Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00332:reg:8:p9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00332
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8 (pt 9/11)
Character Range: 196812–199538

to subsections (2) and (3), a rotorcraft must be fitted with a flight crew intercommunication system that consists of 1 headset, and 1 microphone that is not of the hand-held type, for each pilot for the flight.
 (2) A rotorcraft that is only required, by the civil aviation legislation or rotorcraft's flight manual, to conduct a flight with a single pilot must be fitted with another headset, and another microphone that is not of the hand-held type.
 (3) A rotorcraft that is only required, by the civil aviation legislation or rotorcraft's flight manual, to conduct a flight with 2 pilots must be fitted with, or carry, another headset, and another microphone that is not of the hand-held type.
 (4) Subject to subsection (5), a flight crew member of a rotorcraft for a flight must wear a headset at any time when the rotorcraft is operating from the completion of the starting of the engines until the engines are shut down and the flight crew member is occupying the flight crew member's crew station.
 (5) A flight crew member may remove the headset for a short period if the flight crew member reasonably believes it is not necessary, for the safe operation of the rotorcraft, to wear the headset during the period.

11.31  Crew interphone system
 (1) This section applies if:
 (a) a cabin crew member is required to be carried on a rotorcraft for a flight; or
 (b) a crew member occupies a crew station separate to the flight deck compartment.
 (2) A rotorcraft must be fitted with a crew interphone system (the system) in accordance with this section.
 (3) The system must be readily accessible for use by:
 (a) each flight crew member from the flight crew member's seat in the flight crew compartment; and
 (b) each crew member at the crew member's crew station.
 (4) The system must provide 2-way communication between the flight crew compartment and each crew station in another rotorcraft compartment.

11.32  Public address system
 (1) This section applies to a rotorcraft, for a flight, that has a maximum operational passenger seat configuration of more than 9, unless:
 (a) the flight crew members and passengers occupy the same compartment; and
 (b) each flight crew member's voice is clearly audible from all passenger seats during a flight.
 (2) A rotorcraft must be fitted with a public-address system (the system), in accordance with this section, to enable crew members to address the passengers whether the rotorcraft is in flight or on the ground.
 (3) The system, other than handsets, headsets, microphones, selector switches and signalling devices, must operate independently of:
 (a) the flight crew intercommunication system required by section 11.30; and
 (b) the crew interphone system required