Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Section 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 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 (a)(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 135.128(a)(2)(ii)(C)(3)
and
Section 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 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).
(b) Except as provided in paragraph
(b)(3) of this section, the following prohibitions apply to certificate holders:
(1) Except as provided in Section 135.128
(a)(2)(ii)(C)(3)
and
Section 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 system, a harness-type child restraint sys-

tem, or a lap held child restraint system 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 requested 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
(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 practices, determining the most appropriate 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]

Section 135.129 Exit seating.
(a)(1) Applicability. This section applies to all certificate holders operating under this part, except for on-demand operations with aircraft having
19 or fewer passenger seats and commuter operations with aircraft having
9 or fewer passenger seats.
(2) Duty to make determination of suitability. Each certificate holder shall determine, to the extent necessary to
perform the applicable functions of
paragraph (d) of this section, the suitability of each person it permits to occupy 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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