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Sch 27ATSO-C1006 — Restraint system automated release device
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Schedule 27 ATSO-C1006 — Restraint system automated release device
(subsection 13.2 (1), table, item 7)
This Schedule applies to an article manufacturer in relation to a restraint system automated release device.
restraint means a tether, strop, cargo tie-down, seat belt or similar device, which includes its own manual release system.
restraint system automated release device or RSARD means a device that:
(a) is an add-on dual-purpose restraint-release device used in conjunction with a restraint and an anchor point in an aircraft; and
(b) keeps a person or an item restrained inside the aircraft during flight; and
(c) automatically activates to release the person or restrained item from the anchor point if the aircraft ditches or crashes into water; and
(d) is not aircraft type specific.
RTCA/DO-160G means the RTCA Document RTCA/DO‑160G called Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airborne Equipment, or a later version of RTCA Document No. DO-160, as existing from time to time.
3 Minimum performance standard — compliance with RTCA/DO-160G
The RSARD must comply with the standards in the provision of RTCA/DO‑160G mentioned in column 2 of an item of the following table in relation to the environmental conditions mentioned in column 1 of the item.
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margin-bottom:2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Item</span></p></td><td style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="TableHeading" style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Column</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">1</span></p><p class="TableHeading" style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Environmental conditions</span></p></td><td style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p class="TableHeading" style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Column</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">2</span></p><p class="TableHeading" style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Provision of RTCA/DO</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">‑</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">160G</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="width:11pt; font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">1</span></p></td><td style="border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Temperature and altitude</span></p></td><td style="border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Section 4, Category A2</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="width:11pt; font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">2</span></p></td><td style="border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Temperature variation</span></p></td><td style="border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Section 5, Category B</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="width:11pt; font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">3</span></p></td><td style="border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Humidity</span></p></td><td style="border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Section 6, Category B</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="width:11pt; font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">4</span></p></td><td style="border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Operational shocks and crash safety</span></p></td><td style="border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Section 7, Category A</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="width:11pt; font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">5</span></p></td><td style="border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Vibration</span></p></td><td style="border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Section 8, Category U, fuselage zone, unknown helicopter frequency</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="width:11pt; font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">6</span></p></td><td style="border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Waterproofness</span></p></td><td style="border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Section 10, Category W</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="width:11pt; font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">7</span></p></td><td style="border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Sand and dust</span></p></td><td style="border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Section 12, Category S</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="width:11pt; font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">8</span></p></td><td style="border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Salt fog</span></p></td><td style="border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Section 14, Category T</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="width:11pt; font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">9</span></p></td><td style="border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Radio frequency susceptibility</span></p></td><td style="border:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Section 20, Category R modified with an upper frequency limit of 12</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">GHz</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="width:5pt; font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; display:inline-block"></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">10</span></p></td><td style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Fire, flammability</span></p></td><td style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.03pt; padding-left:5.03pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:2pt; page-break-after:avoid; line-height:normal; font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Section 26, Category C</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table> ```