Communication equipment
95.—(1)  An AOC holder must ensure that every relevant aircraft is equipped with —
(a)radio communication equipment that is capable of providing continuous two‑way communication with an appropriate air traffic services unit or aeronautical telecommunication facility, and for receiving meteorological information, at any time during flight; and
(b)a headset with a boom or throat microphone.
(2)  The radio communication equipment required under paragraph (1) must provide for communication on the emergency frequency 121.5 MHz when necessary.
(3)  An AOC holder must not operate a relevant aircraft in defined portions of airspace or on a route where the appropriate air traffic services authority has specified a required communication performance for performance‑based communication unless —
(a)the aircraft is equipped to operate in accordance with the specified required communications performance; and
(b)the AOC holder has an approval granted by the Director-General of Civil Aviation under the Air Navigation (98 — Special Operations) Regulations 2018 for that purpose.