Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00332:reg:8:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00332
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8 (pt 6/11)
Character Range: 189388–192096

but only if the flight begins:
 (a) from an aerodrome at which there is no facility for the HTAWS to be repaired or replaced; and
 (b) within 24 hours of the time the HTAWS was found to be inoperative.

11.20  Airborne weather radar equipment
 (1) This section applies to a rotorcraft, for an IFR flight, which:
 (a) has an MTOW of more than 5 700 kg; and
 (b) is a passenger transport operation or medical transport operation.
 (2) A rotorcraft must be fitted with airborne weather radar equipment.
 (3) This section applies subject to section 11.21.

11.21  Flight with inoperative airborne weather radar equipment
 (1) Airborne weather radar equipment, fitted to a rotorcraft under section 11.20, may be inoperative at the beginning of a flight only if none of the relevant forecasts or reports indicate that potentially hazardous weather conditions exist:
 (a) in the flight path along which the rotorcraft will be flown; or
 (b) if the operational flight plan for the flight includes a destination alternate aerodrome — in the flight path to that aerodrome.
 (2) In this section:
potentially hazardous weather conditions means such potential weather conditions as can be detected by airborne weather radar equipment.
relevant forecasts or reports means any of the following:
 (a) an authorised weather forecast in relation to the flight;
 (b) an authorised weather report in relation to the flight.

Division 7—Flight recorders

11.22  Definitions for Division 7
  In this Division:
combination recorder means a single recording system combining the capabilities and the functions of an FDR and CVR.
CVR means cockpit voice recorder.
FDR means flight data recorder.

11.23  Flight data recorder
  One FDR must be fitted to a rotorcraft that has an MTOW of more than 5 700 kg and is:
 (a) turbine-powered; or
 (b) of a type first certificated in its country of manufacture on, or after, 1 July 1965.

11.24  Cockpit voice recorder
  One CVR must be fitted to the following:
 (a) a rotorcraft that has an MTOW of more than 5 700 kg and is:
 (i) turbine-powered; or
 (ii) of a type first certificated in its country of manufacture on, or after, 1 July 1965;
 (b) a multi-engine turbine-powered rotorcraft that:
 (i) has an MTOW of 5 700 kg or less; and
 (ii) is pressurised; and
 (iii) is type certificated in its country of manufacture for operation with more than 11 seats, including seats specifically designed for the use of crew members; and
 (iv) was first issued with a certificate of airworthiness after 1 January 1988.

11.25  Combination recorders
  If the combined effect of sections 11.23 and 11.24 is that the rotorcraft must be fitted with both 1 FDR and 1 CVR, the requirements may be met by