Operational and Emergency Equipment Requirements (602) Flashcards
what must the required emergency equipment on board be/meet? (605.59)
- functional
- meet the application standards in the airworthiness manual
what operational and emergency equipment is not specified in the airworthiness manual? (602.59)
- survival equipment
- personal flotation device
- hand held fire extinguisher
- first aid kit
- charts/publications
- timepiece
- flashlight
what are the operational and emergency equipment requirements for power-driven aircraft? 602.60
- checklist/placards that ensure aircraft is operating within POH limits
- all necessary current aeronautical charts, current data, and current database covering route and alternates
- hand held fire -extinguisher
- timepiece
- flashlight
- first aid kit
what must the survival gear consist of when operating an aircraft over land? (602.61)
- sufficient for survival on ground of each person
- considers geographical area, season, climate
- starts a fire
- provides shelter
- purifies water
- visual distress signals
when are you not required to have survival gear on board? (602.61)
- balloon, glider, hang glider, ultra-light
- operating within 25 NM of the departure aerodrome and has a radio
- multi-engine operated south of 66º30’ north latitude in IFR in controlled airspace or along air routes
- aircraft is equipped with equipment specified in the air operator’s company manual
- operating in an area and time of year where survival isn’t jeopardized
when can you operate beyond gliding distance of the shore? (602.62)
a life preserver, individual floatation device, or personal flotation device is carried for each person on board
when is a life preserver required to be carried on board? (602.62)
-when operating a land aeroplane beyond 50 NM from shore
when are life rafts required to be carried on board? (602.63)
- if operating a single or multi engine aircraft unable to maintain flight if any engine failed
- beyond 100 NM or the distance covered in 30 minutes cruise (whichever is less) from a suitable landing site
when are life rafts required to be carried on board for multi-engined aircraft able to maintain flight with a failed engine? (602.63)
-beyond 200 NM or the distance covered in 60 minutes of cruise (whichever is less) from a suitable landing site
when may a transport category aeroplane operate without lift rafts on board? (602.63)
-up to 400 NM or the distance covered in 120 minutes of cruise (whichever is less) from a suitable landing site
what must the life rafts be (characteristics)? (602.63)
- easily accessible
- installed in marked locations near an exit
- equipped with an attached survival kit that provides shelter, water purification, and visual distress signals appropriate to area, season, climate
