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38.—(1) The equipment carried in compliance with article 37 must be installed or stowed and kept stowed, maintained and adjusted, so as to be readily accessible and capable of being used by the person for whose use it is intended.
(2) The position of equipment provided for emergency use must be indicated by clear markings in or on the aircraft.
(3) In every public transport aircraft registered in the United Kingdom there must be provided individually for each passenger or, if the CAA so permits in writing, exhibited in a prominent position in every passenger compartment, a notice which complies with paragraph (4).
(4) A notice complies with this paragraph if it is relevant to the aircraft in question and contains pictorial—
(a)instructions on the brace position to be adopted in the event of an emergency landing;
(b)instructions on the method of use of the safety belts and safety harnesses as appropriate;
(c)information as to where emergency exits are to be found and instructions as to how they are to be used; and
(d)information as to where the lifejackets, escape slides, life rafts and oxygen masks, if required to be provided by paragraph (2), are to be found and instructions as to how they are to be used.
(5) All equipment installed or carried in an aircraft, whether or not in compliance with article 37, must be installed or stowed and maintained and adjusted so as not to be a source of danger in itself or to impair the airworthiness of the aircraft or the proper functioning of any equipment or services necessary for the safety of the aircraft.