[Regulation 121.07.33 Heading substituted by regulation 32(m) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
(1) | A person shall not operate an aircraft unless such aircraft i s equipped, as applicable, with— |
(a) | a seat or berth for 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; |
(d) | a child restraint device for carriage of each child and infant as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 121; |
(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 a 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 passengers 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 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 121.07.33 substituted by regulation 32(m) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]