Section 121.803 14 CFR Ch. I (1-1-19 Edition) to provide emergency medical care or to establish a standard of care for the provision of emergency medical care. Section 121.803 Emergency medical equipment. (a) No person may operate a passenger-carrying airplane under this part unless it is equipped with the emergency medical equipment listed in this section. (b) Each equipment item listed in this section - (1) Must be inspected regularly in accordance with inspection periods established in the operations specifications to ensure its condition for continued serviceability and immediate readiness to perform its intended emergency purposes; (2) Must be readily accessible to the crew and, with regard to equipment located in the passenger compartment, to passengers; (3) Must be clearly identified and clearly marked to indicate its method of operation; and (4) When carried in a compartment or container, must be carried in a compartment or container marked as to contents and the compartment or container, or the item itself, must be marked as to date of last inspection. (c) For treatment of injuries, medical events, or minor accidents that might occur during flight time each airplane must have the following equipment that meets the specifications and requirements of appendix A of this part: (1) Approved first-aid kits. (2) In airplanes for which a flight attendant is required, an approved emergency medical kit. (3) In airplanes for which a flight attendant is required, an approved emergency medical kit as modified effective April 12, 2004. (4) In airplanes for which a flight attendant is required and with a maximum payload capacity of more than 7,500 pounds, an approved automated external defibrillator as of April 12, 2004. Section 121.805 Crewmember training for inflight medical events. (a) Each training program must provide the instruction set forth in this section with respect to each airplane type, model, and configuration, each required crewmember, and each kind of operation conducted, insofar as appropriate for each crewmember and the certificate holder. (b) Training must provide the following: (1) Instruction in emergency medical event procedures, including coordination among crewmembers. (2) Instruction in the location, function, and intended operation of emergency medical equipment. (3) Instruction to familiarize crewmembers with the content of the emergency medical kit. (4) Instruction to familiarize crewmembers with the content of the emergency medical kit as modified on April 12, 2004. (5) For each flight attendant - (i) Instruction, to include performance drills, in the proper use of automated external defibrillators. (ii) Instruction, to include performance drills, in cardiopulmonary resuscitation. (iii) Recurrent training, to include performance drills, in the proper use of an automated external defibrillators and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation at least once every 24 months. (c) The crewmember instruction, performance drills, and recurrent training required under this section are not required to be equivalent to the expert level of proficiency attained by professional emergency medical personnel. Subpart Y - Advanced Qualification Program SOURCE: Docket No. FAA-2005-20750, 70 FR 54815, Sept. 16, 2005, unless otherwise noted. Section 121.901 Purpose and eligibility. (a) Contrary provisions of parts 61, 63, 65, 121, 135, and 142 of this chapter notwithstanding, this subpart provides for approval of an alternative method (known as - Advanced Qualification Program - or - AQP - ) for qualifying, training, certifying, and otherwise ensuring competency of crewmembers, aircraft dispatchers, other operations personnel, instructors, and evaluators who are required to be trained under parts 121 and 135 of this chapter. 236 VerDate Sep<11>2014 08:20 May 17, 2019 Jkt 247048 PO 00000 Frm 00246 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\247048.XXX 247048