Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01173:reg:2:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01173
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2 (pt 3/6)
Character Range: 301387–304214

capacity for the purposes of paragraph (3)(a).

11.63  Stowage of life rafts
 (1) This section applies to an aeroplane that is required to carry a life raft under section 11.62.
 (2) The life raft must be stowed and secured so that it can be readily deployed if the aeroplane has to ditch.
 (3) If a life raft is stowed in a compartment or container, the compartment or container must be conspicuously marked as containing the life raft.

11.64  Underwater locating device (ULD)
 (1) In this section:
approved ULD means an underwater locating device that is authorised by CASA or the national aviation authority of a recognised country in accordance with one of the following:
 (a) TSO-C200;
 (b) ETSO-C200.
tail section means the tail assembly of an aeroplane consisting of its vertical and horizontal stabilizers, and including its fin, rudder, and elevators.
 (2) With effect from the beginning of 2 December 2023, this section applies to a flight of an aeroplane if:
 (a) the aeroplane has a maximum take-off weight of more than 27 000 kg; and
 (b) under this Division, the aeroplane is required to carry a life raft for the flight.
 (3) For the flight, the aeroplane must be fitted with an approved ULD that meets the requirements in subsection (4).
 (4) For subsection (3), the approved ULD must:
 (a) not be installed in or on the aeroplane's wings or any part of its tail section; and
 (b) be automatically activated as soon as the aeroplane's fuselage enters any body of water; and
 (c) when activated—continuously, and for at least 30 days' duration, emit a sound signal on the 8.8 kHz frequency.

Division 13—Surveillance equipment

11.65  Definitions
  In this instrument:
ADS-B means automatic dependent surveillance – broadcast.
ADS-B OUT means the functional capability of an aircraft or vehicle to periodically broadcast its state vector (position and velocity) and other information derived from on-board systems in a format suitable for ADS-B IN capable receivers.
aircraft address means a unique combination of 24 bits available for assignment to an aircraft for the purpose of air-ground communications, navigation, and surveillance.
alternate ADS-B OUT equipment configuration: see paragraph (b) of the definition of approved ADS-B OUT equipment configuration.
approved ADS-B OUT equipment configuration means an equipment configuration capable of ADS-B OUT operation on the ground and in flight, and that is one of the following:
 (a) an approved Mode S transponder with ADS-B capability connected to an approved GNSS position source;
 (b) an alternate ADS-B OUT equipment configuration meeting the requirements mentioned in section 11.70;
 (c) another system approved under Part 21 of CASR as having a level of performance equivalent to a system mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).
approved GNSS position