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Regulation 85

of Air Navigation (135 — Commercial Air Transport by Helicopters and Small Aeroplanes) Regulations 2018

Regulation 85

Marking of exits and break-in areas

Subregulation 1

An AOC holder must ensure that —

(a)

every exit from a relevant aircraft is marked with —

(i)

a universal symbolic exit sign approved by the Director‑General of Civil Aviation or the words “EXIT” or “EMERGENCY EXIT”; and

(ii)

instructions in English and diagrams to indicate the correct method of opening the exit;

(b)

the markings required under sub‑paragraph (a) —

(i)

are red or green in colour;

(ii)

are placed on or near the inside surface of the door or other closure of the exit; and

(iii)

if the exit can be opened from the outside of the aircraft, are also placed on or near the exterior surface.

Subregulation 2

An AOC holder must ensure that every exit from a relevant aircraft that is intended to be used by passengers in an emergency is marked on the exterior of the aircraft by a band outlining the exit that —

(a)

is not less than 5 cm in width; and

(b)

is in a colour that clearly contrasts with the background on which the marking appears.

Subregulation 3

An AOC holder must ensure that every area of the aircraft fuselage of a relevant aircraft that is suitable for break‑in by rescue crews in the event of an emergency (called in this regulation a break‑in area) —

(a)

is rectangular in shape;

(b)

is marked on the exterior surface of the aircraft’s fuselage by right-angled corner markings, each arm of which is 10 cm in length along the outer edge and 3 cm in width; and

(c)

is marked across the centre with the words “CUT HERE IN EMERGENCY”.

Subregulation 4

When a break-in area marked in accordance with paragraph (3) has corner markings that are more than 2 m apart, the AOC holder for that aircraft must ensure that the break‑in area is marked with intermediate lines 10 cm in length and 3 cm in width such that the distance between adjacent markings does not exceed 2 m.

Subregulation 5

An AOC holder must ensure that, apart from a marking required under paragraph (1) or (2), every marking required under this regulation —

(a)

is red in colour; and

(b)

in any case where the colour of the adjacent background renders the red marking not readily visible, is outlined in white or some other contrasting colour in such a manner as to render the marking readily visible.

Subregulation 6

An AOC holder must ensure that every marking required under this regulation —

(a)

is painted or affixed by other equally permanent means; and

(b)

is kept clean and unobscured at all times.

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