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§ 125.213 

holder was approved by the FAA 
through Type Certificate or Supple-
mental 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 accord-
ance with § 21.8(d) of this chapter or 
Technical Standard Order C–100b, or a 
later version. The child restraint de-
vice manufactured by AmSafe, Inc. 
(CARES, Part No. 4082) and approved 
by the FAA in accordance with 
§ 21.305(d) (2010 ed.) of this chapter may 
continue to bear a label or markings 
showing FAA approval in accordance 
with § 21.305(d) (2010 ed.) of this chapter. 

(D) Except as provided in 

§ 125.211(b)(2)(ii)(C)(

3

) and 

§ 125.211(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 har-
ness-type child restraint systems, and 
lap held child restraints are not ap-
proved 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 for-
ward-facing seat or berth; 

(B) The child must be properly se-

cured 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 pro-
hibitions apply to certificate holders: 

(1) Except as provided in 

§ 125.211(b)(2)(ii)(C)(

3

) and 

§ 125.211(b)(2)(ii)(C)(

4

), no certificate 

holder may permit a child, in an air-
craft, to occupy a booster-type child 
restraint system, a vest-type child re-
straint system, a harness-type child re-
straint system, or a lap held child re-
straint 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 occu-
pying a child restraint system fur-
nished by the child’s parent, guardian, 
or designated attendant provided: 

(i) The child holds a ticket for an ap-

proved 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 oper-
ating practices, determining the most 
appropriate passenger seat location for 
the child restraint system. 

(d) Each sideward facing seat must 

comply with the applicable require-
ments of § 25.785(c) of this chapter. 

(e) No certificate holder may take off 

or land an airplane unless each pas-
senger seat back is in the upright posi-
tion. Each passenger shall comply with 
instructions given by a crewmember in 
compliance with this paragraph. 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. 

(f) Each occupant of a seat equipped 

with a shoulder harness must fasten 
the shoulder harness during takeoff 
and landing, except that, in the case of 
crewmembers, the shoulder harness 
need not be fastened if the crew-
member cannot perform his required 
duties with the shoulder harness fas-
tened. 

[Doc. No. 19799, 45 FR 67235, Oct. 9, 1980, as 
amended by Amdt. 125–17, 57 FR 42674, Sept. 
15, 1992; Amdt. 125–26, 61 FR 28422, June 4, 
1996; Amdt. 125–48, 70 FR 50907, Aug. 26, 2005; 
Amdt. 125–51, 71 FR 40009, July 14, 2006; 71 FR 
59373, Oct. 10, 2006; Amdt. 125–64, 79 FR 28812, 
May 20, 2014] 

§ 125.213

Miscellaneous equipment. 

No person may conduct any oper-

ation unless the following equipment is 
installed in the airplane: 

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