in (a)(2).
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the preceding 25 hours for aeroplanes with an MCTOM of more than 27 000 kg and first issued with an individual CofA on or after 1 January 2021 ; or
the preceding 2 hours in all other cases.
voice communications transmitted from or received in the flight crew compartment by radio;
flight crew members' voice communications using the interphone system and the public address system, if installed;
the aural environment of the flight crew compartment, including without interruption:
for aeroplanes first issued with an individual CofA on or after 1 April 1998 , the audio signals received from each boom and mask microphone in use;
for aeroplanes referred to in (a)(2) and first issued with an individual CofA before 1 April 1998 , the audio signals received from each boom and mask microphone, where practicable;
voice or audio signals identifying navigation or approach aids introduced into a headset or speaker.
aeroplanes referred to in (a)(1) and issued with an individual CofA on or after 1 April 1998 ; or
aeroplanes referred to in (a)(2).
aeroplanes with an MCTOM of more than 5 700 kg and first issued with an individual CofA on or after 1 June 1990;
turbine-engined aeroplanes with an MCTOM of more than 5 700 kg and first issued with an individual CofA before 1 June 1990; and
multi-engined turbine-powered aeroplanes with an MCTOM of 5 700 kg or less, with an MOPSC of more than nine and first issued with an individual CofA on or after 1 April 1998.
time, altitude, airspeed, normal acceleration and heading and be capable of retaining the data recorded during at least the preceding 25 hours for aeroplanes referred to in (a)(2) with an MCTOM of less than 27 000 kg;
the parameters required to determine accurately the aeroplane flight path, speed, attitude, engine power and configuration of lift and drag devices and be capable of retaining the data recorded during at least the preceding 25 hours, for aeroplanes referred to in (a)(1) with an MCTOM of less than 27 000 kg and first issued with an individual CofA before 1 January 2016;
the parameters required to determine accurately the aeroplane flight path, speed, attitude, engine power, configuration and operation and be capable of retaining the data recorded during at least the preceding 25 hours, for aeroplanes referred to in (a)(1) and (a)(2) with an MCTOM of over 27 000 kg and first issued with an individual CofA before 1 January 2016;
the parameters required to determine accurately the aeroplane flight path, speed, attitude, engine power and configuration of lift and drag devices and be capable of retaining the data recorded during at least the preceding 10 hours, in the case of aeroplanes referred to in (a)(3) and first issued with an individual CofA before 1 January 2016; or
the parameters required to determine accurately the aeroplane flight path, speed, attitude, engine power, configuration and operation and be capable of retaining the data recorded during at least the preceding 25 hours, for aeroplanes referred to in (a)(1) and (a)(3) and first issued with an individual CofA on or after 1 January 2016.
data link communication messages related to ATS communications to and from the aeroplane, including messages applying to the following applications:
data link initiation;
controller-pilot communication;
addressed surveillance;
flight information;
as far as is practicable, given the architecture of the system, aircraft broadcast surveillance;
as far as is practicable, given the architecture of the system, aircraft operational control data; and
as far as is practicable, given the architecture of the system, graphics;
information that enables correlation to any associated records related to data link communications and stored separately from the aeroplane; and
information on the time and priority of data link communications messages, taking into account the system’s architecture.
Compliance with CVR and FDR requirements may be achieved by:
one flight data and cockpit voice combination recorder in the case of aeroplanes required to be equipped with a CVR or an FDR;
one flight data and cockpit voice combination recorder in the case of aeroplanes with an MCTOM of 5 700 kg or less and required to be equipped with a CVR and an FDR; or
two flight data and cockpit voice combination recorders in the case of aeroplanes with an MCTOM of more than 5 700 kg and required to be equipped with a CVR and an FDR.
a seat or berth for each person on board who is aged 24 months or more;
a seat belt on each passenger seat and restraining belts for each berth except as specified in (3);
[F5a seat belt with upper torso restraint system on each passenger seat and restraining belts on each berth in the case of aeroplanes with an MCTOM of less than 5 700 kg and with an MOPSC of less than nine, having an individual CofA first issued on or after 8 April 2015 ;]
a child restraint device (CRD) for each person on board younger than 24 months;
a seat belt with upper torso restraint system incorporating a device that will automatically restrain the occupant’s torso in the event of rapid deceleration:
on each flight crew seat and on any seat alongside a pilot’s seat;
on each observer seat located in the flight crew compartment;
a seat belt with upper torso restraint system on each seat for the minimum required cabin crew.
