[F1ANNEX VIII U.K. SPECIALISED OPERATIONS [PART-SPO]
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SUBPART D INSTRUMENTS, DATA AND EQUIPMENT U.K.
SECTION 1 U.K. Aeroplanes
SPO.IDE.A.100 Instruments and equipment — general U.K.
(a) Instruments and equipment required by this Subpart shall be approved in accordance with the applicable airworthiness requirements if they are: U.K.
used by the flight crew to control the flight path;
used to comply with SPO.IDE.A.215;
used to comply with SPO.IDE.A.220; or
installed in the aeroplane.
[F2(b) The following items, when required under this Subpart, do not need an equipment approval: U.K.
spare fuses;
independent portable lights;
an accurate time piece;
chart holder;
first aid kits;
survival and signalling equipment;
sea anchor and equipment for mooring;
a simple PCDS used by a task specialist as a restraint device.
Textual Amendments
F2Substituted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1384 of 24 July 2019 amending Regulations (EU) No 965/2012 and (EU) No 1321/2014 as regards the use of aircraft listed on an air operator certificate for non-commercial operations and specialised operations, the establishment of operational requirements for the conduct of maintenance check flights, the establishment of rules on non-commercial operations with reduced cabin crew on board and introducing editorial updates concerning air operations requirements (Text with EEA relevance).
(c) Instruments, equipment or accessories not required under this Annex (Part-SPO) as well as any other equipment which is not required under this Regulation, but carried on a flight, shall comply with the following requirements: U.K.
the information provided by those instruments, equipment or accessories shall not be used by the flight crew members to comply with Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 or points SPO.IDE.A.215 and SPO.IDE.A.220 of this Annex;
the instruments, equipment or accessories shall not affect the airworthiness of the aeroplane, even in the case of failures or malfunction.]
(d) Instruments and equipment shall be readily operable or accessible from the station where the flight crew member that needs to use it is seated. U.K.
(e) Those instruments that are used by a flight crew member shall be so arranged as to permit the flight crew member to see the indications readily from his/her station, with the minimum practicable deviation from the position and line of vision which he/she normally assumes when looking forward along the flight path. U.K.
(f) All required emergency equipment shall be easily accessible for immediate use. U.K.
[F2SPO.IDE.A.105 Minimum equipment for flight U.K.
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 either of the following conditions is fulfilled:
the aeroplane is operated in accordance with the minimum equipment list (MEL);
for complex motor-powered aeroplanes and for any aeroplane used in commercial operations, the operator is approved by the [F3CAA] to operate the aeroplane within the constraints of the master minimum equipment list (MMEL) in accordance with point ORO.MLR.105(j) of Annex III;
the aeroplane is subject to a permit to fly issued in accordance with the applicable airworthiness requirements.]
Textual Amendments
F3Word in Annex 8 point SPO.IDE.A.105 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), regs. 1, 370(5) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
SPO.IDE.A.110 Spare electrical fuses U.K.
Aeroplanes shall be equipped with spare electrical fuses, of the ratings required for complete circuit protection, for replacement of those fuses that are allowed to be replaced in flight.
SPO.IDE.A.115 Operating lights U.K.
Aeroplanes operated at night shall be equipped with:
an anti-collision light system;
navigation/position lights;
a landing light;
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 cabin compartments;
an independent portable light for each crew member station; and
lights to conform with the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea if the aeroplane is operated as a seaplane.
SPO.IDE.A.120 Operations under VFR — flight and navigational instruments and associated equipment U.K.
(a) Aeroplanes operated under VFR by day shall be equipped with a means of measuring and displaying the following: U.K.
magnetic heading,
time in hours, minutes and seconds,
[F2barometric altitude,]
indicated airspeed,
Mach number whenever speed limitations are expressed in terms of Mach number, and
slip for complex motor-powered aeroplanes.
(b) Aeroplanes operating under VMC at night shall be, in addition to (a), equipped with: U.K.
a means of measuring and displaying the following:
turn and slip,
attitude,
vertical speed, and
stabilised heading;
a means of indicating when the supply of power to the gyroscopic instruments is not adequate.
