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[F1ANNEX VIII U.K. SPECIALISED OPERATIONS [PART-SPO]

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SUBPART D INSTRUMENTS, DATA AND EQUIPMENT U.K.

SECTION 2 U.K. Helicopters

SPO.IDE.H.140 Cockpit voice recorder U.K.
(a) Helicopters with an MCTOM of more than 7 000 kg and first issued with an individual CofA on or after 1 January 2016 shall be equipped with a CVR. U.K.
(b) The CVR shall be capable of retaining data recorded during at least the preceding 2 hours. U.K.
(c) The CVR shall record with reference to a timescale: U.K.
(1)

voice communications transmitted from or received in the flight crew compartment by radio;

(2)

flight crew members’ voice communications using the interphone system and the public address system, if installed;

(3)

the aural environment of the cockpit, including, without interruption, the audio signals received from each crew microphone; and

(4)

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 helicopter moving under its own power and shall continue to record until the termination of the flight when the helicopter 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.
[F2(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.

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