For the second time in three years the international requirements for ELT equipage are changing, but this time the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) promises that while the new rules will ensnare more airplanes than previous requirements, implementing them will be easier than before.
Starting on the rule’s effective date of July 1, private and commercial airplanes operating internationally (outside the U.S.) will need to carry at least one 406-MHz emergency locator transmitter, according to recently adopted ICAO standards. The rule also states that beginning on July 1 one “automatic” 406-MHz ELT must be carried on all international flights by commercial airplanes authorized to carry 19 passengers or fewer and private airplanes of any number of passenger seats that obtain their certificates of airworthiness after July 1. International operations of commercial airplanes authorized to carry more than 19 passengers and issued certificates of airworthiness after July 1 would have to be equipped with at least two 406-MHz ELTs, one of which must be automatic.
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