Survival Equipment Required to be Carried on the Aircraft (Over Water Flight)
(1) All personnel aboard Army aircraft flown beyond glide distance of shore in a single engine aircraft, or a multi-engine aircraft without single engine capability, will wear a life preserver. All other aircraft will have life preservers readily available. Water activated life preservers are prohibited.

(2) Life rafts sufficient for all persons on board are required on all Army aircraft during flights made more than 30 minutes flying time or 100 nautical miles from the nearest shoreline.

(3) Helicopter aircrews performing over-water operations that are required to wear life preservers per paragraph 8-11f(1) should be shallow water egress trainer (SWET) or modular egress training simulator (METS) (commonly referred to as dunker) qualified, current, and carry an approved emergency breathing system (EBS). Aircrews performing deck landing operations will be SWET or METS qualified, current, and carry an approved EBS. Initial qualification and recur-rent training will be entered in the flight records during the annual closeout. Currency is defined as 4 years for this training, and this training should be completed at USAACE, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, or U.S. Coast Guard accredited or certified facility.

(4) Aviation unit commanders will develop a policy for the wear of appropriate anti-exposure suits based on environmental conditions when any portion of the flight is over water, and ambient water temperature for any portion of the flight is 60 degrees Fahrenheit or below. This policy will be reflected in the risk assessment performed for the flight and will include as a minimum—
(a) Type and number of aircraft being flown.
(b) Altitudes to be flown.
(c) Availability of search and rescue.
(d) Types of anti-exposure suits available.