Paragraph 4 Table of required equipment
The Table is as follows—
| Description of Aircraft | Circumstances of Flight | Scale of Equipment Required |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Aeroplanes | (a) flying for the purpose of public transport and— | A, B(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7), D and F(1) |
| (i) flying under Instrument Flight Rules except flights outside controlled airspace in the case of aeroplanes having a maximum take-off mass of not more than 1,150kg | E with E(4) duplicated and F | |
| (ii) flying by night— | ||
| (aa) in the case of aeroplanes which have a maximum take-off mass not exceeding 1,150kg | C and G | |
| (bb) in the case of aeroplanes which have a maximum take-off mass exceeding 1,150kg | C and G, E with E(4) duplicated and F | |
| (iii) flying over water beyond gliding distance from land | H | |
| (iv) on all flights on which in the event of any emergency occurring during the take-off or during the landing at the intended destination or any likely alternate destination it is reasonably possible that the aeroplane would be forced to land onto water | H | |
| (v) flying over water— | ||
| (aa) in the case of aeroplanes capable of continuing the flight to an aerodrome with the critical power unit becoming inoperative, at a greater distance from land suitable for making an emergency landing than that corresponding to 120 minutes at cruising speed or 400 nautical miles, whichever is the lesser or | H and K | |
| (bb) in the case of all other aeroplanes, at a greater distance from land suitable for making an emergency landing than that corresponding to 30 minutes at cruising speed or 100 nautical miles, whichever is the lesser | H and K | |
| (vi) having a certificate of airworthiness first issued (whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere) before 1st January 2002 | KK(1) or (2) | |
| (vii) having a certificate of airworthiness first issued (whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere) on or after 1st January 2002 | KK(2) | |
| (viii) on all flights which involve manoeuvres on water | H, J and K | |
| (ix) flying at a height of 10,000 feet or more above mean sea level— | ||
| (aa) having a certificate of airworthiness first issued (whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere) before 1st January 1989 | L1 or L2 | |
| (bb) having a certificate of airworthiness first issued (whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere) on or after 1st January 1989 | L2 | |
| (x) on flights when the weather reports or forecasts available at the aerodrome at the time of departure indicate that conditions favouring ice formation are likely to be met | M | |
| (xi) carrying out aerobatic manoeuvres | B(8) and (9) | |
| (xii) on all flights on which the aircraft carries a flight crew of more than one person | N | |
| (xiii) on all flights for the purpose of the public transport of passengers | Q and Y(1), (2) and (3) | |
| (xiv) on all flights by a pressurised aircraft | R | |
| (xv) flying over substantially uninhabited land areas where, in the event of an emergency landing, tropical conditions are likely to be met | U | |
| (xvi) flying over substantially uninhabited land or other areas where, in the event of an emergency landing, polar conditions are likely to be met | V | |
| (xvii) flying at an altitude of more than 49,000 feet | W | |
| (2) Turbine-jet aeroplanes having a maximum take-off mass of more than 5,700kg or pressurised aircraft having a maximum take-off mass of more than 11,400kg | flying for the purpose of public transport | O |
| (3) Turbine-engined aeroplanes having a maximum take-off mass of more than 5,700kg and piston-engined aeroplanes having a maximum take-off mass of more than 27,000kg except for such aeroplanes falling within paragraphs (4) or (5) which are— | ||
| (a) operated by an the holder of a national air operator's certificate; F1... or | flying on any public transport flight | P |
| (b) public transport aeroplanes for which application has been made and not withdrawn or refused for a certificate of airworthiness, and which fly under F2a Part-21 permit to fly, the A Conditions or under a certificate of airworthiness in the Special Category described in Part 2 of Schedule 3 | flying on any public transport flight | P |
| (4) Public transport aeroplanes for which there is in force a certificate of airworthiness and public transport aeroplanes for which an application has been made and not withdrawn or refused for a certificate of airworthiness, and which fly under a Part-21 permit to fly, the A Conditions or under a certificate of airworthiness in the Special Category described in Part 2 of Schedule 3 except for such aeroplanes falling within paragraph (5) which conform to a type first issued with a type certificate— | ||
| (a) (whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere) on or after 1st April 1971 and which have a maximum take-off mass of more than 5,700kg but of not more than 11,400kg; or | flying on any public transport flight | S(1) |
| (b) (whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere) on or after 1st April 1971 and which have a maximum take-off mass of more than 11,400kg but not more than 27,000kg; or | flying on any public transport flight | S(2) |
| (c) (whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere) on or after 1st April 1971 and which have a maximum take-off mass of more than 27,000kg but not more than 230,000kg; or | flying on any public transport flight | S(3) |
| (d) in the United Kingdom on or after 1st January 1970 and which have a maximum take-off mass of more than 230,000kg | flying on any public transport flight | S(3) |
