A B767 FLT CREW REPLACE A BROKEN AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR (AED) WITH AN ALTERNATE TYPE SO THAT THEY WERE LEGAL TO DEPART FROM A FOREIGN ARPT.

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BEFORE DEP; THE ACFT DEFIBRILLATOR WAS FOUND TO BE INOP. AFTER CONSULTING COMPANY AND MAINT; WE WERE APPROVED TO FLY USING DEFIBRILLATOR PROVIDED BY ARPT. FLT WAS NORMAL. DEFIBRILLATOR RETURNED THE NEXT DAY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 621015: THE PAX WERE NOTIFIED OF OUR DELAY; DURING WHICH WE FOUND OUR THERE WERE 4 DOCTORS ON BOARD. ONE DOCTOR WAS BROUGHT INTO THE CONVERSATION REGARDING OUR INOP AED. THE EGPF ARPT AUTHORITY FOUND AN AED ON THE FIELD THAT WE COULD BORROW FROM THE TRIP HOME. THE DOCTOR SEEMED VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND COMFORTABLE WITH THE SIT AND FELT THAT WE WERE MORE THAN COVERED SHOULD THE NEED ARISE TO USE THE AED. AFTER PROPER SIGNATURES WERE PUT IN THE LOGBOOK THE FLT LEFT ABOUT 2 HRS LATE. I'M SURE SOMEONE WILL BE CONSIDERING OTHER OPTIONS SO THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN; BUT I MIGHT SUGGEST THAT ALL INTERNATIONAL FLTS HAVE 2 AEDS ON THE ACFT OR ELSE HAVE AN EXTRA AED AT ALL INTERNATIONAL OPS. REQUIRING AED'S ON THE ACFT IS A GOOD IDEA; BUT THERE SHOULD BE SOME ALTERNATE PROC WRITTEN INTO THE FAR SO WE DON'T END UP CANCELING FUTURE FLTS. ALSO COM NEEDS TO BE UPDATED. IT STILL SAYS THE AED IS NOT REQUIRED FOR DISPATCH.