GEN 1.5  AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT AND FLIGHT DOCUMENTS

1.5.1.  General

Commercial air transport aircraft in Cabo Verde must adhere to provisions of ICAO Annex 6 - Operation of Aircraft, Part 1 - International Commercial Air Transport - Aeroplanes, Chapter 6 (Aeroplane Instruments) and Chapter 7 (Aeroplane Communication and Navigation Equipment).

1.5.2.  Instruments and Equipment to be carried

1.5.2.1 Except when a Special Exemption has been granted by Air Traffic Services, aircraft flying within SAL OCENIC FIR / UIR shall be equipped with and maintain in operation SSR Transponder capable of responding to Mode A interrogations with 4096 codes and Mode C interrogations with Automatic Pressure Altitude information.
1.5.2.2 ACAS II - As required by ICAO SUPPS Doc 7030 / 4, ACAS II shall be carried and operated in the SAL OCENIC FIR / UIR by all aircraft that meet the following criteria:

  1. All civil fixed wing turbine - engine aircraft having a maximum take - off mass exceeding 15 000 KG, or a maximum approved passenger seating configuration of more than 30, will be required to be equipped with ACAS II.

  2. With effect from 1st January 2005, all civil fixed wing turbine - engine aircraft having a maximum take - off mass exceeding 5 700 KG, or a maximum approved passenger seating configuration of more than 19, will be required to be equipped with ACAS II.

1.5.2.3 Aircraft, other than State aircraft, operating on the RNAV routes described in ENR 3.3 within the SAL OCENIC FIR / UIR shall be equipped with, as a minimum, RNAV equipment meeting RNP 10 in accordance with the requirements set out in ICAO Doc 7030 Regional Supplementary Procedures.
1.5.2.4 Standard equipment is considered to be VHF, HF, VOR and ILS which shall be carried within SAL OCENIC FIR / UIR.
1.5.2.5 A local flying restriction is imposed upon aircraft in that they will not be accepted without two way radio communication.
1.5.2.6 Subject to the observances of the application, rules, conditions and limitations set forth in this document and in the legislation described in 1.5.2.2 foreign civil aircraft registered in any foreign country which at the time are a member of ICAO may be navigated in Cabo Verde.
1.5.2.7 Aircraft registered under the laws of foreign countries, not members of the ICAO, which grant reciprocal treatment to Cabo Verde aircraft and airmen, and the limitations applicable in the case of aircraft of ICAO member states.

1.5.3.  Equipment to be carried on all internal and on certain flights

1.5.3.1 On internal flights and on flights with single engined and multi engined aircraft which are not capable of maintaining prescribed minimum safe altitude in the event of engine failure, the signalling equipment in sub - section 1.5.4.21.5.3.2 shall be carried.
1.5.3.2  Signalling equipment

The following signalling equipment shall be carried:

  1. An emergency locator transmitter (ELT);

  2. Two signal flares of the day and night type;

  3. Eight red signal cartridges and a means of firing them;

  4. A signal sheet (minimum 1 x 1 M) in a reflecting colour;

  5. An electric hand torch.

1.5.3.3  Survival equipment

The following survival equipment shall be carried:

  1. A compass;

  2. A knife;

  3. A sleeping bag with a waterproof inner lining or a rescue blanket (Astron) per person;

  4. Four boxes of matches in waterproof containers;

  5. A ball of string;

  6. A cooking stove with fuel and the accompanying cooking and eating utensils.

1.5.4.  Flight Documents to be carried

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