2.1 The application of the provisions of these Guidelines is subject to the following
general requirements:
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.1 the Guidelines will be applied in their entirety;
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.2 the management of the company operating the craft exercises strict control over
its operation and maintenance by a quality-management system;footnote
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.3 the management ensures that only persons qualified to operate the specific type
of craft used on the intended route are employed;
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.4 the distances covered and the worst intended conditions (including minimum
required visibility) in which operations are permitted will be restricted by the
imposition of operational limits;
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.5 the craft will at all times be in reasonable proximity to a place of refuge;
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.6 adequate communications facilities, weather forecasts and maintenance
facilities are available within the area of operation;
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.7 in the intended area of operation there will be suitable rescue facilities
readily available;
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.8 areas of high fire risk such as machinery spaces and special category spaces
are protected with fire-resistant materials and fire-extinguishing systems to
ensure, as far as is practicable, containment and rapid extinguishing of fire;
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.9 efficient facilities are provided for the rapid and safe evacuation of all
persons into survival craft;
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.10 all passengers and crew are provided with seats; and
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.11 no enclosed sleeping berths for passengers are provided.
2.2 Categories and types of WIG craft
2.2.1 Passenger craft may be assisted craft category, as defined in 4.2, or unassisted
craft category, as defined in 4.42, depending on the characteristics of the craft and
the route which it serves.
2.2.2 The type designation for a craft, type A, type B or type C, relates to its
aerodynamic capabilities to perform limited flight outside the ground effect action
altitude and is unrelated to the category designation described in 2.2.1.