AMC
27.1411 Safety equipment – General
ED Decision 2018/007/R
This AMC replaces FAA AC 27.1411.
(a) Explanation
CS-27 Amendment 5 introduced changes related to ditching and associated
equipment. In particular, it defined a standard set of terminology, it
simplified CS 27.1411 in line
with it being a general certification specification for safety equipment,
reorganised CS 27.1415
specifically for ditching equipment, and created a new CS 27.1470 on the
installation and carriage of emergency locator transmitters (ELTs). All
requirements relating to life raft installations are now co-located in CS 27.1415.
(1) The
safety equipment should be accessible and appropriately stowed, and it should
be ensured that:
(i) locations
for stowage of all required safety equipment have been provided;
(ii) safety
equipment is readily accessible to both crew members and passengers, as
appropriate, during any reasonably probable emergency situation;
(iii) stowage
locations for all required safety equipment will adequately protect such
equipment from inadvertent damage during normal operations; and
(iv) safety
equipment stowage provisions will protect the equipment from damage during
emergency landings when subjected to the inertia loads specified in CS 27.561.
(b) Procedures
(1) A
cockpit evaluation should be conducted to demonstrate that all required
emergency equipment to be used by the flight crew will be readily accessible
during any probable emergency situation. This evaluation should include, for
example, emergency flotation equipment actuation devices, remote life raft
releases, door jettison handles, handheld fire extinguishers, and protective
breathing equipment.
(2) Stowage
provisions for safety equipment shown to be compatible with the vehicle
configuration presented for certification should be provided and identified so
that:
(i) equipment is readily accessible regardless of the operational configuration;
(ii) stowed
equipment is free from inadvertent damage from passengers and handling; and
(iii) stowed equipment is adequately restrained to withstand the inertia forces specified in CS 27.561(b)(3) without sustaining damage.
[Amdt No: 27/5]
EASA rotorcraft safety equipment regulations require accessible and protected stowage for emergency gear. Equipment must be readily available to crew and passengers during emergencies, protected from damage during normal operations and emergency landings. Cockpit evaluations should ensure flight crew accessibility to critical safety devices.
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