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, mass and handling characteristics;
equipment for making the sound signals as prescribed in the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, where applicable.]
Textual Amendments
F1Substituted 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).
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.]