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FCC 87.199
Revised as of October 2, 2015
Goto Year:2014 |
2016
§ 87.199 Special requirements for 406.0-406.1 MHz ELTs.
(a) 406.0-406.1 MHz ELTs use G1D emission. Except for the spurious emission
limits specified in § 87.139(h), 406.0-406.1 MHz ELTs must meet all the
technical and performance standards contained in the Radio Technical
Commission for Aeronautics document titled “Minimum Operational Performance
Standards 406 MHz Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELT)” Document No.
RTCA/DO-204 dated September 29, 1989. The Director of the Federal Register
approves this incorporation by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C 552(a)
and 1 CFR part 51. Copies of this standard can be inspected at the Federal
Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC (Reference
Information Center) or at the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call
202-741-6030, or go to:
http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_loc
ations.html. Copies of the RTCA standards also may be obtained from the
Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics, Inc., 1150 18th Street NW.,
Suite 910, Washington, DC 20036.
(b) The 406.0-406.1 MHz ELT must contain as an integral part a homing beacon
operating only on 121.500 MHz that meets all the requirements described in
the RTCA Recommended Standards document described in paragraph (a) of this
section. The 121.500 MHz homing beacon must have a continuous duty cycle
that may be interrupted during the transmission of the 406.0-406.1 MHz
signal only.
(c) Prior to verification of a 406.0-406.1 MHz ELT, the ELT must be
certified by a test facility recognized by one of the COSPAS/SARSAT Partners
that the equipment satisfies the design characteristics associated with the
COSPAS/SARSAT document COSPAS/SARSAT 406 MHz Distress Beacon Type Approval
Standard (C/S T.007). Additionally, an independent test facility must
certify that the ELT complies with the electrical and environmental
standards associated with the RTCA Recommended Standards.
(d) The procedures for verification are contained in subpart J of part 2 of
this chapter.
(e) An identification code, issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), the United States Program Manager for the 406.0-406.1
MHz COSPAS/SARSAT satellite system, must be programmed in each ELT unit to
establish a unique identification for each ELT station. With each marketable
ELT unit the manufacturer or grantee must include a postage pre-paid
registration card printed with the ELT identification code addressed to:
NOAA/SARSAT Beacon Registration, NSOF, E/SPO53, 1315 East West Hwy, Silver
Spring, MD 20910-9684. The registration card must request the owner's name,
address, telephone, type of aircraft, alternate emergency contact, and other
information as required by NOAA. The registration card must also contain
information regarding the availability to register the ELT at NOAA's online
Web-based registration database at: http://www.beaconregistration.noaa.gov.
Further, the following statement must be included: “WARNING—failure to
register this ELT with NOAA before installation could result in a monetary
forfeiture being issued to the owner.”
(f) To enhance protection of life and property, it is mandatory that each
406.0-406.1 MHz ELT must be registered with NOAA before installation and
that information be kept up-to-date. In addition to the identification plate
or label requirements contained in § § 2.925 and 2.926 of this chapter, each
406.0-406.1 MHz ELT must be provided on the outside with a clearly
discernable permanent plate or label containing the following statement:
“The owner of this 406.0-406.1 MHz ELT must register the NOAA identification
code contained on this label with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), whose address is: NOAA/SARSAT Beacon Registration,
NSOF, E/SPO53, 1315 East West Hwy, Silver Spring, MD 20910-9684.” Aircraft
owners shall advise NOAA in writing upon change of aircraft or ELT
ownership, or any other change in registration information. Fleet operators
must notify NOAA upon transfer of ELT to another aircraft outside of the
owner's control, or any other change in registration information. NOAA will
provide registrants with proof of registration and change of registration
postcards.
(g) For 406.0-406.1 MHz ELTs whose identification code can be changed after
manufacture, the identification code shown on the plant or label must be
easily replaceable using commonly available tools.
[ 69 FR 32885 , June 14, 2004, as amended at 76 FR 17352 , Mar. 29, 2011; 79 FR 77918 , Dec. 29, 2014]
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