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

Regulations

Civil Aviation Regulations, 2011

Part 121 : Air Transport Operations - Carriage on Aeroplanes of more than 19 Passengers or Cargo

Subpart 7 : Flight Operations

Division Three : Cabin Safety

121.07.33 Seat, seat safety belt, harness and child restraint device and carriage of infant

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[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)]