For helicopters first issued with an individual CofA on or after 1 January 2016 and with a Maximum Certified Take-off Mass (MCTOM) of more than 7000 kgs, what is the required duration for retaining data on the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR)?
According to EASA/OPS, ANNEX IV (Part-CAT) SUBPART D: INSTRUMENTS, DATA, EQUIPMENT, "CAT.IDE. H.185 Cockpit voice recorder", Regulation (EU) 2015/2338, among others, is prescribed that:
(a) The following helicopter types shall be equipped with a cockpit voice recorder (CVR):
(1) all helicopters with an MCTOM of more than 7 000 kg; and
(2) helicopters with an MCTOM of more than 3 175 kg and first issued with an individual CofA on or after 1 January 1987.
(b) The CVR shall be capable of retaining the data recorded during at least:
(1) the preceding two hours for helicopters referred to in (a)(1) and (a)(2), when first issued with an individual CofA on or after 1 January 2016;
(2) the preceding one hour for helicopters referred to in (a)(1), when first issued with an individual CofA on or after 1 August 1999 and before 1 January 2016;
(3) the preceding 30 minutes for helicopters referred to in (a)(1), when first issued with an individual CofA before 1 August 1999; or
(4) the preceding 30 minutes for helicopters referred to in (a)(2), when first issued with an individual CofA before 1 January 2016.
(c) By 1 January 2019 at the latest, the CVR shall record on means other than magnetic tape or magnetic wire.
Therefore, the correct answer is "The preceding 2 hours".
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