What is the required length of the retaining line that holds the life-raft near the helicopter but releases it if the helicopter becomes totally submerged?

The retaining line should be 20 m long.

Which items are required to be included in the survival kit for a life-raft on extended overwater flights?

The survival kit should contain at least: one life-raft repair kit, one bailing bucket, one signalling mirror, one police whistle, one buoyant raft knife, one supplementary means of inflation, sea sickness tablets, one first-aid kit, one portable means of illumination, 500 ml of pure water and one sea water desalting kit, and one comprehensive illustrated survival booklet in an appropriate language.

What is the required amount of pure water and what desalting kit must be included in the survival kit?

The survival kit must include 500 ml of pure water and one sea water desalting kit.

Which signalling and locator devices are required to be in each life-raft?

Each life-raft should contain one approved survivor locator light, one approved visual signalling device, and one radar reflector.

What is the purpose of the canopy or other means to protect occupants in a life-raft?

The canopy is for use as a sail, sunshade or rain catcher, or other means to protect occupants from the elements.

What is the purpose of the sea anchor in a life-raft?

The sea anchor is one of the required items in each life-raft; its specific purpose is not described in this section.

What is the requirement for the survival booklet in the survival kit?

The survival kit should contain one comprehensive illustrated survival booklet in an appropriate language.

AMC1 SPO.IDE.H.199 Life-rafts, survival ELTs and survival equipment on extended overwater flights

Q: What is the minimum percentage of life-rafts that must be deployable by the crew while seated at their normal station when more than one life-raft is carried on board?

At least 50 % of the rafts should be able to be deployed by the crew while seated at their normal station, where necessary by remote control.

Q: What are the required specifications for each life-raft on extended overwater flights?

Each required life-raft should: be of an approved design and stowed so as to facilitate ready use in an emergency; be radar conspicuous to standard airborne radar equipment; when carrying more than one life-raft on board, at least 50 % of the rafts should be able to be deployed by the crew while seated at their normal station, where necessary by remote control; and life-rafts that are not deployable by remote control or by the crew should be of such weight as to permit handling by one person (40 kg should be considered a maximum weight).

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AMC1 SPO.IDE.H.199 Life-rafts, survival ELTs and survival equipment on extended overwater flights – complex motor-powered helicopters

ED Decision 2014/018/R

LIFE–RAFTS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MAKING DISTRESS SIGNALS

(a) Each required life-raft should conform to the following specifications:

(1) be of an approved design and stowed so as to facilitate their ready use in an emergency;

(2) be radar conspicuous to standard airborne radar equipment;

(3) when carrying more than one life-raft on board, at least 50 % of the rafts should be able to be deployed by the crew while seated at their normal station, where necessary by remote control; and

(4) life-rafts that are not deployable by remote control or by the crew should be of such weight as to permit handling by one person. 40 kg should be considered a maximum weight.

(b) Each required life-raft should contain at least the following:

(1) one approved survivor locator light;

(2) one approved visual signalling device;

(3) one canopy (for use as a sail, sunshade or rain catcher) or other mean to protect occupants from the elements;

(4) one radar reflector;

(5) one 20 m retaining line designed to hold the life-raft near the helicopter but to release it if the helicopter becomes totally submerged;

(6) one sea anchor; and

(7) one survival kit, appropriately equipped for the route to be flown, which should contain at least the following:

(i) one life-raft repair kit;

(ii) one bailing bucket;

(iii) one signalling mirror;

(iv) one police whistle;

(v) one buoyant raft knife;

(vi) one supplementary means of inflation;

(vii) sea sickness tablets;

(viii) one first-aid kit;

(ix) one portable means of illumination;

(x) 500 ml of pure water and one sea water desalting kit; and

(xi) one comprehensive illustrated survival booklet in an appropriate language.

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Source-Title: AMC1 SPO.IDE.H.199 Life-rafts, survival ELTs and survival equipment on extended overwater flights - complex motor-powered helicopters View latest amendments

Erulesid: ERULES-1963177438-14196 Compare versions

Domain: Air operations

Applicabilitydate: 1 July, 2014

Entryintoforcedate: 1 July, 2014

Regulatorysource: ED Decision 2014/018/R Navigate

Regulatorysubject: Part-SPO

Typeofcontent: AMC to IR (Acceptable means of compliance to implementing rule)

Parentir: SPO.IDE.H.199 Life-rafts, survival ELTs and survival equipment on extended overwater flights - complex motor-powered helicopters

Origin: EASA

Category: EAR