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title: "CAT.IDE.H.270 Megaphones — Part-CAT · Avioverse"
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# CAT.IDE.H.270 Megaphones

ANNEX IV (Part-CAT) · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

IR Implementing rule

## CAT.IDE.H.270 Megaphones

Helicopters with an MOPSC of more than 19 shall be equipped with one portable battery-powered megaphone readily accessible for use by crew members during an emergency evacuation.

IR · CAT.IDE.H.270 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC1 CAT.IDE.H.270 Megaphones

LOCATION OF MEGAPHONES

(a) The megaphone should be readily accessible at the assigned seat of a [cabin crew member](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/cabin-crew-member) or crew members other than flight crew.

(b) This does not necessarily require megaphones to be positioned such that they can be physically reached by a [crew member](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/crew-member) when strapped in a cabin crew member’s seat.

AMC · AMC1 CAT.IDE.H.270 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2014/015/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

[All rules in SUBPART D: INSTRUMENTS, DATA, EQUIPMENT](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-cat/subpart-d)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Mar 2026, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.