Section 125.211

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

(xvi) A 2-day supply of emergency
food rations supplying at least 1,000
calories a day for each person;
(xvii) One sea water desalting kit for
each two persons that raft is rated to
carry, or two pints of water for each
person the raft is rated to carry;
(xviii) One fishing kit; and
(xix) One book on survival appropriate for the area in which the airplane is operated.
(b) No person may operate an airplane in extended overwater operations
unless there is attached to one of the
life rafts required by paragraph (a) of
this section, an approved survival type
emergency locator transmitter. Batteries used in this transmitter must be
replaced (or recharged, if the batteries
are rechargeable) when the transmitter
has been in use for more than one cumulative hour, or, when 50 percent of
their useful life (or for rechargeable
batteries, 50 percent of their useful life
of charge) has expired, as established
by the transmitter manufacturer under
its approval. The new expiration date
for replacing (or recharging) the battery must be legibly marked on the
outside of the transmitter. The battery
useful life (or useful life of charge) requirements of this paragraph do not
apply to batteries (such as water-activated batteries) that are essentially
unaffected during probable storage intervals.
[Doc. No. 19779, 45 FR 67235, Oct. 9, 1980, as
amended by Amdt. 125-20, 59 FR 32058, June
21, 1994]

Section 125.211 Seat and safety belts.
(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 is at
least 2 years old; and
(2) An approved safety belt for separate use by each person on board the
airplane who is at least 2 years old, 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 paragraphs
(b)(1) and (b)(2) of this section, 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 for 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;
(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

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