| (5) Public transport aeroplanes for which there is in force a certificate of airworthiness and public transport aeroplanes for which application has been made and not withdrawn or refused for a certificate of airworthiness, and which fly under a Part-21 permit to fly, the A Conditions or under a certificate of airworthiness in the Special Category described in Part 2 of Schedule 3 for which an individual certificate of airworthiness was first issued (whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere) on or after 1st June 1990 and which have a maximum take-off mass of— | ||
| (a) not more than 5,700kg, are powered by two or more turbine engines and with a maximum approved passenger seating configuration of more than 9; or | flying on any public transport flight | S(4) |
| (b) more than 5,700kg but not more than 27,000kg; or | flying on any public transport flight | S(5) |
| (c) more than 27,000kg | flying on any public transport flight | S(6) |
| (6) Public transport aeroplanes— | ||
| (a) which conform to a type first issued with a type certificate (whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere) on or after 1st April 1971 and having a maximum take-off mass of more than 27,000kg; or | flying on any public transport flight | T |
| (b) which conform to a type first issued with a type certificate in the United Kingdom on or after 1st January 1970 and which have a maximum take-off mass of more than 230,000kg and for which there is in force a certificate of airworthiness; or | flying on any public transport flight | T |
| (c) having a maximum take-off mass of more than 27,000kg which conform to a type first issued with a type certificate on or after 1st April 1971 (or 1st January 1970 in the case of an aeroplane having a maximum take-off mass of more than 230,000kg) for which application has been made and not withdrawn or refused for a certificate of airworthiness, and which fly under a Part-21 permit to fly, the A Conditions or under a certificate of airworthiness in the Special Category described in Part 2 of Schedule 3 | flying on any public transport flight | T |
| (7) Aeroplanes powered by one or more turbine jets or one or more turbine propeller engines and which have a maximum take-off mass of more than 15,000kg or with a maximum approved passenger seating configuration of more than 30 | flying for the purpose of public transport | X(1) |
| (8) Aeroplanes which are powered by one or more turbine jets or one or more turbine propeller engines and which have a maximum take-off mass of more than 5,700kg but not more than 15,000kg or with a maximum approved passenger seating configuration of more than 9 but not more than 30 | flying for the purpose of public transport except when flying under and in accordance with the terms of a police air operator's certificate | X(1) |
| (9) Aeroplanes— | ||
| (a) powered by one or more turbo-jets and which have a maximum take-off mass of more than 22,700kg; or | flying by night for the purpose of the public transport of passengers | Z(1) and (2) |
| (b) having a maximum take-off mass of more than 5,700kg and which conform to a type for which a certificate of airworthiness was first applied for (whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere) after 30th April 1972 but not including any aeroplane which in the opinion of the CAA is identical in all matters affecting the provision of emergency evacuation facilities to an aeroplane for which a certificate of airworthiness was first applied for before that date; or | flying by night for the purpose of the public transport of passengers | Z(1) and (2) |
| (c) with a maximum approved passenger seating configuration of more than 19; or | flying by night for the purpose of the public transport of passengers | Z(1) |
| (d) having a maximum take-off mass of more than 5,700kg and which conform to a type for which a certificate of airworthiness was first applied for (whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere) after 30th April 1972 but not including any aeroplane which in the opinion of the CAA is identical in all matters affecting the provision of emergency evacuation facilities to an aeroplane for which a certificate of airworthiness was first applied for before that date; or | flying for the purpose of the public transport of passengers | Z(3) |
| (e) powered by one or more turbo-jets and which have a maximum take-off mass of more than 22,700kg; or | flying for the purpose of the public transport of passengers | Z(3) |
| (f) first issued with a type certificate (whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere) on or after 1st January 1958 and with a maximum approved passenger seating configuration of more than 19 | flying for the purpose of the public transport of passengers | Z(3) |
| (10) Aeroplanes— | ||
| (a) powered by one or more turbine jets | flying for the purpose of the public transport | AA |
| (b) powered by one or more turbine propeller engines and having a maximum take-off mass of more than 5,700kg and first issued with a certificate of airworthiness in the United Kingdom on or after 1st April 1989 | flying for the purpose of the public transport | AA |
| (11) Public transport aeroplanes | flying for the purpose of the public transport of passengers | Y(4) |
| (12) Helicopters and Gyroplanes | flying for the purpose of public transport and— | A, B(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) and F(1) and F(4) |
| (i) flying by day under Visual Flight Rules— | ||
| (aa) with the surface in sight | D | |
| (bb) when the surface is not in sight | E | |
| (ii) flying by day under Instrument Flight Rules— | ||
| (aa) with the surface in sight | E | |
| (bb) when the surface is not in sight | E with both E(2) and E(4) duplicated, F(2), (3) and (5) | |
| (iii) flying by night with the surface in sight— | ||
| (aa) in circumstances where one pilot is required | C, E with E(2) duplicated and either E(4) duplicated or a radio altimeter, F(2), (3), (5) and G | |
| (bb) in circumstances where two pilots are required | C, E, F(2), (3), and (5) and G for each pilot's station | |
| (iv) flying by night when the surface is not in sight | C, E with both E(2) and E(4) duplicated, F(2), (3), (5) and G | |
