Criteria For Demonstration Of Emergency Evacuation Procedures Under JAR 29.803
(a) The demonstration must be conducted
either during the dark of the night or during
daylight with the dark of night simulated. If the
demonstration is conducted indoors during
daylight hours, it must be conducted inside a
darkened hangar having doors and windows
covered. In addition, the doors and windows of
the rotorcraft must be covered if the hangar
illumination exceeds that of a moonless night.
Illumination on the floor or ground may be used,
but it must be kept low and shielded against
shining into the rotorcraft’s windows or doors.
(b) The rotorcraft must be in a normal
attitude with landing gear extended.
(c) Safety equipment such as mats or
inverted liferafts may be placed on the floor or
ground to protect participants. No other
equipment that is not part of the rotorcraft’s
emergency evacuation equipment may be used to
aid the participants in reaching the ground.
[(d) Except as provided in paragraph (a) of]
this Appendix, only the rotorcraft’s emergency
lighting system may provide illumination.
(e) All emergency equipment required for
the planned operation of the rotorcraft must be
installed.
(f) Each external door and exit and each
internal door or curtain must be in the take-off
configuration.
(g) Each crewmember must be seated in the
normally assigned seat for take-off and must
remain in that seat until receiving the signal for
commencement of the demonstration. For
[compliance with this paragraph, each]
crewmember must be –
(1) A member of a regularly
scheduled line crew; or
(2) A person having knowledge of the
operation of exits and emergency equipment.
(h) A representative passenger load of
persons in normal health must be used as
follows –
(1) At least 25% must be over
50 years of age, with at least 40% of these
being females.
(2) The remaining 75% or less, must
be 50 years of age or younger, with at least
30% of these being females.
(3) Three life-size dolls, not included
as part of the total passenger load, must be
carried by passengers to simulate live infants
2 years old or younger, except for a total
passenger load of fewer than 44 but more than
19, one doll must be carried. A doll is not
required for a 19 or fewer passenger load.
(4) Crewmembers, mechanics, and
training personnel who maintain or operate
the rotorcraft in the normal course of their
duties may not be used as passengers.
(i) No passenger may be assigned a specific
seat except as the Authority may require. Except
[as required by paragraph (1) of this Appendix, ]
no employee of the applicant may be seated next
to an emergency exit, except as allowed by the
Authority.
(j) Seat belts and shoulder harnesses (as
required) must be fastened.
(k) Before the start of the demonstration,
approximately one-half of the total average
amount of carry-on baggage, blankets, pillows
and other similar articles must be distributed at
several locations in the aisles and emergency
exit access ways to create minor obstructions.
(l) No prior indication may be given to any
crewmember or passenger of the particular exits
to be used in the demonstration.
(m) The applicant may not practice,
rehearse, or describe the demonstration for the
participants nor may any participant have taken
part in this type of demonstration within the
preceding 6 months.
(n) A pre-take-off passenger briefing may
be given. The passengers may also be advised to
follow directions of crewmembers, but not be
instructed on the procedures to be followed in
the demonstration.
(o) If safety equipment, as allowed by
[paragraph (c) of this Appendix, is provided, ]
either all passenger and cockpit windows must
be blacked out or all emergency exits must have
safety equipment to prevent disclosure of the
available emergency exits.
(p) Not more than 50% of the emergency
exits in the sides of the fuselage of a rotorcraft
that meet all of the requirements applicable to
the required emergency exits for that rotorcraft
may be used for demonstration. Exits that are
not to be used for the demonstration must have
the exit handle deactivated or must be indicated
by red lights, red tape, or other acceptable
means placed outside the exits to indicate fire or
other reasons why they are unusable. The exits
to be used must be representative of all the
emergency exits on the rotorcraft and must be
designated by the applicant, subject to approval
by the Authority. If installed, at least one floor
level exit (Type I; JAR 29.807 (a) (l)) must be
used as required by JAR 29.807 (c).
(q) All evacuees must leave the rotorcraft
by a means provided as part of the rotorcraft’s
equipment.
(r) Approved procedures must be fully
utilised during the demonstration.
(s) The evacuation time period is
completed when the last occupant has evacuated
the rotorcraft and is on the ground.
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