Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Section 121.311

(1) Designed and constructed so that
it cannot be opened during flight; and
(2) Marked with a placard readable
from a distance of 30 inches and installed at a conspicuous location near
the means of opening the exit, stating
that the exit has been designed and
constructed so that it cannot be opened
during flight.
(l) Emergency exit features. (1) Each
transport category airplane manufactured after November 26, 2007 must comply with the provisions of Section 25.809(i) and
(2) After November 26, 2007 each
transport category airplane must comply
with
the
provisions
of
Section 25.813(b)(6)(ii) in effect on November
26, 2007.
(m) Except for an airplane used in operations under this part on October 16,
1987, and having an emergency exit
configuration installed and authorized
for operation prior to October 16, 1987,
for an airplane that is required to have
more than one passenger emergency
exit for each side of the fuselage, no
passenger emergency exit shall be
more than 60 feet from any adjacent
passenger emergency exit on the same
side of the same deck of the fuselage,
as measured parallel to the airplane-s
longitudinal axis between the nearest
exit edges.
(n) Portable lights. No person may operate a passenger-carrying airplane unless it is equipped with flashlight stowage provisions accessible from each
flight attendant seat.
[Doc. No. 2033, 30 FR 3205, Mar. 9, 1965]
EDITORIAL NOTE: For FEDERAL REGISTER citations affecting Section 121.310, see the List of CFR
Sections Affected, which appears in the
Finding Aids section of the printed volume
and at www.govinfo.gov.

Section 121.311 Seats, safety belts, and shoulder harnesses.
(a) No person may operate an airplane unless there are available during
the takeoff, en route flight, and landing - 
(1) An approved seat or berth for each
person on board the airplane who has
reached his second birthday; and
(2) An approved safety belt for separate use by each person on board the
airplane who has reached his second
birthday, except that two persons occupying a berth may share one approved

safety belt and two persons occupying
a multiple lounge or divan seat may
share one approved safety belt during
en route flight only.
(b) Except as provided in this paragraph, each person on board an airplane operated under this part shall occupy an approved seat or berth with a
separate safety belt properly secured
about him or her during movement on
the surface, takeoff, and landing. A
safety belt provided for the occupant of
a seat may not be used by more than
one person who has reached his or her
second birthday. Notwithstanding the
preceding requirements, a child may:
(1) Be held by an adult who is occupying an approved seat or berth, provided the child has not reached his or
her second birthday and the child does
not occupy or use any restraining device; or
(2) Notwithstanding any other requirement of this chapter, occupy an
approved child restraint system furnished by the certificate holder or one
of the persons described in paragraph
(b)(2)(i) of this section, provided:
(i) The child is accompanied by a parent, guardian, or attendant designated
by the child-s parent or guardian to attend to the safety of the child during
the flight;
(ii) Except as provided in paragraph
(b)(2)(ii)(D) of this section, the approved child restraint system bears one
or more labels as follows:
(A) Seats manufactured to U.S.
standards between January 1, 1981, and
February 25, 1985, must bear the label:
 - This child restraint system conforms
to all applicable Federal motor vehicle
safety standards. - 
(B) Seats manufactured to U.S.
standards on or after February 26, 1985,
must bear two labels:
(1)  - This child restraint system conforms to all applicable Federal motor
vehicle safety standards - ; and
(2)  - THIS RESTRAINT IS CERTIFIED FOR USE IN MOTOR VEHICLES AND AIRCRAFT -  in red lettering;
(C) Seats that do not qualify under
paragraphs (B)(2)(ii)(A) and (b)(2)(ii)(B)
of this section must bear a label or
markings showing:
(1) That the seat was approved by a
foreign government;

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