Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00341:body:0:p72
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00341
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 180351–183278

flight crew members, air crew members, and task specialists on board the rotorcraft during the operation.
       (2A) Despite paragraph 22.07 (2) (c), the intercommunication system is not required to permit continuous communication between all flight crew members, air crew members, and a task specialist (a relevant task specialist) who is:
(a) in the rotorcraft, or outside the aircraft, and about to be, or in the process of being, winched; or
(b) about to rappel, or in the process of rappelling; or
(c) in the aircraft, but for whom the safe performance of their function does not require such continuous communication;
    provided that the operator's operations manual has procedures to be followed for effective communication between the flight crew members, the air crew members and the relevant task specialist.
       (3) At least one of the searchlights mentioned in subsection (2) must be a visible‑spectrum searchlight.
       (4) If infrared technology is fitted as one of the searchlights mentioned in subsection (2) — the rotorcraft landing light must be positioned to provide hover cues in the event that the visible-spectrum searchlight becomes unserviceable.
Note   See also Chapters 9 and 12 of this MOS.

22.08 Carriage of survival equipment etc.
       (1) Before an aircraft begins an aerial work operation, the aerial work operator must ensure that the aircraft complies with subsection (2).
       (2) The aircraft must carry such serviceable survival and signalling equipment as is reasonably appropriate for each person onboard the aircraft, in the event of a forced landing, to survive the surface conditions of any area over which the operation will be conducted.
       (3) Subsection (1) does not apply if:
(a) throughout the operation, the pilot in command is able to maintain continuous radio contact with:
           (i) ATS; or
           (ii) the aircraft operator, or the operator's representative; or
(b) the aircraft's position is continuously monitored on the ground through an automatic continuous tracking system fitted to the aircraft.

22.09 Minimum equipment for NVIS incendiary dropping, NVIS fire mapping and NVIS firebombing
       (1) For NVIS incendiary dropping, an aircraft must be equipped with the following:
(a) an NVIS incendiary dropping device (including its associated systems), approved in writing by CASA, which meets at least the specifications set out in an NVIS incendiary dropping device airworthiness bulletin published by CASA for this provision, and as in force from time to time;
(b) fittings and mountings for the NVIS incendiary dropping device, and its directly associated systems, that have design approval under Subpart 21.M of CASR;
(c) 1 standby attitude indicator installation that complies with the requirements set out in column 2 of item 6 of Table 26.12 (7) in the Part 91 MOS.
       (2) For NVIS fire mapping, an aircraft must be equipped with