| (v) flying over water— | ||
| (aa) in the case of a helicopter carrying out Performance Class 2 or 3 operations or a gyroplane classified in its certificate of airworthiness as being of performance group A2 or B when beyond auto-rotational gliding distance from land suitable for an emergency landing | E and H | |
| (bb) on all flights on which in the event of any emergency occurring during the take-off or during the landing at the intended destination or any likely alternate destination it is reasonably possible that the helicopter or gyroplane would be forced to land onto water | H | |
| (cc) in the case of a helicopter carrying out Performance Class 1 operations or Performance Class 2 operations or a gyroplane classified in its certificate of airworthiness as being of performance group A2 when beyond 10 minutes flying time from land | E, H, K and T | |
| (dd) for more than a total of three minutes in any flight | EE | |
| (ee) in the case of a helicopter carrying out Performance Class 1 operations or Performance Class 2 operations or a gyroplane classified in its certificate of airworthiness as being of performance group A2 which is intended to fly beyond 10 minutes flying time from land or which actually flies beyond 10 minutes flying time from land, on a flight which is either in support of or in connection with the offshore exploitation or exploration of mineral resources (including gas) or is on a flight under and in accordance with the terms of a police air operator's certificate, when in either case the weather reports or forecasts available to the pilot in command of the aircraft indicate that the sea temperature will be less than plus 10ºC during the flight or when any part of the flight is at night | I | |
| (vi) flying on Performance Class 1 operations or Performance Class 2 operations over water beyond 10 minutes flying time from land and not required to comply with sub-paragraph (ix) | KK(2) | |
| (vii) flying on Performance Class 3 operations beyond auto-rotational or safe forced landing distance from land | KK(2) | |
| (viii) flying over land areas which have been designated by the State concerned as areas in which search and rescue would be especially difficult | KK(2) | |
| (ix) flying on Performance Class 1 operations or Performance Class 2 operations over water in a hostile environment at a distance from land corresponding to more than ten minutes flying time at normal cruising speed in support of or in connection with the offshore exploitation or exploration of mineral resources (including gas) | KK(3) | |
| (x) on all flights which involve manoeuvres on water | H, J and K | |
| (xi) flying at a height of 10,000 feet or more above mean sea level— | ||
| (aa) having a certificate of airworthiness first issued (whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere) before 1st January 1989 | L1 or L2 | |
| (bb) having a certificate of airworthiness first issued (whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere) on or after 1st January 1989 | L2 | |
| (xii) on flights when the weather reports or forecasts available at the aerodrome at the time of departure indicate that conditions favouring ice formation are likely to be met | M | |
| (xiii) on all flights on which the aircraft carries a flight crew of more than one person | N | |
| (xiv) on all flights for the purpose of the public transport of passengers | Y(1), (2) and (3) | |
| (xv) flying over substantially uninhabited land areas where, in the event of an emergency landing, tropical conditions are likely to be met | U | |
| (xvi) flying over substantially uninhabited land or other areas where, in the event of an emergency landing, polar conditions are likely to be met | V | |
| (xvii) with a maximum approved passenger seating configuration of more than nine and operating in a hostile environment | SS(8) | |
| (13) Helicopters and Gyroplanes— | ||
| (a) having a maximum take-off mass of more than 5,700kg and which conform to a type for which a certificate of airworthiness was first applied for (whether in the United Kingdom or elsewhere) after 30th April 1972 but not including any helicopter or gyroplane which in the opinion of the CAA is identical in all matters affecting the provision of emergency evacuation facilities to a helicopter or gyroplane for which a certificate of airworthiness was first applied for before that date; or | flying by night for the purpose of the public transport of passengers | Z(1) and (2) |
| (b) with a maximum approved passenger seating configuration of more than 19; or | flying by night for the purpose of the public transport of passengers | Z(1) |
| (c) which are public transport helicopters or gyroplanes for which there is in force a certificate of airworthiness and public transport helicopters or gyroplanes for which application has been made and not withdrawn or refused for a certificate of airworthiness, and which fly under a Part-21 permit to fly, the A Conditions or under a certificate of airworthiness in the Special Category described in Part 2 of Schedule 3; and— | ||
| (i) which have a maximum take-off mass of more than 2,730kg but not more than 7,000kg or with a maximum approved passenger seating configuration of more than 9 or both | flying on any public transport flight | SS(1) or SS(3) |
| (ii) which have a maximum take-off mass of more than 7,000kg | flying on any public transport flight | SS(2) or SS(3) |
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Sch. 6 para. 4 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 81(4)(a) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F2
Words in Sch. 6 para. 4 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 81(4)(b) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Notes on Schedule 6
Textual amendments
- F1
Word in Sch. 6 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 81(2) (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)