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Section 25.787

(h) Each seat located in the passenger compartment and designated for
use during takeoff and landing by a
flight attendant required by the operating rules of this chapter must be:
(1) Near a required floor level emergency exit, except that another location is acceptable if the emergency
egress of passengers would be enhanced
with that location. A flight attendant
seat must be located adjacent to each
Type A or B emergency exit. Other
flight attendant seats must be evenly
distributed among the required floorlevel emergency exits to the extent
feasible.
(2) To the extent possible, without
compromising proximity to a required
floor level emergency exit, located to
provide a direct view of the cabin area
for which the flight attendant is responsible.
(3) Positioned so that the seat will
not interfere with the use of a passageway or exit when the seat is not in use.
(4) Located to minimize the probability that occupants would suffer injury by being struck by items dislodged
from service areas, stowage compartments, or service equipment.
(5) Either forward or rearward facing
with an energy absorbing rest that is
designed to support the arms, shoulders, head, and spine.
(6) Equipped with a restraint system
consisting of a combined safety belt
and shoulder harness unit with a single
point release. There must be means to
secure each restraint system when not
in use to prevent interference with
rapid egress in an emergency.
(i) Each safety belt must be equipped
with a metal to metal latching device.
(j) If the seat backs do not provide a
firm handhold, there must be a handgrip or rail along each aisle to enable
persons to steady themselves while
using the aisles in moderately rough
air.
(k) Each projecting object that would
injure persons seated or moving about
the airplane in normal flight must be
padded.
(l) Each forward observer-s seat required by the operating rules must be
shown to be suitable for use in con-

ducting the necessary enroute inspection.
[Amdt. 25-72, 55 FR 29780, July 20, 1990, as
amended by Amdt. 25-88, 61 FR 57956, Nov. 8,
1996]

Section 25.787

Stowage compartments.

(a) Each compartment for the stowage of cargo, baggage, carry-on articles, and equipment (such as life rafts),
and any other stowage compartment,
must be designed for its placarded maximum weight of contents and for the
critical load distribution at the appropriate maximum load factors corresponding to the specified flight and
ground load conditions, and to those
emergency
landing
conditions
of
Section 25.561(b)(3) for which the breaking
loose of the contents of such compartments in the specified direction could - 
(1) Cause direct injury to occupants;
(2) Penetrate fuel tanks or lines or
cause fire or explosion hazard by damage to adjacent systems; or
(3) Nullify any of the escape facilities
provided for use after an emergency
landing.
If the airplane has a passenger-seating
configuration, excluding pilot seats, of
10 seats or more, each stowage compartment in the passenger cabin, except for under seat and overhead compartments for passenger convenience,
must be completely enclosed.
(b) There must be a means to prevent
the contents in the compartments from
becoming a hazard by shifting, under
the loads specified in paragraph (a) of
this section. For stowage compartments in the passenger and crew cabin,
if the means used is a latched door, the
design must take into consideration
the wear and deterioration expected in
service.
(c) If cargo compartment lamps are
installed, each lamp must be installed
so as to prevent contact between lamp
bulb and cargo.
[Doc. No. 5066, 29 FR 18291, Dec. 24, 1964, as
amended by Amdt. 25-32, 37 FR 3969, Feb. 24,
1972; Amdt. 25-38, 41 FR 55466, Dec. 20, 1976;
Amdt. 25-51, 45 FR 7755, Feb. 4, 1980; Amdt.
25-139, 79 FR 59430, Oct. 2, 2014]

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