| (1) | A person shall not operate an aircraft unless such aircraft is equipped, as applicable, with— |
| (a) | a seat or berth for each person who is aged 2 years or more; |
| (b) | a safety belt with or without a diagonal shoulder strap, or a safety harness, for use in each passenger seat for each passenger who is aged two or more; |
| (c) | a safety belt for use in each passenger berth; |
| (d) | a child restraint device for the carriage of each child and infant as prescribed in Document SA-CATS 127; |
| (e) | a safety harness for each flight crew member seat, incorporating a device which shall automatically restrain an occupant's torso in the event of rapid deceleration; and |
| (f) | a safety harness for each cabin crew member seat provided that a safety belt with one diagonal shoulder strap is permitted if fitting a safety harness is not practical. |
| (2) | A seat for cabin crew member shall, where possible, be located near floor-level emergency exit and any additional cabin crew member seat required shall be located such that a cabin crew member may best be able to assist any passenger in the event of an emergency evacuation: Provided such a seat shall be forward or rearward facing within 15° of the longitudinal axis of an aircraft. |
| (3) | If a PIC cannot see all the passenger seats in an aircraft from his or her own seat, a means of indicating to all passengers and cabin crew members that seat belts shall be fastened, shall be installed. |
| (4) | A safety harness or safety belt fitted in an aircraft shall have a single point release. |
| (5) | A passenger shall not be responsible for the safety of more than one infant on board aircraft. |
[Regulation 127.07.29 substituted by regulation 33(g) of Notice No. R.1503, GG45491, dated 15 November 2021 (Twenty-First Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2021)]
