(1) |
A person shall not operate an aircraft unless such aircraft is equipped with— |
(a) |
a seat or berth for each person who is two years or older; |
(b) |
a safety belt with or without a diagonal shoulder strap, or a safety harness, for use in each passenger seat for each passenger who is two years or older; |
(c) |
a safety belt for use in each passenger berth; |
(d) |
a child restraint device for the carriage of each child and infant as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 135; |
(e) |
a safety harness for each flight crew member seat, incorporating a device which shall automatically restrain an occupant's torso in the event of rapid deceleration; and |
(f) |
a safety harness for each cabin crew member seat provided that a safety belt with one diagonal shoulder strap is permitted if the fitting of a safety harness is not practical. |
(2) |
A Seat for any cabin crew member shall, where possible, be located near floor-level emergency exit and any additional cabin crew member seat required shall be located such that a cabin crew member may best be able to assist any passenger in the event of an emergency evacuation: Provided such a seat shall be forward or rearward facing within 15° of the longitudinal axis of an aircraft. |
(3) |
If a PIC cannot see all the passenger seats in an aircraft from his or her own seat, a means of indicating to all passengers and cabin crew members that seat belts shall be fastened, shall be installed. |
(4) |
A safety harness and safety belt fitted in an aircraft shall have a single point release. |
(5) |
A passenger shall not be responsible for the safety of more than one infant on board an aircraft. |
[Regulation 135.07.38 inserted by regulation 36(i) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]