Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 135 : Air Transport Operations - Carriage of less than 20 passengers or cargoSubpart 5 : Aeroplane Instruments and Equipment135.05.13 Lifesaving equipment during flight over open water |
| (1) | No air service operator shall operate a aeroplane over water at a distance of more than 50 nm from shore, in any operation described in subregulation (2) unless there is carried on board one life jacket or equivalent individual flotation device for each person on board, stowed in a position easily accessible from each seat or berth occupied by such person. |
| (2) | The equipment prescribed in subregulation (1) applies to— |
| (a) | landplanes having two or more power-units, where in the event of the failure of one power-unit for aeroplanes having two power-units or two power-units for aeroplanes having three or more power-units, a ditching would be required; |
| (b) | for single-engine landplanes, when operating over water beyond gliding distance from the shore; or |
| (c) | when taking off or landing at an aerodrome where the aeroplane flight path is over water and in the opinion of the Director, should any mishap occur, there would be a likelihood of the aeroplane ditching into the water. |