GEN 1.5 AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT AND FLIGHT DOCUMENTS

1.5.1 General

All manned aircraft operating in Saudi Arabia must adhere to the applicable provisions of ICAO Annex 6 - Operation of Aircraft.

1.5.2 Special equipment to be carried

1.5.2.1. In addition to the above-mentioned, all manned aircraft operating within Saudi Arabia , must adhere to the provisions detailed below .
1.5.2.2. Each manned aircraft shall be equipped with at least:-
  1. A calibrated and adjusted magnetic compass;
  2. VOR/DME
  3. Mode C SSR transponder with 4096 codes;
  4. A personal or aircraft survival beacon;
  5. Radio equipment allowing two way radio communication with ATC when it is operatedin controled airspace; and
  6. Additional navigation equipment suitable for the route to be flown.

1.5.2.3 DME exceptions;

  1. When the DME required by paragraph 1.5.2.2 fails, the PIC of the aircraft must notify ATC immediately and may then continue operations to the next aerodrome of intended landing where repairs or replacement of the equipment can be made.
  2. A foreign civil aircraft may be operated within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia without DME when operated for the following purposes, and ATC is notified before each takeoff:
    1. Ferry flights to and from a place in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where repairs or alterations are to be made,
    2. Ferry flights to a new state of registry, or
    3. Ferry, demonstration, and test flight of an aircraft brought to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the purpose of demonstration or testing the whole or any part thereof.
1.5.2.4. No request for diplomatic clearance will be granted unless the request indicates that these requirements can be met

1.5.3 Equipment to be carried on certain flights

1.5.3.1. On all flights with single-engined and multi-engined aircraft which are not capable of maintaining the prescribed minimum safe altitude in the event of engine failure, the following emergency equipment shall be carried:
  1. Survival equipment, sufficient for the survival on the ground of each person on board, given the geographical area, the season of the year, and anticipated seasonal climatic variations, that provides the means of :
    • Starting a fire,
    • Providing shelter,
    • Providing or purifying water, and
    • Visually signaling distress (see paragraph 1.5.3.2 for recommended signaling equipment).
  2. Paragraph (a) of this section dose not apply to:
    • A balloon, aglider, a hang glider, a gyroplane, or an ultralight vehicle;
    • An aircraft that is operated within 25 NM of the aerodrome of departure and that has the capability of radio communication with a surface-based radio station for the duration of the flight;
    • An aircraft that is operated by an air operator, where the aircraft equipped with equipment specified the air operator’s operations manual; or
    • An aircraft is operated in ageographical area where, and at a time of year when, the survival of the persons on board is not jeopardized.
1.5.3.2. The following signalling equipment is recommended for operations in the Saudi Arabian environment:
  1. Two signal flares of the day and night type,
  2. Eight red signal cartridges and a means of firing them,
  3. A signal sheet (minimum 1 m by 1 m) in a reflecting color,
  4. A signal mirror, and
  5. An electric hand flashlight.

1.5.4 RESERVED

1.5.5 Airborne Collision Avoidance System (ACAS II) / Traffic alert and collission avoidance system (TCAS II)

All fixed-wing aeroplanes operating within JEDDAH FIR / Saudi Arabia airspace shall be equipped with an ACAS ll system All aircraft with new ACAS ll units installed after 1 January 2014 must comply with TCAS II Version 7.1. After 1 January 2017, all ACAS ll units must comply with TCAS Version 7.1.
1.5.5.1. Aircraft operating within the Jeddah FIR must be equipped with ACAS/TCAS ll in accordance with the provisions of ICAO Annex 6, ICAO Annex 10 Volume 4, and GACAR Part 91 (Appendix C). Crews of equipped aircraft must be trained in its use.
1.5.5.2. Pilots of transponder-equipped must ensure that their transponder is switched to ON/ALT (Mode C) at all times when airborne.
Note: ACAS/TCAS ll will not track and will not display:
  1. Non transponder equipped aircraft;
  2. Aircraft with an inoperable or non-operating transponder; or
  3. Aircraft operating a Mode A transponder

1.5.5.3 High Vertical Rate (HVR) Encounters

1.5.5.3.1. A TCAS Resolution Advisory (RA) may result from having a high vertical rate when approaching an assigned altitude or flight level when another aircraft is maintaining, or approaching, an adjacent altitude or flight level. To avoid RAs in these circumstances, the pilot of the climbing or descending aircraft should, where practicable, reduce the vertical rate to less than 1,500 FPM when within the last 1,000 FT of the assigned altitude or flight level, unless otherwise directed by ATC.
 
Note 1 : Pilots are not required to modify vertical speed for every level-off. This is not necessary and would introduce a significant increase in pilot workload. Company procedures should specify any additional guidance.
 
Note 2 : Pilots may become aware of the presence of an adjacent aircraft by several means, including:
  1. Visual acquisition;
  2. Information provided by ATC; or
  3. Traffic Advisory (TA).

1.5.6 Area navigation - RNAV

RESERVED

1.5.7 RNAV-5 Equipment for En-route Navigation

All aircraft, other than state aircraft (defined by ICAO as aircraft used by military, customs and police services), operating on Saudi Arabia RNAV designated ATS routes are to be equipped with the appropriate navigation equipment that meets or exceeds RNAV-5 requirements in accordance with ICAO DOC9613 performance based navigation (PBN)and applicable provisions of GACAR Part 91.
For aircraft operating on RNAV ATS routes located east of 04700E and south of 2150N or designated in the ATS table - ENR 3, the aircraft shall be certified for RNP operations and must carry multinavigation sensors including GNSS and DME/DME/IRU. The onboard system navigation shall demonstrate to meet applicable regulation as a primary means of navigation. Additional operational requirements to fly within these ATS routes are detailed at ENR 2.2.

1.5.7.1 Certification and approval requirements

To be eligible for RNAV-5 operations on-board navigation equipment will be required to provide En-route lateral track keeping accuracy of +/- 5 NM or better for 95% of the flight time.
The use of GNSS to perform RNAV-5 operations is limited to equipment approved to TSO-C129(), TSO-C 145(), or TSO-C 146() and which include the minimum system functions specified in ICAO DOC 9613 performance based navigation (PBN).
Where position information derived from GNSS is the only input to the RNAV system it is incumbent upon operators to confirm that the necessary coverage from GNSS is provided for the intended flight (route and time). The availability of GNSS integrity (Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (RAIM)) should be obtained from an on-board equipment function.