GM to Definitions — Issue 1, Amendment 14

‘Guidance Material to Annex I (Definitions for terms used in Annexes II to VIII) to Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 — Issue 1, Amendment 14’

The Annex to ED Decision 2012/015/Directorate R of 24 October 2012 is amended as follows:

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GM1 Annex I Definitions

DEFINITIONS FOR TERMS USED IN ACCEPTABLE MEANS OF COMPLIANCE AND GUIDANCE MATERIAL

(…) (g) ‘Emergency locator transmitter (ELT)’ is a generic term describing equipment that broadcasts distinctive signals on designated frequencies and, depending on application, may be activated by impact or may be manually activated.for the purpose of search and rescue (SAR). The ELT may be activated by various conditions (e.g. manual activation, automatic detection of a distress situation, automatic detection of a crash impact, automatic detection of aircraft immersion into water, etc.). The ELT signals usually include signals that are intended to be detected by the international COSPAS-SARSAT programme, and homing signals that are intended to guide SAR teams to the ELT. (…)

GM2 Annex I Definitions

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

(…) ELT emergency locator transmitter ELT(AD) emergency locator transmitter (automatically deployable) ELT(AF) emergency locator transmitter (automatic fixed) ELT(AP) emergency locator transmitter (automatic portable) ELT(DT) emergency locator transmitter (distress tracking) ELT(S) survival emergency locator transmitter (…)