(c) Complex motor-powered aeroplanes operating under VMC over water and out of sight of the land shall be, in addition to (a) and (b), equipped with a means of preventing malfunction of the airspeed indicating system due to condensation or icing. U.K.
(d) Aeroplanes operated in conditions where they cannot be maintained in a desired flight path without reference to one or more additional instruments, shall be, in addition to (a) and (b), equipped with a means of preventing malfunction of the airspeed indicating system required in (a)(4) due to condensation or icing. U.K.
(e) Whenever two pilots are required for the operation, aeroplanes shall be equipped with an additional separate means of displaying the following: U.K.
[F2barometric altitude,]
indicated airspeed,
slip, or turn and slip, as applicable,
attitude, if applicable,
vertical speed, if applicable
stabilised heading, if applicable, and
Mach number whenever speed limitations are expressed in terms of Mach number, if applicable.
SPO.IDE.A.125 Operations under IFR — flight and navigational instruments and associated equipment U.K.
Aeroplanes operated under IFR shall be equipped with:
a means of measuring and displaying the following:
magnetic heading,
time in hours, minutes and seconds,
[F2barometric altitude,]
indicated airspeed,
vertical speed,
turn and slip,
attitude,
stabilised 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 gyroscopic instruments is not adequate.
whenever two pilots are required for the operation, an additional separate means of displaying for the second pilot:
[F2barometric altitude,]
indicated airspeed,
vertical speed,
turn and slip,
attitude,
stabilised heading, and
Mach number whenever speed limitations are expressed in terms of Mach number, if applicable;
a means of preventing malfunction of the airspeed indicating system required in (a)(4) and (c)(2) due to condensation or icing; and
complex motor-powered aeroplanes when operated under IFR shall, in addition to (a), (b), (c) and (d), be equipped with:
an alternate source of static pressure;
a chart holder in an easily readable position that can be illuminated for night operations;
a second independent means of measuring and displaying altitude unless already installed to comply with (e)(1); and
[F2an emergency power supply, independent of the main electrical generating system, for the purpose of operating and illuminating an attitude indicating system for a minimum period of 30 minutes. The emergency power supply shall be automatically operative after the total failure of the main electrical generating system and clear indication shall be given on the instrument or on the instrument panel that the attitude indicator is being operated by emergency power.]
SPO.IDE.A.126 Additional equipment for single-pilot operation under IFR U.K.
Complex motor-powered aeroplanes operated under IFR with a single pilot shall be equipped with an autopilot with at least altitude hold and heading mode.
[F4SPO.IDE.A.130 Terrain awareness warning system (TAWS) U.K.
Turbine-powered aeroplanes with a maximum certified take-off mass (MCTOM) of more than 5 700 kg or an MOPSC of more than nine shall be equipped with a TAWS that meets the requirements for:
class A equipment, as specified in an acceptable standard, in the case of aeroplanes for which the individual certificate of airworthiness (CofA) was first issued after 1 January 2011 ; or
class B equipment, as specified in an acceptable standard, in the case of aeroplanes for which the individual CofA was first issued on or before 1 January 2011 .
When used in commercial operations, turbine-powered aeroplanes for which the individual CofA was first issued after 1 January 2019 and having an MCTOM of 5 700 kg or less and an MOPSC of six to nine shall be equipped with a TAWS that meets the requirements for class B equipment, as specified in an acceptable standard.]
Textual Amendments
F4Substituted 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.
SPO.IDE.A.131 Airborne collision avoidance system (ACAS II) U.K.
Unless otherwise provided for by Regulation (EU) No 1332/2011, turbine-powered aeroplanes with an MCTOM of more than 5 700 kg shall be equipped with ACAS II.
SPO.IDE.A.132 Airborne weather detecting equipment — complex motor-powered aeroplanes U.K.
The following aeroplanes 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.
SPO.IDE.A.133 Additional equipment for operations in icing conditions at night — complex motor-powered aeroplanes U.K.
(a) Aeroplanes operated in expected or actual icing conditions at night shall be equipped with a means to illuminate or detect the formation of ice. U.K.
