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§ 121.575 

(i) Is legally marketed in the United 

States in accordance with Food and 
Drug Administration requirements in 
title 21 of the CFR; 

(ii) Does not radiate radio frequency 

emissions that interfere with aircraft 
systems; 

(iii) Generates a maximum oxygen 

pressure of less than 200 kPa gauge 
(29.0 psig/43.8 psia) at 20 

°

C (68 

°

F); 

(iv) Does not contain any hazardous 

materials subject to the Hazardous Ma-
terials Regulations (49 CFR parts 171 
through 180) except as provided in 49 
CFR 175.10 for batteries used to power 
portable electronic devices and that do 
not require aircraft operator approval; 
and 

(v) Bears a label on the exterior of 

the device applied in a manner that en-
sures the label will remain affixed for 
the life of the device and containing 
the following certification statement 
in red lettering: ‘‘The manufacturer of 
this POC has determined this device 
conforms to all applicable FAA accept-
ance criteria for POC carriage and use 
on board aircraft.’’ The label require-
ments in this paragraph (e)(1)(v) do not 
apply to the following portable oxygen 
concentrators approved by the FAA for 
use on board aircraft prior to May 24, 
2016: 

(A) AirSep Focus; 
(B) AirSep FreeStyle; 
(C) AirSep FreeStyle 5; 
(D) AirSep LifeStyle; 
(E) Delphi RS–00400; 
(F) DeVilbiss Healthcare iGo; 
(G) Inogen One; 
(H) Inogen One G2; 
(I) Inogen One G3; 
(J) Inova Labs LifeChoice; 
(K) Inova Labs LifeChoice Activox; 
(L) International Biophysics 

LifeChoice; 

(M) Invacare Solo2; 
(N) Invacare XPO2; 
(O) Oxlife Independence Oxygen Con-

centrator; 

(P) Oxus RS–00400; 
(Q) Precision Medical EasyPulse; 
(R) Respironics EverGo; 
(S) Respironics SimplyGo; 
(T) SeQual Eclipse; 
(U) SeQual eQuinox Oxygen System 

(model 4000); 

(V) SeQual Oxywell Oxygen System 

(model 4000); 

(W) SeQual SAROS; and 
(X) VBox Trooper Oxygen Concen-

trator. 

(2) 

Operating requirements. 

Portable 

oxygen concentrators that satisfy the 
acceptance criteria identified in para-
graph (e)(1) of this section may be car-
ried or operated by a passenger on an 
aircraft provided the aircraft operator 
ensures that all of the conditions in 
this paragraph (e)(2) are satisfied: 

(i) 

Exit seats. 

No person operating a 

portable oxygen concentrator is per-
mitted to occupy an exit seat. 

(ii) 

Stowage of device. 

During move-

ment on the surface, takeoff and land-
ing, the device must be stowed under 
the seat in front of the user, or in an-
other approved stowage location so 
that it does not block the aisle way or 
the entryway to the row. If the device 
is to be operated by the user, it must 
be operated only at a seat location that 
does not restrict any passenger’s access 
to, or use of, any required emergency 
or regular exit, or the aisle(s) in the 
passenger compartment. 

[Doc. No. 12169, 39 FR 42677, Dec. 6, 1974, as 
amended by Amdt. 121–159, 45 FR 41594, June 
19, 1980; Docket FAA–2014–0554, Amdt. 121– 
374, 81 FR 33118, May 24, 2016] 

§ 121.575

Alcoholic beverages. 

(a) No person may drink any alco-

holic beverage aboard an aircraft un-
less the certificate holder operating 
the aircraft has served that beverage to 
him. 

(b) No certificate holder may serve 

any alcoholic beverage to any person 
aboard any of its aircraft who— 

(1) Appears to be intoxicated; 
(2) Is escorting a person or being es-

corted in accordance with 49 CFR 
1544.221; or 

(3) Has a deadly or dangerous weapon 

accessible to him while aboard the air-
craft in accordance with 49 CFR 
1544.219, 1544.221, or 1544.223. 

(c) No certificate holder may allow 

any person to board any of its aircraft 
if that person appears to be intoxi-
cated. 

(d) Each certificate holder shall, 

within five days after the incident, re-
port to the Administrator the refusal 

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