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The Civil Aviation (Operation of Aircraft-General Aviation Aeroplanes) Regulations, 2018
26. Aeroplanes required to be equipped with Ground Proximity Warning Systems (GPWS).
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
26. Aeroplanes required to be equipped with Ground Proximity Warning Systems (GPWS).
(1)A person shall not operate a turbine-engined aeroplane of maximum certificated take-off mass in excess of 5 700 kg or authorized to carry more than nine passengers unless the aeroplane is equipped with a ground proximity warning system which has a forward-looking terrain avoidance function.(2)The ground proximity warning system required in subregulation (1) shall provide automatically a timely and distinctive warning to the flight crew when the aeroplane is in potentially hazardous proximity to the earth’s surface.(3)The ground proximity warning system required in subregulation (1) shall provide, at a minimum, warnings of at least the following circumstances—(a)excessive descent rate;(b)excessive altitude loss after take-off or go-around; and(c)unsafe terrain clearance.(4)The ground proximity warning system required in subregulation (1) contained in an aeroplane with an individual certificate of airworthiness that was first issued after the 1st January, 2011 shall provide, as a minimum, warnings of at least the following circumstances—(a)excessive descent rate;(b)excessive terrain closure rate;(c)excessive altitude loss after take-off or go-around;(d)unsafe terrain clearance while not in landing configuration;(f)flaps not in a landing position; and