(b) The means to illuminate the formation of ice shall not cause glare or reflection that would handicap flight crew members in the performance of their duties. U.K.
SPO.IDE.A.135 Flight crew interphone system U.K.
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.
SPO.IDE.A.140 Cockpit voice recorder U.K.
(a) The following aeroplanes shall be equipped with a CVR: U.K.
aeroplanes with an MCTOM of more than 27 000 kg and first issued with an individual CofA on or after 1 January 2016 ; and
aeroplanes with an MCTOM of more than 2 250 kg:
certified for operation with a minimum crew of at least two pilots;
equipped with turbojet engine(s) or more than one turboprop engine; and
for which a type certificate is first issued on or after 1 January 2016 .
[F5(b) The CVR shall be capable of retaining data recorded during at least: U.K.
[F6the 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 2022 ; or]
the preceding 2 hours in all other cases.]
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(c) The CVR shall record with reference to a timescale: U.K.
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, the audio signals received from each boom and mask microphone in use; and
voice or audio signals identifying navigation or approach aids introduced into a headset or speaker.
(d) The CVR shall start automatically to record prior to the aeroplane moving under its own power and shall continue to record until the termination of the flight when the aeroplane is no longer capable of moving under its own power. U.K.
(e) In addition to (d), depending on the availability of electrical power, the CVR shall start to record as early as possible during the cockpit checks prior to engine start at the beginning of the flight until the cockpit checks immediately following engine shutdown at the end of the flight. U.K.
[F5(f) If the CVR is not deployable, it shall have a device to assist in locating it under water. By 1 January 2020 at the latest, this device shall have a minimum underwater transmission time of 90 days. If the CVR is deployable, it shall have an automatic emergency locator transmitter.] U.K.
SPO.IDE.A.145 Flight data recorder U.K.
(a) Aeroplanes with an MCTOM of more than 5 700 kg and first issued with an individual CofA on or after 1 January 2016 shall be equipped with an FDR that uses a digital method of recording and storing data and for which a method of readily retrieving that data from the storage medium is available. U.K.
(b) The FDR shall record the parameters required to determine accurately the aeroplane flight path, speed, attitude, engine power, configuration and operation and be capable of retaining data recorded during at least the preceding 25 hours. U.K.
(c) Data shall be obtained from aeroplane sources that enable accurate correlation with information displayed to the flight crew. U.K.
(d) The FDR shall start automatically to record the data prior to the aeroplane being capable of moving under its own power and shall stop automatically after the aeroplane is incapable of moving under its own power. U.K.
[F5(e) If the FDR is not deployable, it shall have a device to assist in locating it under water. By 1 January 2020 at the latest, this device shall have a minimum underwater transmission time of 90 days. If the FDR is deployable, it shall have an automatic emergency locator transmitter.] U.K.
[F7SPO.IDE.A.146 Lightweight flight recorder U.K.
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 the following conditions are met:
they are not within the scope of point SPO.IDE.A.145(a);
they are used for commercial operations;
they are first issued with an individual CofA on or after 5 September 2022 .
The flight recorder shall record, by means of flight data or images, information that is sufficient to determine the flight path and aircraft speed.
The flight recorder shall be capable of retaining the flight data and the images recorded during at least the preceding 5 hours.
The flight recorder shall automatically start to record prior to the aeroplane being capable of moving under its own power and shall stop automatically after the aeroplane is no longer capable of moving under its own power.
If the flight recorder records images or audio of the flight crew compartment, then a function shall be provided which can be operated by the pilot-in-command and which modifies image and audio recordings made before the operation of that function, so that those recordings cannot be retrieved using normal replay or copying techniques.]
Textual Amendments
F7Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1387 of 1 August 2019 amending Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 as regards requirements for aeroplane landing performance calculations and the standards for assessing the runway surface conditions, update on certain aircraft safety equipment and requirements and operations without holding an extended range operational approval.
SPO.IDE.A.150 Data link recording U.K.
