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title: "UAM.IDE.MVCA.330 Radio communication equipment — Part-IAM · Avioverse"
description: "The VCA shall be equipped with at least one radio communication system connected to the aircraft’s primary power supply and as many more radio…"
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-iam/subpart-d/uam-ide-mvca-330"
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# UAM.IDE.MVCA.330 Radio communication equipment

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

IR Implementing rule

## UAM.IDE.MVCA.330 Radio communication equipment

(a) The VCA shall be equipped with at least one radio communication system connected to the [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft)’s primary power supply and as many more radio communication systems as necessary for the type of operation to be conducted and the class(es) of airspace in which the operation shall take place.

(b) The radio communication equipment shall allow flight crews under normal operating conditions to:

(1) communicate with appropriate ground stations from any point on the route, including diversions;

(2) communicate with appropriate ATC stations from any point in controlled airspace within which flights are intended to be operated; and

(3) receive meteorological information.

(c) The radio communication equipment shall allow for communication on the 121,5 MHz aeronautical emergency frequency.

IR · UAM.IDE.MVCA.330 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2024/1111 · 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 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.