Section 29.855

14 CFR Ch. I (1-1-19 Edition)

(c) If smoking is to be prohibited,
there must be a placard so stating, and
if smoking is to be allowed - 
(1) There must be an adequate number of self-contained, removable ashtrays; and
(2) Where the crew compartment is
separated from the passenger compartment, there must be at least one illuminated sign (using either letters or
symbols) notifying all passengers when
smoking is prohibited. Signs which notify when smoking is prohibited must - 
(i) When illuminated, be legible to
each passenger seated in the passenger
cabin under all probable lighting conditions; and
(ii) Be so constructed that the crew
can turn the illumination on and off.
(d) Each receptacle for towels, paper,
or waste must be at least fire-resistant
and must have means for containing
possible fires;
(e) There must be a hand fire extinguisher for the flight crewmembers;
and
(f) At least the following number of
hand fire extinguishers must be conveniently located in passenger compartments:
Fire extinguishers

Passenger capacity
7 through 30 ..................................................
31 through 60 ................................................
61 or more .....................................................

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(Secs. 313(a), 601, 603, 604, Federal Aviation
Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1354(a), 1421, 1423, 1424),
sec. 6(c), Dept. of Transportation Act (49
U.S.C. 1655(c)))
[Doc. No. 5084, 29 FR 16150, Dec. 3, 1964, as
amended by Amdt. 29-3, 33 FR 969, Jan. 26,
1968; Amdt. 29-17, 43 FR 50600, Oct. 30, 1978;
Amdt. 29-18, 45 FR 7756, Feb. 4, 1980; Amdt.
29-23, 49 FR 43200, Oct. 26, 1984]

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Section 29.855 Cargo and baggage compartments.
(a) Each cargo and baggage compartment must be construced of or lined
with materials in accordance with the
following:
(1) For accessible and inaccessible
compartments not occupied by passengers or crew, the material must be
at least fire resistant.
(2) Materials must meet the requirements in Section 29.853(a)(1), (a)(2), and (a)(3)

for cargo or baggage compartments in
which - 
(i) The presence of a compartment
fire would be easily discovered by a
crewmember while at the crewmember-s station;
(ii) Each part of the compartment is
easily accessible in flight;
(iii) The compartment has a volume
of 200 cubic feet or less; and
(iv) Notwithstanding Section 29.1439(a), protective breathing equipment is not required.
(b) No compartment may contain any
controls, wiring, lines, equipment, or
accessories whose damage or failure
would affect safe operation, unless
those items are protected so that - 
(1) They cannot be damaged by the
movement of cargo in the compartment; and
(2) Their breakage or failure will not
create a fire hazard.
(c) The design and sealing of inaccessible compartments must be adequate
to contain compartment fires until a
landing and safe evacuation can be
made.
(d) Each cargo and baggage compartment that is not sealed so as to contain
cargo compartment fires completely
without endangering the safety of a
rotorcraft or its occupants must be designed, or must have a device, to ensure detection of fires or smoke by a
crewmember while at his station and
to prevent the accumulation of harmful quantities of smoke, flame, extinguishing agents, and other noxious
gases in any crew or passenger compartment. This must be shown in
flight.
(e) For rotorcraft used for the carriage of cargo only, the cabin area may
be considered a cargo compartment
and, in addition to paragraphs (a)
through (d) of this section, the following apply:
(1) There must be means to shut off
the ventilating airflow to or within the
compartment. Controls for this purpose
must be accessible to the flight crew in
the crew compartment.
(2) Required crew emergency exits
must be accessible under all cargo
loading conditions.

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