UAM.IDE.MVCA.310 Life rafts

• Regulation (EU) 2024/1111 found in: Air Operations (965/2012) Part-ARO Part-ORO Part-CAT Part-SPA Part-NCC Part-NCO Part-SPO (Feb 2025)

UAM.IDE.MVCA.310 Life rafts Regulation (EU) 2024/1111 (a) The VCA shall be equipped with one or more life rafts for flights over water in a hostile sea area at a distance from land corresponding to more than 10 minutes flying time at normal cruising speed or shall carry at least one life raft stowed so as to facilitate its ready use in an emergency for flights over water in a non-hostile sea at a distance from land corresponding to more than 10 minutes flying time at normal cruising speed. The life rafts shall have sufficient capacity, separately or together, to accommodate all persons carried on board the VCA. (b) All required life rafts shall allow for their ready use in an emergency. (c) Each required life raft shall contain at least one ELT(S). (d) Each required life raft shall be usable in the sea conditions in which the VCA’s ditching, flotation, and trim characteristics have been evaluated for the purpose of certification. (e) Each required life raft shall contain life-saving equipment, including means of sustaining life, as appropriate to the flight to be undertaken. *[applicable from 1 May 2025 — Regulation (EU) 2024/1111]* #### UAM.IDE.MVCA.310 Life rafts *Regulation (EU) 2024/1111* (a) The VCA shall be equipped with one or more life rafts for flights over water in a hostile sea area at a distance from land corresponding to more than 10 minutes flying time at normal cruising speed or shall carry at least one life raft stowed so as to facilitate its ready use in an emergency for flights over water in a non-hostile sea at a distance from land corresponding to more than 10 minutes flying time at normal cruising speed. The life rafts shall have sufficient capacity, separately or together, to accommodate all persons carried on board the VCA. (b) All required life rafts shall allow for their ready use in an emergency. (c) Each required life raft shall contain at least one ELT(S). (d) Each required life raft shall be usable in the sea conditions in which the VCA’s ditching, flotation, and trim characteristics have been evaluated for the purpose of certification. (e) Each required life raft shall contain life-saving equipment, including means of sustaining life, as appropriate to the flight to be undertaken.