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a single point release;
on the seats for the minimum required cabin crew, two shoulder straps and a seat belt that may be used independently; and
on flight crew seats and on any seat alongside a pilot's seat:
two shoulder straps and a seat belt that may be used independently; or
a diagonal shoulder strap and a seat belt that may be used independently for the following aeroplanes:
aeroplanes with an MCTOM of less than 5 700 kg and with an MOPSC of less than nine that are compliant with the emergency landing dynamic conditions defined in the applicable certification specification;
aeroplanes with an MCTOM of less than 5 700 kg and with an MOPSC of less than nine that are not compliant with the emergency landing dynamic conditions defined in the applicable certification specification and having an individual CofA first issued before 28 October 2014 ; and
aeroplanes certified in accordance with CS-VLA or equivalent and CS-LSA or equivalent.]
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 cabin crew when seat belts shall be fastened and when smoking is not allowed.
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 compartment, with a placard indicating ‘crew only’ and a locking means to prevent passengers from opening it without the permission of a member of the flight crew;
a readily accessible means for opening each door that separates a passenger compartment from another compartment that has emergency exits;
a means for securing in the open position any doorway or curtain separating the passenger compartment from other areas that need to be accessed to reach any required emergency exit from any passenger seat;
a placard on each internal door or adjacent to a curtain that is the means of access to a passenger emergency exit, to indicate that it [F2shall] be secured open during take-off and landing; and
a means for any member of the crew to unlock any door that is normally accessible to passengers and that can be locked by passengers.
Table 1 | |
Number of first-aid kits required | |
Number of passenger seats installed | Number of first-aid kits required |
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0-100 | 1 |
101-200 | 2 |
201-300 | 3 |
301-400 | 4 |
401-500 | 5 |
501 or more | 6 |
readily accessible for use; and
kept up to date.
dust and moisture proof;
carried in a way that prevents unauthorised access; and
kept up to date.
quick donning types of masks for flight crew members;
sufficient spare outlets and masks or portable oxygen units with masks distributed evenly throughout the passenger compartment, to ensure immediate availability of oxygen for use by each required cabin crew member;
an oxygen dispensing unit connected to oxygen supply terminals immediately available to each cabin crew member, additional crew member and occupants of passenger seats, wherever seated; and
a device to provide a warning indication to the flight crew of any loss of pressurisation.
Table 1 | |
Oxygen minimum requirements for pressurised aeroplanes | |
a Passenger numbers in Table 1 refer to passengers actually carried on board, including persons younger than 24 months. | |
Supply for | Duration and cabin pressure altitude |
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1.Occupants of flight crew compartment seats on flight crew compartment duty | (a)The entire flying time when the cabin pressure altitude exceeds 13 000 ft.(b)The remainder of the flying time when the cabin pressure altitude exceeds 10 000 ft but does not exceed 13 000 ft, after the initial 30 minutes at these altitudes, but in no case less than:(1) 30 minutes’ supply for aeroplanes certified to fly at altitudes not exceeding 25 000 ft; and (2) 2 hours’ supply for aeroplanes certified to fly at altitudes of more than 25 000 ft. |
2.Required cabin crew members | (a)The entire flying time when the cabin pressure altitude exceeds 13 000 ft, but not less than 30 minutes’ supply.(b)The remainder of the flying time when the cabin pressure altitude exceeds 10 000 ft but does not exceed 13 000 ft, after the initial 30 minutes at these altitudes. |
3.100 % of passengersa | The entire flying time when the cabin pressure altitude exceeds 15 000 ft, but in no case less than 10 minutes’ supply. |
4.30 % of passengersa | The entire flying time when the cabin pressure altitude exceeds 14 000 ft but does not exceed 15 000 ft. |
5.10 % of passengersa | The remainder of the flying time when the cabin pressure altitude exceeds 10 000 ft but does not exceed 14 000 ft, after the initial 30 minutes at these altitudes. |
Non-pressurised aeroplanes operated at pressure altitudes above 10 000 ft shall be equipped with supplemental oxygen equipment capable of storing and dispensing the oxygen supplies in accordance with Table 1.
Oxygen minimum requirements for non-pressurised aeroplanes
a Passenger numbers in Table 1 refer to passengers actually carried on board, including persons younger than 24 months. | |
Supply for | Duration and cabin pressure altitude |
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1.Occupants of flight crew compartment seats on flight crew compartment duty and crew members assisting flight crew in their duties | The entire flying time at pressure altitudes above 10 000 ft. |
2.Required cabin crew members | The entire flying time at pressure altitudes above 13 000 ft and for any period exceeding 30 minutes at pressure altitudes above 10 000 ft but not exceeding 13 000 ft. |
3.Additional crew members and 100 % of passengersa | The entire flying time at pressure altitudes above 13 000 ft. |
4.10 % of passengersa | The entire flying time after 30 minutes at pressure altitudes above 10 000 ft but not exceeding 13 000 ft. |
oxygen for each flight crew member on duty in the flight crew compartment;
breathing gas for each required cabin crew member, adjacent to his/her assigned station; and
breathing gas from a portable PBE for one member of the flight crew, adjacent to his/her assigned station, in the case of aeroplanes operated with a flight crew of more than one and no cabin crew member.
