Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00332:reg:3:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00332
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 5/12)
Character Range: 217620–220318

battery must be authorised by the FAA, or EASA, in accordance with (E)TSO-C142a.

11.43  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 in writing by CASA as having a level of performance equivalent to a type of transmitter mentioned in subparagraph (i) or (ii).

11.44  Requirements to be classed as a 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 rotorcraft; 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 in writing by CASA as having a level of performance equivalent to a type mentioned in subparagraph (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv).

11.45  Transitional requirements for ELTs
 (1) Until immediately before 2 December 2023, a rotorcraft 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 rotorcraft flight would have been:
 (a) classed as a charter flight — the ELT requirements are those that would have applied to such a charter flight; and
 (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, a rotorcraft must be fitted with, or carry, ELTs in accordance with this Division.

Division 11—Portable emergency equipment

11.46  Hand-held fire extinguishers
 (1) A rotorcraft must carry at least the following number of hand-held fire extinguishers:
 (a) 1 in the flight crew compartment;
 (b) for a