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U.S. Department 

of Transportation 

Federal Aviation 

Administration 

Advisory 

Circular 

Subject: Portable Oxygen Concentrators Date: DRAFT AC No: 120-95A 

Initiated by: AFS-200 Change: 

1. PURPOSE. 

a. General. This Advisory Circular updates information regarding the acceptance and use 

of passenger provided portable oxygen concentrators (POCs) on board aircraft. The infom1ation 

includes acceptance criteria, crewmember procedures and recommended training to ensure 

compliance with Department of Transportation (DOT) Part 382, 14 CFR 121 , 125 and 135 

regulations, and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) regulations 

regarding oxygen therapy during air carrier operations. This guidance is to be incorporated in the 

General Operations manual required by part 121 , § 121. 133; part 125, § 125.73; and part 135, 

§135.21. 

b. Who should read this AC? Certificate holders conducting operations under parts 121 , 

125 and 135, FAA personnel (such as aviation safety inspectors (ASI)) and others involved in 

the development and approval of flight attendant (F/A) training programs, as well as 

crewmembers and others involved in flight operations under parts 121 , 125 and 135 should be 

familiar with the contents of this AC. This AC may also be valuable to POC manufacturers, as 

well as operators and ASis associated with operations conducted under part 91 subpart K. 

2. PORTABLE OXYGEN CON CENTRA TOR BACKGROUND. 

a. Effects of altitude on passengers with pre-existing medical condition. Most 

passengers will not have an adverse reaction to flying in a pressurized cabin. However, some 

passengers with pre-existing medical conditions may need supplemental therapeutic oxygen. 

These conditions include: 

• Pre-existing respiratory disease (chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, including 

emphysema and asthma, pneumonia). 

• Anemia (anemia causes the bloodstream to have a limited capacity for oxygen). 

• Preexisting cardiac conditions. 

(1) Some passengers with long-term respiratory problems are on 

supplemental oxygen at home, usually low flow oxygen. 

(2) Molecular Sieve Oxygen Concentrators (MSOC) are marketed 

commercially as POC. These medical portable electronic devices (M-PEDs) 

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assist air travelers who require physician prescribed supplemental oxygen to 

perform daily activities, which include flying in commercial aircraft. 

(3) 14 CFR § 382.133 requires that air carriers conducting passenger 

service (on aircraft originally designed to have a passenger capacity of 19 or 

more seats) must permit someone with a disability to use a POC unless the 

device fails to meet applicable FAA requirements for Medical Portable 

Electronic Devices (M-PED) and does not display a manufacturer's label 

that indicates the device meets those FAA requirements. Although, until this 

[NPRM or final rule (if finalized as proposed)], the FAA did not require 

POCs to be labeled, currently all POCs listed in Special Federal Aviation 

Regulation (SF AR) No. 106 meet FAA requirements forM-PEDs as 

described in AC 91.21 B. POC acceptance standards and labeling 

requirements have been included in recent rulemaking (insert date of POC 

final rule). 1 

b. Safety Risk Assessment. When SF AR No. 106 was originally published, the FAA 

committed to establishing a single standard for all POC devices. Whenever possible, the FAA 

tries to regulate by creating performance-based standards rather than approving specific devices 

on a case-by-case basis. However, the FAA determined that the quickest way to serve both the 

passenger and the aircraft operator and to avoid creating circumstances that would stifle new 

technology, \Vas to allow the use of specific POCs approved by the FAA for use on aircraft and 

identified in SFAR No. 106, a special, temporary regulation. See 70 FRat 40157-40159. 

After evaluating the provisions contained in SF AR No. I 06, the relevant provisions of existing 

Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) ( 49 CFR parts 171-180), and a decade of accumulated 

knowledge and experience the FAA has gained with POCs, the FAA proposes to replace the 

POC case-by-case approval process with performance-based standards (acceptance criteria) as 

envisioned by the FAA at the time SF AR No. I 06 was developed. The proposed rule would 

specify POC acceptance criteria for POC use in part 121 , 125, and 135 operations. A 

manufacturer would then certify the device meets the FAA acceptance criteria by affixing a label 

for the life of the device that certifies the POC conforms to FAA acceptance criteria. 

Additionally, this proposed rule would prescribe limited operational requirements governing the 

use of POCs on board aircraft. The proposed requirements are discussed below. 

c. Acceptance Criteria for Portable Oxygen Concentrators. 

1 Pmtl21 ,§§ 121.285, 121.306, 121.574, 121.585, 121.589; part 125, §§ 125.183, 125.204, 125.219; part 135, §§ 

135.87.135.91, 135.129,135.144. Theseregulationsareavailableonlineat: 

hup://www .ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title 14/ 14tab 02.tpl 

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(1) FDA premarket clearance in response to a 51 O(k) submission as 

evidence the device may be marketed in the United States. 

