| (1) |
An aircraft shall only be operated if it is equipped, where applicable, with— |
| (a) |
a seat or berth for carriage of each person who is aged two years or more; |
| (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 aged two or more; |
| (c) |
a safety belt for use in each passenger berth a child restraint device for carriage of each child and infant as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 93; |
| (d) |
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 |
| (e) |
a safety harness for each cabin crew member seat provided that a safety belt with one diagonal shoulder strap is permitted if fitting a safety harness is not reasonably practical. |
| (2) |
A seat for any cabin crew member shall, where possible, be located near a 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 PIG 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 should be fastened, shall be installed. |
| (4) |
A safety harness and safety belt shall have a single point release. |
| (5) |
A passenger shall not be responsible for the safety of more than one infant on board aircraft. |
[Regulation 93.07.30 substituted by regulation 22(i) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
Older Persons Act, 2006
