# Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1976 of 14 December 2018 laying down detailed rules for the operation of sailplanes as well as for the flight crew licensing for sailplanes pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Division: SAO.IDE.120 Life-saving and signalling equipment — flights over water

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The pilot-in-command of a sailplane operated over water shall determine, before commencing the flight, the risks to survival of any person carried in the sailplane in the event of ditching. In light of those risks, he or she shall determine whether there is a need to carry life-saving and signalling equipment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/1976/annex/II/division/subpart+ide/division/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-1976/annex-II/division-subpart+ide/division-5
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