Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 127 : Commercial Helicopter Operations: Passengers Cargo and MailSubpart 5 : Helicopter Instruments and Equipment127.05.8 Life jackets and other floating devices |
| (1) | The provisions of regulations 91.04.24 to 91.04.27, both inclusive, apply mutatis mutandis to helicopters operated in terms of this Part. |
| (2) | Notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 91.04.24(1)(c), a Class 2 or Class 3 helicopter, operated in terms of this Part, shall, where a take-off or approach path is so disposed over water that in the event of a mishap there would be a likelihood of a ditching, be equipped with a life jacket or equivalent flotation device, stowed in a position easily accessible from each seat or berth of a person for whose use it is provided. |
[Regulation 127.05.8(2) substituted by regulation 33(c) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
| (3) | Notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 91.04.24(2)(b) and (c), a Class 1 or Class 2 helicopter, operated in terms of this Part, shall be equipped with the equipment specified in regulation 91.04.25 whenever such helicopter is operated over water at such a distance that, in the event of a mishap there would be likelihood of a ditching. |
[Regulation 127.05.8(3) substituted by regulation 33(c) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
| (4) | For offshore operations, life jackets shall be worn constantly during flight unless the occupant is wearing an integrated survival suit that includes the function of a life jacket. |
| (5) | The contents of the life rafts are specified in Document SA-CATS 127. |
| (6) | On a helicopter for which the individual certificate of airworthiness is first issued on or after 1 January 1991, at least 50 % of life rafts as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 91 shall be deployable by remote control. |
[Regulation 127.05.8(6) inserted by regulation 17(b) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]
| (7) | Life rafts which are not deployable by remote control, and which have a mass of more than 40 kg shall be equipped with some means of mechanically assisted deployment. |
[Regulation 127.05.8(7) inserted by regulation 17(b) of Notice No. R. 3170, GG48228, dated 17 March 2023 (Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2023)]