Table 1 | |
Number of hand fire extinguishers | |
MOPSC | Number of extinguishers |
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7-30 | 1 |
31-60 | 2 |
61-200 | 3 |
201-300 | 4 |
301-400 | 5 |
401-500 | 6 |
501-600 | 7 |
601 or more | 8 |
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.
with the landing gear extended; and
after the collapse of, or failure to extend of, one or more legs of the landing gear, in the case of aeroplanes with a type certificate issued after 31 March 2000.
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 megaphones readily accessible for use by crew members during an emergency evacuation:
For each passenger deck:
Table 1 | |
Number of megaphones | |
Passenger seating configuration | Number of megaphones |
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61 to 99 | 1 |
100 or more | 2 |
For aeroplanes with more than one passenger deck, in all cases when the total passenger seating configuration is more than 60, at least one megaphone.
sources of general cabin illumination;
internal lighting in floor level emergency exit areas;
illuminated emergency exit marking and locating signs;
in the case of aeroplanes for which the application for the type certificate or equivalent was filed before 1 May 1972, when operated by night, exterior emergency lighting at all overwing exits and at exits where descent assist means are required;
in the case of aeroplanes for which the application for the type certificate or equivalent was filed after 30 April 1972, when operated by night, exterior emergency lighting at all passenger emergency exits; and
in the case of aeroplanes for which the type certificate was first issued on or after 31 December 1957, floor proximity emergency escape path marking system(s) in the passenger compartments.
two ELTs, one of which shall be automatic, or one ELT and one aircraft localisation means meeting the requirement of CAT.GEN.MPA.210, in the case of aeroplanes first issued with an individual CofA after 1 July 2008 ; or
one automatic ELT or two ELTs of any type or one aircraft localisation means meeting the requirement of CAT.GEN.MPA.210, in the case of aeroplanes first issued with an individual CofA on or before 1 July 2008 .]
one automatic ELT or one aircraft localisation means meeting the requirement of CAT.GEN.MPA.210, in the case of aeroplanes first issued with an individual CofA after 1 July 2008 ; or
one ELT of any type or one aircraft localisation means meeting the requirement of CAT.GEN.MPA.210, in the case of aeroplanes first issued with an individual CofA on or before 1 July 2008 .]
landplanes operated over water at a distance of more than 50 NM from the shore or taking off or landing at an aerodrome where the take-off or approach path is so disposed over water that there would be a likelihood of a ditching; and
seaplanes operated over water.
a sea anchor and other equipment necessary to facilitate mooring, anchoring or manoeuvring the seaplane on water, appropriate to its size, weight and handling characteristics; and
equipment for making the sound signals as prescribed in the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, where applicable.
120 minutes at cruising speed or 400 NM, whichever is the lesser, in the case of aeroplanes capable of continuing the flight to an aerodrome with the critical engine(s) becoming inoperative at any point along the route or planned diversions; or
for all other aeroplanes, 30 minutes at cruising speed or 100 NM, whichever is the lesser,
shall be equipped with the equipment specified in (e).
life-rafts in sufficient numbers to carry all persons on board, stowed so as to facilitate their ready use in an emergency, and being of sufficient size to accommodate all the survivors in the event of a loss of one raft of the largest rated capacity;
a survivor locator light in each life-raft;
life-saving equipment to provide the means for sustaining life, as appropriate for the flight to be undertaken; and
at least two survival ELTs (ELT(S)).
the aeroplane is operated over routes on which it is at no point at a distance of more than 180 NM from the shore; or
the aeroplane is equipped with robust and automatic means to accurately determine, following an accident where the aeroplane is severely damaged, the location of the point of end of flight.]
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signalling equipment to make the distress signals;
at least one ELT(S); and
additional survival equipment for the route to be flown taking account of the number of persons on board.
remains within a distance from an area where search and rescue is not especially difficult corresponding to:
120 minutes at one-engine-inoperative (OEI) cruising speed for aeroplanes capable of continuing the flight to an aerodrome with the critical engine(s) becoming inoperative at any point along the route or planned diversion routes; or
30 minutes at cruising speed for all other aeroplanes;
remains within a distance no greater than that corresponding to 90 minutes at cruising speed from an area suitable for making an emergency landing, for aeroplanes certified in accordance with the applicable airworthiness standard.
Aeroplanes operated under IFR shall be equipped with an audio selector panel operable from each required flight crew member station.
Aeroplanes operated under VFR over routes navigated by reference to visual landmarks shall be equipped with radio communication equipment necessary under normal radio propagation conditions to fulfil the following:
communicate with appropriate ground stations;
communicate with appropriate ATC stations from any point in controlled airspace within which flights are intended; and
receive meteorological information.
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Aeroplanes shall be equipped with a pressure altitude reporting secondary surveillance radar (SSR) transponder and any other SSR transponder capability required for the route being flown.
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