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Knowledge Requirement:
Equipment Requirements

What are the 18 types of equipment must be installed & serviceable for a multi-engine Air Transport Category helicopter to operate IFR?

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Q: What are the 18 types of equipment must be installed & serviceable for a multi-engine Air Transport Category helicopter to operate IFR?

  1. Flight Instruments;
  2. Radios;
  3. Navigation Equipment;
  4. Lighting;
  5. Aircraft Stabilisation (Autopilot);
  6. Transponder / ADS-B;
  7. Altitude Alerting / Indicating;
  8. TAWS / EGPWS;
  9. Weather RADAR;
  10. CVR / FDR;
  11. Intercom;
  12. PA system;
  13. ELT;
  14. Life Rafts;
  15. Life Jackets;
  16. Aircraft Floatation Equipment;
  17. First Aid Kits; and
  18. Portable Fire Extinguishers.

REF: CASR Part 91 MOS CH26 and Part 133 MOS CH11

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What FLIGHT INSTRUMENT equipment must be installed & serviceable for a multi-engine Air Transport Category helicopter to operate IFR?

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  1. 2 x ASI:
    a. If more than 1 unit of indicated airspeed equipment is fitted, at least 1 of the units must have PITOT heating.
  2. 2 x BARALT:
  3. 2 x ATT Indicators:
    a. The equipment must have a primary power supply and an alternate power supply.
  4. 2 x VSI:
    a. It must:
    i. Be an IVSI; or
    ii. Meet performance requirements equivalent to an IVSI.
  5. 2 x Slip Indicator:
  6. 1 x Independent STBY ATT Indicator:
    a. It must have a source of power independent of the electrical generating system which will continue to operate without any action by a flight crew member for a period of 30 minutes following the failure of the electrical power-generating system.
  7. 1 x Magnetic Compass (Direct Reading) OR 1 x RMI and 1 x STBY Compass (Direct Reading):
    a. The equipment must have a primary power supply and an alternate power supply.
    b. NOTE: A gyromagnetic type of remote indicating compass meets this requirement if it has a primary power supply and an alternate power supply.
  8. 1 x Clock or Watch:
    a. Must display HRS:MIN:SEC.
  9. 1 x OAT Indicator.

NOTES:

  1. All pressure instruments (ASI, BARALT, VSI) must be capable of being connected to:
    a. An alternate source of static pressure that is selectable by a pilot; or
    b. A balanced pair of flush static ports.
  2. EFIS instruments must be provided with:
    a. A battery-powered back-up. The battery-powered back-up must be fully charged before the flight begins and have sufficient capacity to power the EFIS panel or other display for at least 60 minutes; or
    b. A source of power independent of the aircraft’s primary electrical system.

REF: CASR Part 91 MOS CH26 and Part 133 MOS CH11

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What RADIO equipment must be installed & serviceable for a multi-engine Air Transport Category helicopter to operate IFR?

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1 x radiocommunication systems, capable of:
1. Able to communicate on all freqs necessary to meet the reporting, broadcast and listening watch requirements of Part 61; and
2. 2-way voice comms; and
3. Communicating on 121.5.

REF: CASR Part 91 MOS CH26 and Part 133 MOS CH11

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What NAVIGATION equipment must be installed & serviceable for a multi-engine Air Transport Category helicopter to operate IFR?

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  1. 2 x ‘Approved’ GNSS (129 (if built before 6 Feb 2014), 129a, 145a, 146, 196a); or
  2. 1 x ‘Approved’ GNSS and 1 x ADF or VOR.

REF: CASR Part 91 MOS CH26 and Part 133 MOS CH11

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What LIGHTING equipment must be installed & serviceable for a multi-engine Air Transport Category helicopter to operate IFR?

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  1. Cockpit Lighting:
    a. Must illuminate:
    i. Each item of equipment that may be used by a flight crew member; and
    ii. The documents that may be used by a flight crew member, including checklists and flight documents; and
    (each pilot’s eyes are shielded from direct and reflected light.
    b. Must be adjustable so that the intensity of the lighting can be varied for the light conditions.
  2. Cabin Lighting:
    a. Must illuminate:
    i. Seatbelt;
    ii. Oxygen mask; and
    iii. Normal and emergency exits.
  3. Anti-Collision Lights:
    a. 1 x Red, 2 x White OR A combination of Red and White.
    b. RED: Must be on before engine start until after engine shutdown; and
    c. WHITE: Only after entering or crossing the RWY.
  4. Landing Lights:
    a. 2 x Landing lights; or
    b. x Landing light with separately energised illumination sources (i.e. Dual globe).
  5. Navigation Lights:
    a. Must be on from start of taxi.

REF: CASR Part 91 MOS CH26 and Part 133 MOS CH11

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What AIRCRAFT STABILISATION / AUTOPILOT equipment must be installed & serviceable for a multi-engine Air Transport Category helicopter to operate IFR?

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Must be fitted with an AP or Automatic Stabilisation System.

