Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00333:reg:3:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00333
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 5/12)
Character Range: 152493–155188

for identification purposes, be coded in accordance with the requirements for the transmitter in Appendix 1 to Chapter 5 of Part II, Voice Communications, in Volume III of ICAO Annex 10, Aeronautical Telecommunications;
 (e) if the transmitter is fitted with a lithium-sulphur dioxide battery — the battery must be authorised by the FAA, or EASA, in accordance with (E)TSO-C142a.

11.49  Requirements to be classed as an automatic ELT
 (1) In this Division:
automatic ELT is an ELT that meets the requirements mentioned in subsection (2).
 (2) For subsection (1), the ELT:
 (a) must be automatically activated on impact; and
 (b) must be one of the following types:
 (i) a type authorised by the FAA, or EASA, in accordance with (E)TSO‑C126;
 (ii) a type authorised by EASA in accordance with:
 (A) for operation on 121.5 MHz — ETSO-2C91a; and
 (B) for operation on 406 MHz — ETSO-2C126;
 (iii) a type approved under Part 21 of CASR as having a level of performance equivalent to a type of transmitter mentioned in subparagraph (i) or (ii).

11.50  Requirements to be classed as an survival ELT
 (1) In this Division:
survival ELT is an ELT that meets the requirements mentioned in subsection (2).
 (2) For subsection (1), the ELT must be:
 (a) removable from the aeroplane; and
 (b) one of the following types:
 (i) an emergency position-indicating radio beacon of a type that meets the requirements of AS/NZS 4280.1:2003;
 (ii) a personal locator beacon of a type that meets the requirements of AS/NZS 4280.2:2003;
 (iii) a type authorised by the FAA, or EASA, in accordance with (E)TSO‑C126;
 (iv) a type authorised by EASA in accordance with:
 (A) for operation on 121.5 MHz  — ETSO-2C91a; and
 (B) for operation on 406 MHz  — ETSO-2C126;
 (v) a type approved under Part 21 of CASR as having a level of performance equivalent to a type mentioned in subparagraph (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv).

11.51  Transitional requirements for ELTs
 (1) Until immediately before 2 December 2023, an aeroplane for a flight must be fitted with, or carry, ELTs in accordance with:
 (a) regulation 252A of CAR, and subsection 6 of Civil Aviation Order 20.11, as it applies to ELTs, as each of those provisions is in force immediately before the commencement of this instrument; or
 (b) this Division.
 (2) For paragraph (1)(a), if immediately before 2 December 2021, the aeroplane flight would have been:
 (a) classed as a charter flight —the ELT requirements are those that would have applied to such a charter flight; or
 (b) classed as a regular public transport (RPT) flight —the ELT requirements are those that would have applied to such an RPT flight.
 (3) With effect from the beginning of 2 December 2023,