(a) Aeroplanes first issued with an individual CofA on or after 1 January 2016 that have the capability to operate data link communications and are required to be equipped with a CVR shall record on a recorder, where applicable: U.K.
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.
(b) The recorder shall use a digital method of recording and storing data and information and a method for readily retrieving that data. The recording method shall allow the data to match the data recorded on the ground. U.K.
(c) The recorder shall be capable of retaining data recorded for at least the same duration as set out for CVRs in SPO.IDE.A.140. U.K.
[F5(d) If the recorder is not deployable, it shall have a device to assist in locating it under water. By 1 January 2020 at the latest, this device shall have a minimum underwater transmission time of 90 days. If the recorder is deployable, it shall have an automatic emergency locator transmitter.] U.K.
(e) The requirements applicable to the start and stop logic of the recorder are the same as the requirements applicable to the start and stop logic of the CVR contained in SPO.IDE.A.140 (d) and (e). U.K.
SPO.IDE.A.155 Flight data and cockpit voice combination recorder U.K.
Compliance with CVR requirements and FDR requirements may be achieved by:
one flight data and cockpit voice combination recorder if the aeroplane has to be equipped with a CVR or an FDR; or
two flight data and cockpit voice combination recorders if the aeroplane has to be equipped with a CVR and an FDR.
SPO.IDE.A.160 Seats, seat safety belts and restraint systems U.K.
Aeroplanes shall be equipped with:
a seat or station for each crew member or task specialist on board;
a seat belt on each seat, and restraint devices for each station;
[F8for other-than-complex motor-powered aeroplanes, a seat belt with upper torso restraint system on each flight crew seat, having a single point release for aeroplanes having a CofA first issued on or after 25 August 2016 ;
for complex motor-powered aeroplanes, 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; and
on each observer's seat located in the flight crew compartment;]
[F2The seat belt with upper torso restraint system required under point (d) shall have:
a single point release;
on flight crew members seats and on any seat alongside a pilot's seat, either of the following:
two shoulder straps and a seat belt that may be used independently;
a diagonal shoulder strap and a seat belt that may be used independently for the following aeroplanes:
aeroplanes with an MCTOM of 5 700 kg or less and with an MOPSC of nine or less that are compliant with the emergency landing dynamic conditions defined in the applicable certification specification;
aeroplanes with an MCTOM of 5 700 kg or less and with an MOPSC of nine or less that are not compliant with the emergency landing dynamic conditions defined in the applicable certification specification and having an individual CofA first issued before 25 August 2016 .]
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SPO.IDE.A.165 First-aid kit U.K.
(a) Aeroplanes shall be equipped with a first-aid kit. U.K.
(b) The first-aid kit shall be: U.K.
readily accessible for use; and
kept up-to-date.
SPO.IDE.A.170 Supplemental oxygen — pressurised aeroplanes U.K.
(a) Pressurised aeroplanes operated at flight altitudes for which the oxygen supply is required in accordance with (b) shall be equipped with oxygen storage and dispensing apparatus capable of storing and dispensing the required oxygen supplies. U.K.
(b) Pressurised aeroplanes operated above flight altitudes at which the pressure altitude in the cabin compartments is above 10 000 ft shall carry enough breathing oxygen to supply all crew members and task specialists at least: U.K.
for any period when the cabin pressure altitude exceeds 15 000 ft, but in no case less than 10 minutes’ supply;
for any period when, in the event of loss of pressurisation and taking into account the circumstances of the flight, the pressure altitude in the flight crew and cabin compartment will be between 14 000 ft and 15 000 ft;
for any period in excess of 30 minutes when the pressure altitude in the flight crew and cabin compartment will be between 10 000 ft and 14 000 ft; and
for no less than 10 minutes, in the case of aeroplanes operated at pressure altitudes above 25 000 ft, or operated below that altitude, but under conditions that will not allow them to descend safely to a pressure altitude of 13 000 ft within 4 minutes.
(c) Pressurised aeroplanes operated at flight altitudes above 25 000 ft shall, in addition, be equipped with: U.K.
a device to provide a warning indication to the flight crew of any loss of pressurisation; and
in the case of complex motor-powered aeroplanes, quick donning masks for flight crew members.
