PART 11Operations – general provisions
Marking of break-in areas63
1
This article applies to aircraft registered in the Isle of Man.
2
An operator must ensure that, if areas of the fuselage suitable for break-in by rescue crews in emergency are marked on an aircraft, the areas are marked in accordance with this article.
3
The markings on the exterior surface of the fuselage must show the areas (in this article referred to as “break-in areas”) the can, for the purposes of rescue in an emergency, be most readily and effectively broken into by persons outside the aircraft.
4
The break-in areas must be marked by right angled corner markings, each arm of which must be nine centimetres in length along its outer edge and three centimetres in width.
5
If the corner markings of the break-in area are more than two metres apart, intermediate lines nine centimetres by three centimetres must be inserted so that there is no more than two metres between adjacent marks.
6
The colour of break-in markings must be red or yellow, and if necessary they must be outlined in white to contrast with the background.
7
If instructions are marked on the break-in areas, the words “Cut Here in Emergency” must be marked across the centre of each break-in area in capital letters.
8
The markings required by this article must be—
a
painted, or affixed by other equally permanent means; and
b
kept clean and unobscured at all times.