Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)RegulationsCivil Aviation Regulations, 2011Part 91 : General Aviation and Operating Flight RulesSubpart 7 : Flight Operations91.07.19 Passenger seating |
| (1) | The owner or operator of an aircraft shall ensure that passengers are seated where, in the event that an emergency evacuation is required, such passengers may best assist and not hinder evacuation from the aircraft. |
| (2) | The owner or operator of an aircraft shall ensure that if a disabled passenger is carried together with other passengers, such passenger shall not be positioned in such a way that access to emergency exits is blocked. |
| (3) | Passengers may be carried in an aircraft, other than an air ambulance aircraft operated and equipped in terms of Part 138, on a stretcher only if such stretcher and the manner in which it is secured to the aircraft have been approved by the Director and the condition of the passenger does not require the attention of an aviation health care provider or require the passenger to be connected to any external medical equipment. |
| (4) | In the case of an emergency medical situation, where no air ambulance aircraft operated and equipped in terms of Part 138 can be made available within a reasonable time span at or near the place where the situation exists, an aircraft owner or operator may disregard subregulations (1), (2) and (3) in the interest of saving human life. |
| (5) | Any non-standard emergency transport in terms of subregulation (4) shall be reported by the operator to the Director on the appropriate form as described in Document SA-CATS 138, explaining the reasons for the deviation from regulation 91.07.19, within fourteen days of the flight having taken place. |