The Air Navigation (Isle of Man) (Amendment) Order 2016

Amendment to the Air Navigation (Isle of Man) Order 2015

6.  After article 32 (equipment of aircraft) insert—

Survival equipment

32A.(1) The pilot in command of an aircraft that is registered in the Isle of Man must be satisfied on reasonable grounds before take-off that the aircraft carries such additional equipment as the pilot in command reasonably considers necessary to facilitate the survival of the persons carried in the aircraft.

(2) In complying with paragraph (1) the pilot in command must have regard to the circumstances of the intended flight, including, in particular, the likelihood of ditching and the availability of search and rescue facilities..