Transoceanic flights to report the position every 15 minutes: CAA | Economy | FOCUS TAIWAN

Taipei, July 14 (CNA) – The Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) on Saturday announced changes to the rules that will require Taiwanese carriers to travel over oceans to signal their position all over the world. 15 minutes under certain conditions. The revised Aircraft Operating Rules state that beginning on November 8, all aircraft operations with a take-off weight of 45,500 kilograms of ocean lanes will be required to track aircraft at 15-minute intervals, According to the CAA, the new rule will allow airlines to more closely track the latitude, longitude and altitude of their aircraft, said Clark Lin (林俊良), director of the CAA flight.

Carriers will also have to ensure that the position of an aircraft can be determined at least once a minute when it is in distress, for example when there is smoke. The amendment is in line with the Global Aircraft Tracking Initiatives adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) following the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 on March 8, 2014 after took off from Kuala Lumpur.

ICAO has tightened global aviation standards after the disaster, when the plane disappeared in the hour following its takeoff to Beijing, Lin said. 19659004]. airlines will be required to follow the new rule to prevent a similar episode from happening again

Another security measure taken under the Aircraft Theft Regulations that came into force on January 1 requires that aircraft improve their security operations. a seating capacity greater than 19 and a take-off weight of 27,000 kg that will be operated over 400 nautical miles or more from the ocean, must install an underwater locator beacon that can operate automatically According to the new regulations, The tag, which must be attached to the body of the aircraft, will complement a traditional flight recorder, which is often at the tail of an aircraft, Lin said. 19659002] If a plane breaks in an accident, the tag will increase the chances of locating the plane, he said.

But there is a grace period for airlines to complete the change because they have to ask help them do it.

China Airlines and EVA Airways, the two main carriers in Taiwan, said they would follow any security improvements required by the aviation authorities.

(By Chen Wei-ting and Lee Hsin-Yin)
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