8. The Fifth Schedule to the principal Order is amended —| (a) | by inserting, immediately after sub-paragraph (iv) of item 1(c) in paragraph 4, the following sub-paragraph:| “(v) | in the case of helicopters, including those engaged in offshore or overwater operations |
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| | (b) | by inserting, immediately after sub-paragraph (v) of item 2(b) in paragraph 4, the following sub-paragraph:| “(vi) | in the case of helicopters |
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| | A, B, C, E with E(iv) duplicated, F and G”; |
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| | (c) | by deleting paragraph (c) of item 2 in paragraph 4 and substituting the following paragraph:| “(c) | in the case of flying machines when flying over water beyond gliding distance from land, or in the case of helicopters when flying over water beyond auto-rotational distance from land |
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| | | A, B, D, F(i) only, H and S(i)”; |
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| | (d) | by deleting sub-paragraph (ii) of item 2(e) in paragraph 4 and substituting the following sub-paragraphs:| “(ii) | in the case of helicopters engaged in offshore operations or overwater operations |
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| | | | (iii) | in the case of helicopters, when more than 10 minutes flying time*, from land and flying over water in a hostile environment |
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| | | A, B, D, F(i) only, H and J |
| | (iv) | in the case of all other flying machines, when more than 30 minutes flying time*, from aerodrome |
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| | | A, B, D, F(i) only, H and J”; |
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| | (e) | by deleting paragraph (iv) (including the Note) under Scale B in paragraph 5 and substituting the following paragraph and Notes:| “(iv) | For all aircraft on all flights a safety harness for each flight crew member seat in place of the safety belt referred to under Scale A. The safety harness shall incorporate a device which will automatically restrain the occupant’s torso in the event of rapid deceleration or incapacitation of the occupant. |
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| | | Note 1: Depending on the design, the lock on an inertia reel device may suffice for this purpose. |
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| | | Note 2: Safety harness includes shoulder straps and seat belt which may be used independently.”; |
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| | (f) | by inserting, immediately after the words “seat belts” in paragraph (v) under Scale B in paragraph 5, the words “or harnesses”; | | (g) | by deleting paragraph (ii) under Scale E in paragraph 5 and substituting the following paragraphs:| “(ii)(a) in the case of a helicopter, a bank and pitch indicator for every pilot and one additional bank and pitch indicator; or |
| | (b) in the case of any other flying machine, at least one gyroscopic bank and pitch indicator.”; |
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| | (h) | by deleting paragraph (i) under Scale G in paragraph 5 and substituting the following paragraph:| “(i) | At least 2 landing lights.”; |
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| | (i) | by deleting sub-paragraph (A) of paragraph (i)(i) under Scale J in paragraph 5 and substituting the following sub-paragraph:| “(A) | any readily distributable energy supplement with an energy value of about 400kJ; and”; |
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| | (j) | by inserting, immediately after paragraph (ii) under Scale J in paragraph 5, the following paragraph:| “(iii) | In the case of helicopters fitted with 2 life‑rafts, each life‑raft shall be able to carry all occupants in the overload state. The overload state is defined as a design safety margin of 1.5 times the maximum capacity.”; |
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| | (k) | by deleting paragraph (iii) under Scale T in paragraph 5 and substituting the following paragraph:| “(iii) | For each 4 or proportion of 4 persons on board, any readily distributable energy supplement with an energy value of about 400kJ.”; and |
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| | (l) | by deleting paragraph (iii) under Scale W in paragraph 5 and substituting the following paragraph:| “(iii) | For each 4 or proportion of 4 persons on board, any readily distributable energy supplement with an energy value of about 400kJ.”. |
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