Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Section 121.393

(4) For airplanes having a seating capacity of more than 100 passengers - 
two flight attendants plus one additional flight attendant for each unit
(or part of a unit) of 50 passenger seats
above a seating capacity of 100 passengers.
(b) If, in conducting the emergency
evacuation
demonstration
required
under Section 121.291 (a) or (b), the certificate
holder used more flight attendants
than is required under paragraph (a) of
this section for the maximum seating
capacity of the airplane used in the
demonstration, he may not, thereafter,
take off that airplane - 
(1) In its maximum seating capacity
configuration with fewer flight attendants than the number used during the
emergency evacuation demonstration;
or
(2) In any reduced seating capacity
configuration with fewer flight attendants than the number required by paragraph (a) of this section for that seating capacity plus the number of flight
attendants used during the emergency
evacuation demonstration that were in
excess of those required under paragraph (a) of this section.
(c) The number of flight attendants
approved under paragraphs (a) and (b)
of this section are set forth in the certificate holder-s operations specifications.
(d) During takeoff and landing, flight
attendants required by this section
shall be located as near as practicable
to required floor level exists and shall
be uniformly distributed throughout
the airplane in order to provide the
most effective egress of passengers in
event of an emergency evacuation.
During taxi, flight attendants required
by this section must remain at their
duty stations with safety belts and
shoulder harnesses fastened except to
perform duties related to the safety of
the airplane and its occupants.
[Doc. No. 2033, 30 FR 3206, Mar. 9, 1965]
EDITORIAL NOTE: For FEDERAL REGISTER citations affecting Section 121.391, see the List of CFR
Sections Affected, which appears in the
Finding Aids section of the printed volume
and at www.govinfo.gov.

Section 121.392 Personnel identified as flight
attendants.
(a) Any person identified by the certificate holder as a flight attendant on
an aircraft in operations under this
part must be trained and qualified in
accordance with subparts N and O of
this part. This includes:
(1) Flight attendants provided by the
certificate holder in excess of the number required by Section 121.391(a); and
(2) Flight attendants provided by the
certificate holder when flight attendants are not required by Section 121.391(a).
(b) A qualifying flight attendant who
is receiving operating experience on an
aircraft in operations under subpart O
of this part must be identified to passengers as a qualifying flight attendant.
[Doc. No. FAA-2008-0677, 78 FR 67836, Nov. 12,
2013]

Section 121.393 Crewmember
requirements
at stops where passengers remain
on board.
At stops where passengers remain on
board, the certificate holder must meet
the following requirements:
(a) On each airplane for which a
flight attendant is not required by
Section 121.391(a), the certificate holder must
ensure that a person who is qualified in
the emergency evacuation procedures
for the airplane, as required in Section 121.417,
and who is identified to the passengers,
remains:
(1) On board the airplane; or
(2) Nearby the airplane, in a position
to adequately monitor passenger safety, and:
(i) The airplane engines are shut
down; and
(ii) At least one floor level exit remains open to provide for the
deplaning of passengers.
(b) On each airplane for which flight
attendants are required by Section 121.391(a),
but the number of flight attendants remaining on board is fewer than required by Section 121.391(a), the certificate
holder must meet the following requirements:
(1) The certificate holder shall ensure
that:
(i) The airplane engines are shut
down;

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