10.3.1 Health & Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) & Vibration Health Monitoring (VHM) system guidelines......................................................................................................................................................................73
10.3.2 Life rafts ....................................................................................................................................................................... 74
10.3.3 Helicopter flotation gear...........................................................................................................................................75
10.3.4 Cabin push-out windows, emergency lighting & seating layout......................................................................75
10.4 Fixed-wing equipment............................................................................................................................................75
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10 Aircraft equipment standards
10.1 Introduction & equipment fit tables
The equipment specification of all aircraft that are offered for use needs to be examined in detail to ensure that sufficient equipment is available for the tasks on which the aircraft will be used. This equipment is normally specified in the technical specification in the Invitations to Tender and sub-sequently, in the contract. The matrices for helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft are at Appendix 7. In this section information will be provided to help in addressing what equipment should be on board contract aircraft.
Note 1: This listed equipment may in some cases be unserviceable and deferred (if allowed in approved Minimum Equipment Lists (MEL)). In these cases it should be determined what impact that will have on contracted operations and a limit for being out of service set if authorized by the MEL.
Note 2: Where ad-hoc aircraft are brought onto an operation for short term use, e.g. to replace temporarily unserviceable contract aircraft or to meet short term surge requirements, they should as far as possible meet the long-term contract aircraft equipment requirements unless otherwise authorised by OGP Member Company’s Aviation Advisor.
When several aircraft of the same type are contracted, the cockpit layouts should be standardised wherever practically possible.
10.2 Minimum aircraft equipment – general
10.2.1 General description
Whilst regulatory authorities will not always require the carriage of the items of equipment described in the following sections in all aircraft, the requirements contained within this guide should be applied to aircraft engaged on service contracts to OGP Member Companies as detailed in Appendix 7.
10.2.2 Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs)
ELTs are to be carried on all aircraft, and in some areas, such as offshore UK, an automatic deploy-ment capability (ADELT) is mandatory. Ideally, such ELTs should be located in an area where they can easily be deployed or alternatively best protected in the case of an accident, e.g. dinghy packs and crew life jackets.
If automatically deployed, features should include crash switches, immersion switches, and the unit should be buoyant. If portable, they should have integral and self-deployable aerials.
With their worldwide coverage and enhanced features ELTs with a satellite (406 MHz) signal trans-mission is recommended. See also paragraph 12.4.2
10.2.3 Underwater location beacons
An example of the type of equipment commonly used by western operators is the Dukane (DK 100) beacon. With a six-year service life, the DK 100 once activated will “transmit” for a minimum period of 28 days. It is a requirement for the aircraft operator to have immediate access to receiving equipment and that this equipment may be quickly dispatched to the accident site. See also para-graph 12.4.2.
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