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§ 135.129 

(C) Seats that do not qualify under 

paragraphs (a)(2)(ii)(A) and (a)(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 Na-
tions; 

(

3

) That the seat or child restraint 

device furnished by the certificate 
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 (a)(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 

§ 135.128(a)(2)(ii)(C)(

3

) and 

§ 135.128(a)(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). 

(b) Except as provided in paragraph 

(b)(3) of this section, the following pro-
hibitions apply to certificate holders: 

(1) Except as provided in § 135.128 

(a)(2)(ii)(C)(

3

) and § 135.128 

(a)(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 sys-
tem, a harness-type child restraint sys-

tem, or a lap held child restraint sys-
tem during take off, landing, and 
movement on the surface. 

(2) Except as required in paragraph 

(b)(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 

(a)(2)(i) of this section are met; 

(iii) The requirements of paragraph 

(a)(2)(iii) of this section are met; and 

(iv) The child restraint system has 

one or more of the labels described in 
paragraphs (a)(2)(ii)(A) through 
(a)(2)(ii)(C) of this section. 

(3) This section does not prohibit the 

certificate holder from providing child 
restraint systems authorized by this 
or, consistent with safe operating prac-
tices, determining the most appro-
priate passenger seat location for the 
child restraint system. 

[Doc. No. 26142, 57 FR 42676, Sept. 15, 1992, as 
amended by Amdt. 135–62, 61 FR 28422, June 
4, 1996; Amdt. 135–100, 70 FR 50907, Aug. 26, 
2005; Amdt. 135–106, 71 FR 40010, July 14, 2006; 
71 FR 59374, Oct. 10, 2006; Amdt. 135–130, 79 FR 
28812, May 20, 2014] 

§ 135.129

Exit seating. 

(a)(1) 

Applicability. 

This section ap-

plies to all certificate holders oper-
ating under this part, except for on-de-
mand operations with aircraft having 
19 or fewer passenger seats and com-
muter operations with aircraft having 
9 or fewer passenger seats. 

(2) 

Duty to make determination of suit-

ability. 

Each certificate holder shall de-

termine, to the extent necessary to 
perform the applicable functions of 
paragraph (d) of this section, the suit-
ability of each person it permits to oc-
cupy an exit seat. For the purpose of 
this section— 

(i) 

Exit seat 

means— 

(A) Each seat having direct access to 

an exit; and 

(B) Each seat in a row of seats 

through which passengers would have 

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