REF: CASR Part 91 MOS CH26 and Part 133 MOS CH11

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What ALTITUDE ALERTING / ALTITUDE INDICATING equipment must be installed & serviceable for a multi-engine Air Transport Category helicopter to operate IFR? Can it be U/S at the start of the flight?

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Unpressurised air transport rotorcraft under the IFR or Night VFR can be fitted with either:
1. An altitude alerting system; or
2. An altitude indicating system.

It can only be U/S at the start of a flight if:
1. Departing an aerodrome at which there is no repair facility; AND
2. Within 72 hrs (3 days) of when it was found to be U/S.

REF: CASR Part 91 MOS CH26 and Part 133 MOS CH11

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What TRANSPONDER / ADS-B equipment must be installed & serviceable for an Air Transport Category helicopter to operate IFR?
Can this be U/S at the start of the flight?

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IFR Rotorcraft in ANY airspace requires at least 1 approved ADS-B OUT equipment configuration.

An approved transponder may be inoperative at the beginning of a flight of a rotorcraft if:
1. The flight begins from an aerodrome at which there is no facility for the approved transponder to be repaired or replaced; AND
2. The flight ends not more than 72 hours after the time the approved transponder was found to be inoperative; AND
3. Before the flight commences, the pilot in command informs ATS about the unserviceability.

IMPORTANT NOTE (AIP GEN 1.5): flights of an aircraft without the required surveillance equipment may experience delays with the issue of ATC clearances. Pilots should contact ATC for planning (extra fuel) advice prior to commencing the flight.

REF: CASR Part 91 MOS CH26 and Part 133 MOS CH11
AND
AIP GEN 1.5

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What TAWS / EGPWS equipment must be installed & serviceable for air transport rotorcraft flights?

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From 02DEC23, a TAWS is required if:
1. Passenger transport operation; and
2. MOPSC >9.

It can only be U/S at the start of a flight if:
1. Departing an aerodrome at which there is no repair facility; AND
2. Within 24 hrs of when it was found to be U/S.

REF: CASR Part 91 MOS CH26 and Part 133 MOS CH11

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What WX RADAR equipment must be installed & serviceable for air transport rotorcraft flights?

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If the rotorcraft:
1. Has an MTOW > 5700 kg; AND
2. Passenger transport or medical transport operation.

It can only be U/S at the start of a flight if none of the relevant weather forecasts or reports indicate the possibility of hazardous weather (CBs, icing, turbulence, Hail, etc) exist in the flight path along which the rotorcraft will be flown (including flight to an alternate).

REF: CASR Part 91 MOS CH26 and Part 133 MOS CH11

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What CVR / FDR equipment must be installed & serviceable for air transport rotorcraft flights?
Can either the CVR or FDR be U/S at the start of the flight?

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A CVR and FDR must be fitted to a rotorcraft that is:
1. MTOW >5700 kg; AND
2. Either turbine powered or built after 1965.

NOTE: A single combination recorder meets the requirements of both.

How much data must be retained:
1. FDR = last 25 hrs
2. CVR = last 30 mins (H175 retains last 2 hrs).

Both CVR and FDR must record from the time when the aircraft first begins moving under its own power for a flight until the time the flight is terminated and the aircraft can no longer move under its own power. BUT AS FAR AS PRACTICABLE - the CVR SHOULD start to record as early as possible during the cockpit checks before the engines are started at the beginning of a flight until as close as possible to the conclusion of the cockpit checks immediately following engine shutdown at the end of the flight.

The CVR or FDR can be U/S at the start of the flight, if:
1. The flight begins from a departure aerodrome with no facility for the recorder to be repaired or replaced; and
2. Hasn’t been inoperative for more than:
a. 1 CVR and 1 FDR (independent systems) or 2 x CVFDR: 21 days and the other recorder is operative;
b. 1 x CVFDR: 3 days.

REF: CASR Part 91 MOS CH26 and Part 133 MOS CH11

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What ICS / HEADSET equipment must be installed & serviceable for air transport rotorcraft flights?
When must the crew member wear the headset and can it be removed during the flight?

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When a relevant aircraft begins a flight with at least 2 pilots, as required by or under the civil aviation legislation or the AFM, it must be fitted with:
1. A flight crew ICS that consists of 1 headset, and 1 microphone that is not of the hand-held type, for each pilot for the flight; AND
2. 1 additional headset, and another microphone that is not of the hand-held type (can be carried not fitted).

A flight crew member of a rotorcraft for a flight must wear a headset at any time when the rotorcraft is operating from the completion of the starting of the engines until the engines are shut down and the flight crew member is occupying the flight crew member’s crew station.
BUT
A flight crew member may remove the headset for a short period if the flight crew member reasonably believes it is not necessary, for the safe operation of the rotorcraft, to wear the headset during the period.

REF: CASR Part 91 MOS CH26 and Part 133 MOS CH11

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What PA SYSTEM equipment must be installed & serviceable for air transport rotorcraft flights?

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Must have a PA system that is independent of the ICS system for rotorcraft that has a MOPSC >9 UNLESS the flight crew and passengers are in the same compartment and the FCM’s voice is clearly audible from all pax seats during the flight.