SPO.IDE.A.175 Supplemental oxygen — non-pressurised aeroplanes U.K.
(a) Non-pressurised aeroplanes operated at flight altitudes when the oxygen supply is required in accordance with (b) shall be equipped with oxygen storage and dispensing apparatus capable of storing and dispensing the required oxygen supplies. U.K.
(b) Non-pressurised aeroplanes operated above flight altitudes at which the pressure altitude in the cabin compartments is above 10 000 ft shall carry enough breathing oxygen to supply: U.K.
all crew members for any period in excess of 30 minutes when the pressure altitude in the cabin compartment will be between 10 000 ft and 13 000 ft; and
all persons on board for any period that the pressure altitude in the cabin compartment will be above 13 000 ft.
(c) Notwithstanding (b), excursions of a specified duration between 13 000 ft and 16 000 ft may be undertaken without oxygen supplies, in accordance with SPO.OP.195(b). U.K.
SPO.IDE.A.180 Hand fire extinguishers U.K.
[F9(a) Aeroplanes, except ELA1 aeroplanes, shall be equipped with at least one hand fire extinguisher: U.K.
in the flight crew compartment; and
in each cabin compartment that is separate from the flight crew compartment, except if the compartment is readily accessible to the flight crew.]
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(b) The type and quantity of extinguishing agent for the required fire extinguishers shall be suitable for the type of fire likely to occur in the compartment where the extinguisher is intended to be used and to minimise the hazard of toxic gas concentration in compartments occupied by persons. U.K.
SPO.IDE.A.181 Crash axe and crowbar U.K.
Aeroplanes with an MCTOM of more than 5 700 kg shall be equipped with at least one crash axe or crowbar located in the flight crew compartment.
SPO.IDE.A.185 Marking of break-in points U.K.
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.
SPO.IDE.A.190 Emergency locator transmitter (ELT) U.K.
[F5(a) Aeroplanes shall be equipped with: U.K.
an ELT of any type or an aircraft localisation means meeting the requirement of Annex IV (Part CAT), CAT.GEN.MPA.210, to Regulation (EU) No 965/2012, when first issued with an individual CofA on or before 1 July 2008 ;
an automatic ELT or an aircraft localisation means meeting the requirement of Annex IV (Part CAT), CAT.GEN.MPA.210, to Regulation (EU) No 965/2012, when first issued with an individual CofA after 1 July 2008 ; or
a survival ELT (ELT(S)) or a personal locator beacon (PLB), carried by a crew member or a task specialist, when certified for a maximum seating configuration of six or less.]
(b) ELTs of any type and PLBs shall be capable of transmitting simultaneously on 121,5 MHz and 406 MHz. U.K.
SPO.IDE.A.195 Flight over water U.K.
(a) The following aeroplanes shall be equipped with a life-jacket for each person on board, that shall be worn or stowed in a position that is readily accessible from the seat or station of the person for whose use it is provided: U.K.
single-engine landplanes when:
flying over water beyond gliding distance from land; or
taking off or landing at an aerodrome or operating site where, in the opinion of the pilot-in-command, the take-off or approach path is so disposed over water that there would be a likelihood of a ditching;
seaplanes operated over water; and
aeroplanes operated at a distance away from land where an emergency landing is possible greater than that corresponding to 30 minutes at normal cruising speed or 50 NM, whichever is less.
(b) Each life-jacket shall be equipped with a means of electric illumination for the purpose of facilitating the location of persons. U.K.
(c) Seaplanes operated over water shall be equipped with: U.K.
a sea anchor and other equipment necessary to facilitate mooring, anchoring or manoeuvring the aeroplane 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.
(d) The pilot-in-command of an aeroplane operated at a distance away from land where an emergency landing is possible greater than that corresponding to 30 minutes at normal cruising speed or 50 NM, whichever is the lesser, shall determine the risks to survival of the occupants of the aeroplane in the event of a ditching, based on which he/she shall determine the carriage of: U.K.
equipment for making the distress signals;
life-rafts in sufficient numbers to carry all persons on board, stowed so as to facilitate their ready use in emergency; and
life-saving equipment, to provide the means of sustaining life, as appropriate to the flight to be undertaken.
