ED Decision 2018/007/R
This AMC replaces FAA AC 29.1411.
(a) Explanation
CS-29 Amendment 5 introduced changes related to ditching and associated equipment. In particular, it defined a standard set of terminology, it simplified CS 29.1411 in line with it being a general certification specification for safety equipment, reorganised CS 29.1415 specifically for ditching equipment, and created a new CS 29.1470 on the installation and carriage of emergency locator transmitters (ELTs). All requirements relating to life raft installations are now co-located in CS 29.1415.
(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 29.561.
(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 foreseeable 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 29.561(b)(3) without sustaining damage.
(3) For rotorcraft required to have an emergency descent slide or rope according to CS 29.809(f), the stowage provisions for these devices should be located at the exits where those devices are intended to be used.
[Amdt No: 29/5]
AMC 29.1411 details safety equipment stowage, accessibility, and protection requirements, including cockpit evaluations, inertia load compliance, and emergency descent slide stowage locations.
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