REF: CASR Part 91 MOS CH26 and Part 133 MOS CH11

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What ELT equipment must be installed & serviceable for air transport rotorcraft flights?
Can the ELT be U/S at the start of the flight?

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ALL rotorcraft flights, IFR or not, must be fitted with an AUTOMATIC ELT. HOWEVER a rotorcraft can instead be fitted with a ‘survival ELT’ that is either carried on the crewmember or adjacent to an emergency exit or life raft ONLY IF the rotorcraft:
1. MOPSC > 3; or
2. The flight is not more than 50nm from the departure aerodrome.

A fitted automatic ELT (only, not survival) can be inoperative at the start of the flight is:
1. The flight is for the purpose of taking the rotorcraft to a place for the repair, or re-fitting, of the ELT; AND
2. A survival ELT is carried on the rotorcraft during the flight; AND
3. No passengers are carried on the flight.

REF: CASR Part 91 MOS CH26 and Part 133 MOS CH11

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What LIFE RAFT equipment must be installed & serviceable for air transport rotorcraft flights?
What is the exception?
How many life rafts?
Life raft requirements?

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A rotorcraft requires life rafts IF it is a PASSENGER TRANSPORT operation, and is flown OW:
1. ME rotorcraft = the lesser of 50nm or 30min at cruise in still air;
2. SE rotorcraft with IMMEDIATE SAR response capability — 25nm; or
3. SE rotorcraft = 5min at cruise in still air.

EXCEPT if it:
1. Has a MOPSC 5 or less; AND
2. Is only flown OW <10nm; AND
3. Has an IMMEDIATE SAR response capability.

How many life rafts?
1. POB ≤11 = 1 life raft; or
2. POB >11 = 2 or more life rafts, with an overload capacity to allow every person onboard if one life raft fails.

Life raft requirements?
1. POB ≤11:
a. Locator light;
b. Survival ELT; and
c. Marked and easily deployable if ditching.
2. POB >11:
a. If aircraft built after 1991 –> 50% of life rafts must be able to be remotely deployed;
b. Locator light;
c. Survival ELT;
d. Marked and easily deployable if ditching.

REF: CASR Part 91 MOS CH26 and Part 133 MOS CH11

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What LIFE JACKET equipment must be installed & serviceable for air transport rotorcraft flights?
When must this lifejacket be worn?

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Q: What LIFE JACKET equipment must be installed & serviceable for air transport rotorcraft flights?
When must this lifejacket be worn?

MUST be a lifejacket that has a whistle for each person on board if:
1. SE rotorcraft / ME PC3 rotorcraft = further than rotorcraft could reach land after OEI; or
2. ME rotorcraft — over water >50nm from land; or
3. in the event of an emergency happening during the take off and initial climb stage, or approach and landing, or baulked landing stage, of the flight — the rotorcraft is reasonably likely to land in water; or
4. The flight is to, or from, a helideck.

The lifejacket MUST be worn UNLESS: the overwater portion is as a result of climbing AFTO or descending for landing which is a normal navigational procedure.

REF: CASR Part 91 MOS CH26 and Part 133 MOS CH11

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What AIRCRAFT FLOATATION equipment must be installed & serviceable for air transport rotorcraft flights?
What is the exception?

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A rotorcraft requires approved floatation equipment if the flight:
1. Is to, or from, a helideck on a vessel or other offshore facility with a take-off/landing OW; OR
2. Is flown further OW further than the OEI distance to reach a land-based forced landing area.

Exception:
Floats are not required if:
1. Flight is in a rotorcraft access lane mentioned in the AIP; OR
2. BOTH it is complying with an ATC instruction and is not OW further than 2min at cruise speed in still air.

REF: CASR Part 91 MOS CH26 and Part 133 MOS CH11

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What FIRST AID KIT equipment must be installed & serviceable for air transport rotorcraft flights?

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A first aid kit that meets the following requirements must be carried on a flight of a rotorcraft:
1. The first-aid kit(s) must contain enough supplies for the number of persons to be carried on the flight;
2. The first-aid kit(s) must be readily recognisable as a first-aid kit;
3. The first-aid kit(s) must be readily accessible by each crew member and adult passenger, if any, for the flight when the rotorcraft is on the ground or water, and not in operation.

REF: CASR Part 91 MOS CH26 and Part 133 MOS CH11

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What PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER equipment must be installed & serviceable for air transport rotorcraft flights?

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A rotorcraft must carry at least the following number of hand-held fire extinguishers:
1. 1 in the flight crew compartment;
2. For a MOPSC of 7 or more — at least 1 hand held fire extinguisher must be located in the rotorcraft’s passenger compartment;
3. For a cargo or luggage compartment of the rotorcraft that is accessible in flight and is NOT fitted with a fixed fire and smoke detection and extinguishing system — at least 1 hand held fire extinguisher must be located in, or as close as is practicable to, the compartment.

REF: CASR Part 91 MOS CH26 and Part 133 MOS CH11

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