Lighting Requirements
{"Image DocumentName": "Lighting Requirements", "Image ImageDescription": "140\u00b0 Red. Rotating light. White light. 110\u00b0 Strobes. Starboard. Taxi / Landing. light. As set out in CAR 196 part 13 division 4 and CAO Appendix V. A series of lights, Navigations lights ,a red light on the port wingtip, green light on the starboard wingtip these are projecting above and below the horizontal plane and through an angle from dead ahead through 110\u00b0 to their respective sides. There must be a white light on the tail which projects above and below the horizontal plane and rearward through an angle of 140\u00b0 which is equally distributed on the port and starboard sides. An anti-collision light, which may consist of either a red rotating light on the top of the fin and/or strobe lights on the wing tips. A taxi/landing light that will safely enable the pilot to avoid obstructions while taxiing, and to aid in the landing stage. Single landing light only required for private flight. From the moment that we begin to taxi on the maneuvering area the nav and collision lights must be active. DOK: CAAP Aircraft lighting \u2013 (refer to CAO appendix V). ! External lighting: - One landing light (or for Charter flights with passengers two landing lights or a lamp with two separately energised. filaments); - Position lights (red, green and white navigation lights); - Anti-collision light (a flashing light or rotating beacon). CAR 195 Compliance with rules about lights. (1) At night and in conditions of poor visibility, the operator and. the pilot in command of an aircraft must comply with the rules. in this Part requiring lights to be displayed in relation to the. aircraft. Penalty: 25 penalty units. (2) At night and in conditions of poor visibility, the operator and. the pilot in command of an aircraft must not allow to be. displayed other lights that are likely to be mistaken for the. lights required to be displayed under this Part. (3) The operator and the pilot in command of an aircraft must. ensure that the lights displayed are not dazzling. (4) If a light, which the rules of this Part require to be displayed by. an aircraft in flight, fails and the light cannot be repaired. immediately, the pilot in command of the aircraft must: (a) notify air traffic control immediately; or. (b) if this is not possible, land the aircraft as soon as it can be. landed without danger. (5) An offence against subregulation (1), (2), (3) or (4) is an. offence of strict liability. CAO Appendix V. Electric lighting equipment flight under the Instrument Flight Rules at night. (including night V.M.C.) The electric lighting equipment is: 1 Instrument illumination. illumination for all instruments and equipment, used by the flight crew, that are essential for the safe operation of the aircraft. The illumination shall be such that: all illuminated items are easily readable or discernible, as applicable; and. (b) its direct or reflected rays are shielded from the pilot\u2019s eyes; (c) its power supply is so arranged that in the event of the failure of the normal source of power, an alternative source is immediately available; (d) it emanates from fixed installations. 2 Intensity control. means of controlling the intensity of the illumination of instrument lights, unless it can be demonstrated that non-dimmed instrument lights are satisfactory under all conditions of flight likely to be encountered. 3 Landing lights. 2 landing lights except that, in accordance with the provisions of regulation 308 of the. Regulations, aircraft engaged in private and aerial work operations and charter operations not carrying passengers for hire and reward are exempted from this requirement provided that 1 landing light is fitted. Note A single lamp having 2 separately energised filaments may be approved as meeting the requirement for 2 landing lights. 4 Passenger compartment lights. lights in all passenger compartments. 5 Pilots\u2019 compartment lights. means of lighting the pilots\u2019 compartment to provide illumination adequate for the study of maps and the reading of flight documents. 6 Position and anti-collision lights. equipment for displaying the lights prescribed in regulation 196 of the Regulations. Note In accordance of the provision of subregulation 195 (1) of the Regulations, position and anticollision. lights shall be displayed at night and in conditions of poor visibility. 7 Emergency lighting. emergency lighting as specified in (Civil Aviation Regulations 1998) Part AD/General/4B Amdt 3 and a shock-proof electric torch for each crew member at the crew member station. 110\u00b0 Port.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}