SPO.IDE.A.200 Survival equipment U.K.
(a) Aeroplanes operated over areas in which search and rescue would be especially difficult shall be equipped with: U.K.
signalling equipment to make the distress signals;
at least one survival ELT (ELT(S)); and
additional survival equipment for the route to be flown taking account of the number of persons on board.
(b) The additional survival equipment specified in (a)(3) does not need to be carried when the aeroplane: U.K.
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; or
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.
SPO.IDE.A.205 Individual protective equipment U.K.
Each person on board shall wear individual protective equipment that is adequate for the type of operation being undertaken.
SPO.IDE.A.210 Headset U.K.
(a) Aeroplanes shall be equipped with a headset with a boom microphone or equivalent for each flight crew member at their assigned station in the flight crew compartment. U.K.
(b) Aeroplanes operated under IFR or at night shall be equipped with a transmit button on the manual pitch and roll control for each required flight crew member. U.K.
SPO.IDE.A.215 Radio communication equipment U.K.
(a) Aeroplanes operated under IFR or at night, or when required by the applicable airspace requirements, shall be equipped with radio communication equipment that, under normal radio propagating conditions, shall be capable of: U.K.
conducting two-way communication for aerodrome control purposes;
receiving meteorological information at any time during flight;
conducting two-way communication at any time during flight with those aeronautical stations and on those frequencies prescribed by the appropriate authority; and
providing for communication on the aeronautical emergency frequency 121,5 MHz.
(b) When more than one communication equipment unit is required, each shall be independent of the other or others to the extent that a failure in any one will not result in failure of any other. U.K.
SPO.IDE.A.220 Navigation equipment U.K.
(a) Aeroplanes shall be equipped with navigation equipment that will enable them to proceed in accordance with: U.K.
the ATS flight plan, if applicable; and
the applicable airspace requirements.
(b) Aeroplanes shall have sufficient navigation equipment to ensure that, in the event of the failure of one item of equipment at any stage of the flight, the remaining equipment shall allow safe navigation in accordance with (a), or an appropriate contingency action to be completed safely. U.K.
(c) Aeroplanes operated on flights in which it is intended to land in IMC shall be equipped with suitable equipment capable of providing guidance to a point from which a visual landing can be performed. This equipment shall be capable of providing such guidance for each aerodrome at which it is intended to land in IMC and for any designated alternate aerodromes. U.K.
[F10(d) For PBN operations the aircraft shall meet the airworthiness certification requirements for the appropriate navigation specification.] U.K.
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[F11(e) Aeroplanes shall be equipped with surveillance equipment in accordance with the applicable airspace requirements.] U.K.
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F11Inserted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1384 of 24 July 2019 amending Regulations (EU) No 965/2012 and (EU) No 1321/2014 as regards the use of aircraft listed on an air operator certificate for non-commercial operations and specialised operations, the establishment of operational requirements for the conduct of maintenance check flights, the establishment of rules on non-commercial operations with reduced cabin crew on board and introducing editorial updates concerning air operations requirements (Text with EEA relevance).
SPO.IDE.A.225 Transponder U.K.
Where required by the airspace being flown, aeroplanes shall be equipped with a secondary surveillance radar (SSR) transponder with all the required capabilities.
[F10SPO.IDE.A.230 Management of aeronautical databases U.K.
Aeronautical databases used on certified aircraft system applications shall meet data quality requirements that are adequate for the intended use of the data.
The operator shall ensure the timely distribution and insertion of current and unaltered aeronautical databases to all aircraft that require them.
Notwithstanding any other occurrence reporting requirements as defined in Regulation (EU) No 376/2014, the operator shall report to the database provider instances of erroneous, inconsistent or missing data that might be reasonably expected to constitute a hazard to flight.
In such cases, the operator shall inform flight crew and other personnel concerned, and shall ensure that the affected data is not used.]]