Section 121.311

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

(2) That the seat was manufactured
under the standards of the United Nations;
(3) That the seat or child restraint
device furnished by the certificate
holder was approved by the FAA
through Type Certificate or Supplemental Type Certificate; or
(4) That the seat or child restraint
device furnished by the certificate
holder, or one of the persons described
in paragraph (b)(2)(i) of this section,
was approved by the FAA in accordance with Section 21.8(d) of this chapter or
Technical Standard Order C-100b, or a
later version. The child restraint device manufactured by AmSafe, Inc.
(CARES, Part No. 4082) and approved
by the FAA in accordance with
Section 21.305(d) (2010 ed.) of this chapter may
continue to bear a label or markings
showing FAA approval in accordance
with Section 21.305(d) (2010 ed.) of this chapter.
(D)
Except
as
provided
in
Section 121.311(b)(2)(ii)(C)(3)
and
Section 121.311(b)(2)(ii)(C)(4),
booster-type
child restraint systems (as defined in
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
No. 213 (49 CFR 571.213)), vest- and harness-type child restraint systems, and
lap held child restraints are not approved for use in aircraft; and
(iii) The certificate holder complies
with the following requirements:
(A) The restraint system must be
properly secured to an approved forward-facing seat or berth;
(B) The child must be properly secured in the restraint system and must
not exceed the specified weight limit
for the restraint system; and
(C) The restraint system must bear
the appropriate label(s).
(c) Except as provided in paragraph
(c)(3) of this section, the following prohibitions apply to certificate holders:
(1)
Except
as
provided
in
Section 121.311(b)(2)(ii)(C)(3)
and
Section 121.311(b)(2)(ii)(C)(4), no certificate
holder may permit a child, in an aircraft, to occupy a booster-type child
restraint system, a vest-type child restraint system, a harness-type child restraint system, or a lap held child restraint system during take off, landing,
and movement on the surface.
(2) Except as required in paragraph
(c)(1) of this section, no certificate
holder may prohibit a child, if re-

quested by the child-s parent, guardian,
or designated attendant, from occupying a child restraint system furnished by the child-s parent, guardian,
or designated attendant provided - 
(i) The child holds a ticket for an approved seat or berth or such seat or
berth is otherwise made available by
the certificate holder for the child-s
use;
(ii) The requirements of paragraph
(b)(2)(i) of this section are met;
(iii) The requirements of paragraph
(b)(2)(iii) of this section are met; and
(iv) The child restraint system has
one or more of the labels described in
paragraphs
(b)(2)(ii)(A)
through
(b)(2)(ii)(C) of this section.
(3) This section does not prohibit the
certificate holder from providing child
restraint systems authorized by this
section or, consistent with safe operating practices, determining the most
appropriate passenger seat location for
the child restraint system.
(d) Each sideward facing seat must
comply with the applicable requirements of Section 25.785(c) of this chapter.
(e) Except as provided in paragraphs
(e)(1) through (e)(3) of this section, no
certificate holder may take off or land
an airplane unless each passenger seat
back is in the upright position. Each
passenger shall comply with instructions given by a crewmember in compliance with this paragraph.
(1) This paragraph does not apply to
seat backs placed in other than the upright position in compliance with
Section 121.310(f)(3).
(2) This paragraph does not apply to
seats on which cargo or persons who
are unable to sit erect for a medical
reason are carried in accordance with
procedures in the certificate holder-s
manual if the seat back does not obstruct any passenger-s access to the
aisle or to any emergency exit.
(3) On airplanes with no flight attendant, the certificate holder may
take off or land as long as the
flightcrew instructs each passenger to
place his or her seat back in the upright position for takeoff and landing.
(f) No person may operate a transport
category airplane that was type certificated after January 1, 1958, or a nontransport category airplane manufactured after March 20, 1997, unless it is

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