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Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)

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Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 93 : Corporate Aviation Operations and High Performance Aircraft

Subpart 7 : Flight Operations

Division Three : Cabin safety

93.07.31 Carriage of persons with disability

 

(1) All flight crew members shall be responsible for identification, seating position and handling of a passenger with disability.

 

(2) A CAO shall ensure that—
(a) a PIC is notified when a passenger with a disability is to be carried on board;
(b) a passenger with a disability is not seated in a same row or a row directly forward or aft of an emergency exit;
(c) individual briefing on emergency procedures is given to a passenger with a disability and his or her able-bodied assistant, appropriate to the needs of such passenger; and
(d) a person giving a briefing on emergency procedures shall enquire as to the most appropriate manner of assisting a passenger with a disability so as to prevent pain or injury to such passenger.

 

(3) Subject to the provisions of subregulation (4), a person with disability may be carried on a stretcher in an aircraft only if—
(a) a stretcher is secured so as to prevent it from moving under a maximum acceleration likely to be experienced in flight and in an emergency alighting such as ditching;
(b) such a person is secured by an approved harness to a stretcher or aircraft structure; and
(c) is accompanied by an able-bodied assistant.

 

(4) A person not licensed in terms of Part 138 of these regulations may carry a patient on a stretcher only in case of an emergency as provided for in regulation 91.07.19(4).

 

(5) Subject to the provisions of subregulation (6), a person with a certified mental disability may only be carried in an aircraft if—
(a) he or she is accompanied by an able-bodied assistant; and
(b) a medical certificate has been issued by a medical practitioner certifying that such a person with mental disability is suitable for carriage by air and that there is no risk of violence from such person.

 

(6) A CAO shall obtain a special permission from the Director before carriage of a person with a mental disability who, according to his or her medical history, may become violent.

 

(7) A passenger with a splinted or artificial limb may travel unaccompanied provided he or she is able to assist himself or herself.

 

(8) An affected limb or supporting aids of a passenger referred to in subregulation (7), may not obstruct an aisle or any emergency exit or equipment.