(2) PHMSA determination that the POC does not contain hazardous 

materials. 

(3) Testing results that show the POC electromagnetic emissions fall 

below the threshold permitted by RTCA/D0-160E, Section 2 1, Radiated 

Emissions (RTCA/DO-l60E:2002 Category M (2 MHz- 1 GHz)). 

d. Use of Advisory Circulars. Since 2005, when the first SF AR No. 106 was published, the 

FAA has utilized the provisions in Advisory Circular (AC) No. 91.21-1 B Use of Portable 

Electronic Devices Aboard Aircraft and AC No.l 20-95 Portable Oxygen Concentrators to 

determine if a certain make and model of a POC was acceptable for use on board aircraft. 

(1) 14 CFR §§ 121.574, 125.219 and 135.91 , Oxygen for Medical 

Use by Passengers have been amended so as to establish acceptance criteria 

for POCs to be used when passengers present this type of M-PED for use on 

board aircraft. POC manufacturers that develop new POC devices will use 

the acceptance criteria in the Final Rule [insert date of final rule] to identify 

those models that meet the acceptance criteria for use on an aircraft and 

additionally, will place a label on the POC to easily identify these acceptable 

POC models to passengers and crewmembers. The POCs previously listed 

in SF AR No. 106 will not be affected by the amended rule. 

(2) AC No. 120-95, Portable Oxygen Concentrators, provided 

information to use as a resource for air carriers that developed and 

implemented voluntary programs to allow passengers to use POCs on board 

aircraft without additional testing required by 14 CFR §§ 9 1.21 , 121.306, 

125, 204 and 135.144. The amended rulemaking also relieves burdensome 

requirements to obtain a statement from the passenger's physician to permit 

the use of the POC. It also relieves burdens for domestic, flag, supplemental, 

commuter, and on-demand operators that will no longer be required to 

specifically have their flight crew members notified of the use of such POCs 

on board aircraft. Finally, the amended rulemaking relieves the burden for 

POC manufacturers, which are no longer required to petition for rulemaking 

and wait up to a year before these personal medical devices could be added 

to the list in SF AR No. 106 through the rulemaking process. 

e. Air Carrier Procedures. When tailored to specific aircraft and operators' procedures, the 

suggested guidelines presented in this AC provide a means to ensure compliance with the 

regulations. However, air carrier's approved procedures take precedence over the information in 

this AC. The importance of crewmember monitoring of passengers with medical devices to 

ensure the device meets the acceptance criteria and does not contain hazardous materials remains 

a necessary safety function. This task is complicated by the variety of placards and labels that 

have been voluntarily applied to identify 24 different POC models that were listed under SF AR 

No. 106. The current rule will ensure a standard process, allow the POC manufacturer's to "selfPar Page 3 
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certify" as to the performance standards of the POC and provide standardized verbiage on a 

placard or label that indicates an individual POC is acceptable tor use on board the aircraft. The 

roes identified under the amended rule have met and continue to meet the acceptance criterion 

that was previously described in SF AR No. 106. 

3. DEFINITIONS. 

a. Oxygen Delivery Methods. Oxygen is highly regulated as a prescribed medical 

treatment and as a dangerous good. Therapeutic oxygen is stored in two ways: 

• Oxygen can be frozen and stored in containers that resemble thermos bottles. 

• Oxygen can also be compressed and stored in cylinders under several thousand 

pounds of pressure. 

b. Compressed Oxygen Bottlesrranks. Air carriers may elect to provide physician 

prescribed compressed oxygen to passengers. Compliance with 14 CFR, part 121, § 121.574, 

part 125, § 125.219, or part 135; § 135.91 (as applicable) is required. Operators that elect to 

provide compressed oxygen for oxygen therapy must adhere to provisions established in the 

operator's maintenance program. Regulations do not allow passengers to provide their own 

oxygen tanks for use on board aircraft. Noncompliance with 14 CFR regulations may also result 

in entorcement under hazardous materials regulations contained in 49 CI::R. 

c. Hazardous Material Label for Oxygen. Insert Haz Mat Label for Oxygen (UN I 072/ 

Rx ONLY) OXYGEN. 

d. Liquid Oxygen. Oxygen turns from a gas into a liquid at -300 degrees F, a temperature at 

which it can be stored in reservoirs for home use and portable tanks, such as Helios (image) or 

the Escort at a pressure of about 21 pounds per square inch (psi). Liquid oxygen takes about 

10 percent of the space that is required by compressed oxygen. With the exception of 

