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AMC1 27.1555 Control markings

ED Decision 2023/001/R

This AMC supplements FAA AC 27.1555.

(a)     Explanation

CS-27 Amendment 5 introduced the need to mark emergency controls for use following a ditching or water impact with black and yellow stripes, instead of red, to make them more conspicuous when viewed underwater.

(b)     Procedures

(1)     Any emergency control that may be required to be operated underwater (e.g. an emergency flotation system deployment switch, a life raft deployment switch or handle) should be coloured with black and yellow stripes.

(2)     Black and yellow markings should consist of at least two bands of each colour of approximately equal widths.

[Amdt No: 27/5]