GM1
CAT.GEN.MPA.210 Location of an aircraft in distress — Aeroplanes
OBJECTIVES AND IMPLEMENTATION
(a) The
purpose of point CAT.GEN.MPA.210 is to have a high probability of timely and
accurately locating the accident site after an accident during which the
aircraft is severely damaged, irrespective of the accident location and
survivability (hence, the terms ‘automatic’, ‘robust’, and ‘accurately’ are
used in CAT.GEN.MPA.210). The
scope of point CAT.GEN.MPA.210
includes non-survivable accidents. Means compliant with point CAT.GEN.MPA.210 are expected to:
(1) quickly
inform the SAR authority concerned that an accident occurred or is about to
occur and provide them with information that can easily be used for locating
the accident site; and
(2) help the
safety investigation authority concerned to locate the accident site and the
aircraft wreckage so that they can collect evidence in a reasonable time
frame.
Therefore,
if an aircraft in the scope of CAT.IDE.A.280
complies with CAT.GEN.MPA.210, this aircraft is not required to be equipped
with an automatic emergency locator transmitter (ELT). Similarly, if an
aircraft in the scope of CAT.IDE.A.285
complies with CAT.GEN.MPA.210, this aircraft is not required to be equipped
with a 8.8-kHz underwater locating device (ULD).
(b) The
airborne system used to comply with point CAT.GEN.MPA.210 could rely, for
example, on an emergency locator transmitter of a distress tracking type
(ELT(DT)), on an automatic deployable flight recorder (ADFR), or on the
transmission of position reports at short time intervals (high-rate tracking
(HRT)).
(c) Subpart
A of the Certification Specifications for Airborne Communications, Navigation
and Surveillance (CS-ACNS) contains general conditions applicable to the
airborne system. Subpart E of CS-ACNS contains specific conditions for meeting
the purpose of point CAT.GEN.MPA.210.
(d) If other
transmitting equipment than an ELT is used by the airborne system for
complying with CAT.GEN.MPA.210, AMC1
CNS.OR.100 to Part-CNS of the ATM/ANS Regulation contains conditions
applicable to the provider of the transmission service that is used by that
equipment.
(e) While AMC1 CNS.OR.100 only addresses the transmission of information to the SAR authorities, the capability to also transmit that information to the operator is advisable.
EASA regulations mandate aircraft have systems for rapid, accurate accident site location, even in non-survivable events. These systems quickly alert search and rescue, aiding wreckage recovery. Compliant aircraft may not need standard emergency locator transmitters or underwater locators. Solutions include distress-tracking transmitters, deployable recorders, or high-rate position reporting.
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