Flights over water — specific requirements
108.—(1)  Before a large aeroplane with a single engine is operated over water at a distance that is more than 30 minutes at cruise speed or 100 NM, whichever is lesser, from land suitable to make an emergency landing, the AOC holder must equip the aeroplane with —
(a)life rafts in accordance with paragraph (4); and
(b)equipment for making distress signals, as described in the Rules of the Air.
(2)  Where a large aeroplane with more than one engine —
(a)is incapable of maintaining level flight above the minimum flight altitude in the event of an engine failure; and
(b)is to be operated over water at a distance that is more than 30 minutes at cruise speed or 100 NM, whichever is lesser, from land suitable to make an emergency landing,
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the AOC holder must equip the aeroplane with —
(c)life rafts in accordance with paragraph (4); and
(d)equipment for making distress signals, as described in the Rules of the Air.
(3)  Where a large aeroplane with more than one engine —
(a)is capable of continuing flight without descending below the minimum flight altitude in the event of engine failure; and
(b)is to be operated over water at distance that is more than 120 minutes at cruise speed or 400 NM, whichever is lesser, from land suitable to make an emergency landing,
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the AOC holder must equip the aeroplane with life rafts in accordance with paragraph (4).
(4)  The life rafts provided in accordance with paragraphs (1)(a), (2)(c) and (3) —
(a)must be in sufficient numbers to carry all persons on board;
(b)must be of sufficient buoyancy and rated capacity to accommodate all occupants of the aeroplane in the event of a loss of one raft of the largest rated capacity;
(c)must be stowed so as to facilitate their ready use in the event of an emergency; and
(d)must be equipped with —
(i)equipment in accordance with the Third Schedule; and
(ii)such life‑saving equipment, including means of sustaining life, as is appropriate to the flight to be undertaken.
(5)  An AOC holder must ensure that every aeroplane with an MCTOM exceeding 27,000 kg is equipped with an underwater locating device —
(a)which automatically activates when underwater;
(b)which operates at a frequency of 8.8 kHz;
(c)which is capable of operating for a minimum of 30 days; and
(d)which is securely attached to an appropriate location on the aeroplane that is not the wings or the empennage.