Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00187:reg:8:p9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00187
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8 (pt 9/9)
Character Range: 378130–380254

in section 2.2.3.2.7.2.4.6 of RTCA/DO-260B.
SIL means Source Integrity Level as specified in paragraph 2.2.3.2.7.1.3.10 of RTCA/DO-260B.
SSR, or secondary surveillance radar, means a surveillance radar system which uses transmitters/receivers (interrogators) and transponders.
surveillance equipment means equipment that broadcasts data as a means to identify an aircraft, determine its three-dimensional position or obtain other information (such as, but not limited to, velocity and selected altitude or flight level).
surveillance radar means radar equipment used to determine the position of an aircraft in range and azimuth.
TABS means traffic awareness beacon system.
transponder means an aircraft's SSR transponder.
UK CAP 1391 means Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom document number CAP 1391 titled Electronic conspicuity devices, 2nd edition, dated April 2018, or any later edition.

26.68 Required surveillance equipment
       (1) An aircraft for a flight for which surveillance equipment is required under this section must be fitted with surveillance equipment that meets the requirements relevant to the intended operation and class of airspace.
Note   See section 26.66 regarding certain aircraft that can be fitted with, or carry, surveillance equipment that is not in accordance with a TSO or ETSO provided certain conditions are met.
 (1A) An aircraft operating at Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne or Perth aerodrome must be fitted with, or carry, at least 1 approved Mode S transponder with ADS-B capability.
Note   An approved Mode S transponder with ADS-B capability is not required to transmit ADS-B OUT for a VFR flight.
 (2) For subsection (1), an aircraft in an operation mentioned in column 1 of an item in Table 26.68 (2), in the class of airspace mentioned in column 2 of the item, must be fitted with surveillance equipment meeting the requirements mentioned in column 3 of the item.

Table 26.68 (2) – Surveillance equipment – requirements

      Column 1   Column 2                                     Column 3
Item  Operation  Class of airspace                            Requirements