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# UAM.IDE.MVCA.180 Public address system (PAS)

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

Official sources: [EASA Easy Access Rules (opens in a new tab)](https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/document-library/easy-access-rules/easy-access-rules-air-operations) · [EUR-Lex 2012/965 (opens in a new tab)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32012R0965)

IR Implementing rule

## UAM.IDE.MVCA.180 Public address system (PAS)

The VCA shall be equipped with a PAS, unless the IAM operator is able to demonstrate that when in flight, the pilot’s voice is audible and intelligible at all passengers’ seats.

IR · UAM.IDE.MVCA.180 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2024/1111 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC1 UAM.IDE.MVCA.180 Public address system (PAS)

PAS SPECIFICATION

When required, the PAS should:

(a) operate independently of the crew interphone system except for handsets, headsets, microphones, selector switches and signalling devices;

(b) following a total failure of its primary electrical system, provide reliable operation for a minimum of 10 minutes.

AMC · AMC1 UAM.IDE.MVCA.180 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2025/010/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

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

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Mar 2026, extracted 2 Nov 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.