Supplemental Type Certificated (STC) liquid oxygen delivery systems installed on board 

helicopter air ambulances (HAA) for patient use, the FAA Office of Hazardous Material Safety 

is unaware of any other operator, domestic or foreign, that provides liquid oxygen for passenger 

medical use during flight. The transportation of liquid oxygen is subject to regulatory 

requirements and must be approved by the FAA. U.S. hazardous materials regulations prohibit 

the transportation of liquid oxygen on both passenger and cargo aircraft. Improper transport of 

liquid oxygen can present a significant safety risk and operators can be liable for large civil 

penalties. 

e. Hazardous Material Label for Liquid Oxygen. Insert Haz Mat Label for Liquid 

Oxygen. 

f. Portable Oxygen Concentrator. A POC is a small, portable device that works by 

separating oxygen from nitrogen, and other gasses contained in ambient air, and dispensing the 

oxygen in a concentrated form to the user. The oxygen produced by a concentrator is between 90 

and 96 percent pure oxygen, whereas compressed and liquid oxygen are nearly I 00 percent pure. 

The roes use either rechargeable batteries or electrical power to operate. POCs briefly store a 

small quantity of oxygen until the POC either: 

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• Senses the user's inhalation and dispenses the oxygen (pulse technology) or 

• Delivers the oxygen in a continuous flow to the user. 

(1) POCs do not store oxygen in a significant quantity and therefore 

these medical units are not considered hazardous materials by the Pipeline 

and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). 

(2) They do not require the same level of special handling as 

compressed oxygen and are safe for use on board aircraft if certain 

conditions are met. 

FIGURE X. (Insert diagram) (how oxygen concentrator works) 

g. Recreational Oxygen or "Canned Oxygen". These products contain compressed 

oxygen and are marketed to airline passengers to help disembarking airline passengers recover 

from the effects of flying. Canned recreational oxygen products are forbidden in the aircraft 

(including carry-on baggage and in checked baggage by the PHMSA Hazardous Materials 

Regulations, 49 CFR 171-180 (the HMR) 

(http://www. faa.gov/about/office _ org/headquarters _ o ffices/ash/ash_programs/hazmat/regulation 

_policy/media/DGAB _20 14-0 1_ Canned_ Oxygen.pdf). 

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FIGURE X. (Insert picture) 

4. WHAT ACTION SHOULD FLIGHTCREW MEMBERS TAKE WHEN THEY ARE 

AWARE OF A PORT ABLE OXYGEN CON CENTRA TOR? The crew should provide flight 

specific information to assist the passenger's situational awareness. Frequently asked questions 

from passengers who travel with POCs include: 

a. Cruise Altitude. A POC is designed to operate at an altitude up to I 0,000 feet cabin 

altitude. 

b. Duration of Flight. This information helps the passenger determine if they have an 

adequate supply of battery packs for the entire length of the flight. The passenger, not the air 

carrier, is responsible to determine that they have an adequate power supply or the duration of 

the flight in case of a delay or diversion. 

c. Preflight Safety Assessment. Other information to assist with cabin crewmember 

preflight safety assessment. 

d. Impacts on Scheduled Flight Time. Explain how the crew will communicate irregular 

operations or unscheduled events that impact scheduled flight times such as, extended tarmac 

delays and or flight diversions. 

e. Air Carrier Stowage Procedures. Suggest that cabin crewmember(s) review Inflight 

Operations Manual for additional information and procedures for the stowage of POCs in the 

cabin. 

f. Air Carrier Procedures for Irregular Operations. Encourage cabin crewmembers to 

review Inflight Operations Manual procedures for irregular operations related to a POC such as 

an evacuation, malfunction of POC or impact of a loss of cabin pressure. 

5. WHAT ACTION SHOULD FLIGHT ATTENDANTS TAKE WHEN THEY ARE 

A WARE OF A PORTABLE OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR? 

a. Preflight Procedures. During the preflight cabin safety checks and/or when F/As advise 

passengers about the stowage of POCs, determine whether the device bears a label or is listed in 

the operator's crew manual. A POC manufactured prior to the date of this AC is listed by 

manufacturer, make and model in the operator's manual. Beginning on (insert effective date of 

final rule), POCs that may be used on aircraft must bear a label that states in red text: "The 

manufacturer of this portable oxygen concentrator has determined that this device conforms to 

all applicable FAA requirements for portable oxygen concentrator carriage and use on board 

aircraft." 

b. Previously Approved POCs. The label requirement described in in the previous 

paragraph and identified in§§ 121.574, 125.219 and 135.91 , does not apply to the following 

portable oxygen concentrators previously approved by the FAA for use on board aircraft prior to 

[insert effective date of final rule]. 

