Article 80 Survival equipment - non-commercial air transport flightsI1
United Kingdom
(1)
This article applies to any aircraft registered in the Territory that is flying for a purpose other than commercial air transport.
(2)
The pilot-in-command of an aircraft to which this article applies must be satisfied on reasonable grounds before take-off that the aircraft carries such additional equipment as the pilot-in-command reasonably considers necessary for the purpose of facilitating the survival of the persons carried in the aircraft.
(3)
In complying with paragraph (2), the pilot-in-command must have regard to the circumstances of the intended flight, including in particular the likelihood of ditching and the availability of search and rescue facilities.