Equipment of aircraft

(1) An aircraft shall not fly unless it is so equipped as to comply with the law of the country in which it is registered, and to enable lights and markings to be displayed, and signals to be made, in accordance with this Order and any regulations made thereunder. (2) In the case of aircraft registered in the Colony the equipment required to be provided (in addition to any other equipment required by or under this Order) shall be that specified in such parts of the Fifth Schedule to this Order as are applicable in the circumstances and shall comply with the provisions of that Schedule. The equipment, except that specified in paragraph (3) of the said Schedule, shall be of a type approved by the Governor either generally or in relation to a class or aircraft or in relation to that aircraft and shall be installed in a manner so approved. (3) In any particular case the Governor may direct that an aircraft registered in the Colony shall carry such additional or special equipment or supplies as he may specify for the purpose of facilitating the navigation of the aircraft, the carrying out of search and rescue operations, or the survival of the persons carried in the aircraft. (4) The equipment carried in compliance with this Article shall be so installed or stowed and kept stowed, and so maintained and adjusted, as to be readily accessible and capable of being used by the person for whose use it is intended. (5) The position of equipment provided for emergency use shall be indicated by clear markings in or on the aircraft. In Civil Aviation 333 particular there shall be exhibited in a prominent position in every passenger compartment of every public transport aircraft registered in the Colony a notice stating where the lifejackets (if any) are to be found, and containing instructions as to how they are to be used. (6) All equipment installed or carried in an aircraft, whether or not in compliance with this Article, shall be so installed or stowed and kept stowed and so maintained and adjusted as not to be a source of danger in itself or to impair the airworthiness of the aircraft or the proper functioning of any equipment or services necessary for the safety of the aircraft. Fifth Schedule. (7) This Article shall not apply in relation to radio apparatus except that specified in the Fifth Schedule to this Order.