Article 5 Carriage of secondary surveillance radar equipment with a pressure altitude reporting transponder

In Schedule 5, paragraph 2 after sub-paragraph (1)(c) in the column headed “Aircraft and circumstances of flight” there shall be inserted “(d) when flying for the purpose of public transport on and after 1st January 2004” and adjacent thereto in the column headed “Scale of equipment required” there shall be inserted “E*”.

In Schedule 5, paragraph 2 after sub-paragraph (4)(a) in the column headed “Aircraft and circumstances of flight” there shall be inserted “(aa) when flying for the purpose of public transport on and after 1st January 2004” and adjacent thereto in the column headed “Scale of equipment required” there shall be inserted “E*”.

In Schedule 5 paragraph 3 for “Scale E Secondary surveillance radar equipment” there shall be substituted

“Scale E

Secondary surveillance radar equipment which includes a pressure altitude reporting transponder capable of operating in Mode A and Mode C and of being operated in accordance with such instructions as may be given to the aircraft by the air traffic control unit.”.

In Schedule 5, paragraph 4 after sub-paragraph (5) there shall be inserted:

“(6)

“Mode A” means replying to an interrogation from secondary surveillance radar units on the surface to elicit transponder replies for identity and surveillance with identity provided in the form of a 4 digit identity code;

(7)

“Mode C” means replying to an interrogation from secondary surveillance radar units on the surface to elicit transponder replies for automatic pressure-altitude transmission and surveillance.”.