NCO.IDE.A.170 Emergency locator transmitter (ELT)

(a) Aeroplanes shall be equipped with:

(1)  an ELT of any type, when first issued with an individual CofA on or before 1 July 2008;

(2)  an automatic ELT, when first issued with an individual CofA after 1 July 2008; or

(3)  a survival ELT (ELT(S)) or a personal locator beacon (PLB), carried by a crew member or a passenger, when certified for a maximum passenger seating configuration of six or less.

(b) ELTs of any type and PLBs shall be capable of transmitting simultaneously on 121,5 MHz and 406 MHz.