• AirSep FreeStyle 

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• AirSep LifeStyle 

• AirSep Focus 

• AirSep Freestyle 5 

• Delphi RS-00400 

• DeVilbiss Healthcare iGo 

• Inogen One 

• Inogen One G2 

• lnogen One G3 

• lnova Labs LifeChoice 

• lnova Labs LifeChoice Activox 

• International Biophysics LifeChoice 

• lnvacare XP02 

• Invacare Solo 2 

• Oxlife Independence Oxygen Concentrator 

• Oxus RS-00400 

• Precision Medical EasyPulse 

• Respironics EverGo 

• Respironics SimplyGo 

• SeQual Eclipse 

• SeQual eQuinox Oxygen System (model 4000) 

• SeQual Oxywell Oxygen System (model4000) 

• SeQual SAROS 

• VBox Trooper 

6. POCs AS CARRY-ON BAGGAGE AND STOWAGE. 

a. Exempt from the Carry-On Baggage Count. The POC is an assistive device. A bag 

that is filled with additional batteries that are required to power the POC during the flight could 

also be considered an assistive device under part 382. In this case, § 382.41 (d) applies. The rule 

states that carriers shall not count any assistive device brought into the cabin by a qualified 

individual with a disability, toward the limit for carry-on items, when it implements its carry-on 

baggage policies. 

b. Stowage. ln order for a POC to work efficiently, the air intake filter must not be blocked 

during use. Therefore the area around the POC should be clear of blankets, coats, and other 

pieces of carry-on baggage that may block the air intake filter. If the intake filter is blocked, 

two things will occur: 

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(1) The POC user is alerted by warning lights and/or audible alerts 

that the oxygen concentration in the POC output is insufficient. 

(2) When the temperature of the POC's internal components 

increases to a certain limit the POC will automatically shut down to prevent 

overheating. This happens because the POC is still trying to dispense 

oxygen. Again, the POC user will be alerted by warning lights and/or 

audible alerts. 

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c. Operational Considerations. Other points to consider with regard to stowage and use of 

POCs: 

(1) Provide a special briefing to ensure passengers are instructed on 

the proper way to stow the POC for critical phases of flight (taxi, take-off 

and landing). The POC must be placed underneath the seat in front of the 

POC user so that the user or user's attendant can see the warning lights 

and/or hear the audible warning. Placement directly under the POC user's 

seat and placement in a closed compartment would prohibit the user from 

seeing the warning lights, as well as possibly prohibit the user from hearing 

audible warnings. The POC should not be placed behind the user's legs or in 

the path used for egress. 

(2) Some POCs may be impossible to stow upright under the seat on 

some aircraft. This type of unit may be placed on its side to ensure proper 

stowage under the seat. 

(3) Federal regulations prohibit smoking on all scheduled passenger 

flight segments. However, if the operator permits smoking during en route 

portions of a charter flight, then no smoking is permitted within 10 feet of 

any row where a person is using a POC. 

( 4) Provide safety instructions to passengers about movement in the 

cabin, when the seat belt sign is turned off, while using a POC. 

(5) There is no danger posed by a POC that is operating during a loss 

of cabin pressure. However, when the cabin loses pressure (rapid or slow), 

POCs typically will not continue to meet the oxygen needs of the user at 

cabin pressure altitudes above 8,000-1 0,000 feet. This is because the 

ambient air pressure at higher altitudes makes the concentration of oxygen 

output of the POC too low to meet the POC user's prescribed therapeutic 

oxygen needs. 

(6) Consider providing a special briefing to passengers with a POC 

to ensure that they know to discontinue use of the POC when the oxygen 

masks deploy, as the oxygen masks provide supplemental passenger oxygen 

until the aircraft descends below 10,000 feet cabin pressure altitude. 

(7) Provide a special briefing to ensure that passengers with POCs 

know to "leave everything behind" including POCs, as well as carry-on 

baggage, in the event of an emergency evacuation. 

7. USE OF AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL POWER TO PROVIDE POWER TO A POC. 

There is no requirement for operators to provide aircraft electrical power to a POC user. If an 

operator chooses to provide electrical power to a POC user, then the operator should consider the 

following: 

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a. Procedures. Operators should provide policy and procedures for F/ As regarding the use 

of aircraft power outlets in the event of battery failure and/or the POC user doesn' t have enough 

batteries. 

b. Installation and Cabling. The operator must ensure the installation and cabling, up to 

the point where the passenger plugs in the POC, meets the airworthiness standards of 14 CFR 

part 23, part 25, §§ 25.1 301 , 25.1309, 25.1353, and 25.1357. These sections ensure that the 

wiring and circuit protection are sufficient for the intended use. These sections also ensure that 

the POC will not negatively affect aircraft power. 

c. Power Supply Systems. In developing POC programs, operators should refer to ANM0 1-111-165. This policy memorandum provides guidelines for the certification of power supply 

systems (PSS) installed in part 25 airplanes that are intended to be used with a portable electronic 

device (PED). This policy does not cover the approval of the use of these devices or any 

interconnecting means (adapters, cords, etc.) used to power such equipment on board an airplane. 

This guidance covers low voltage (e.g., nominal 15V DC) and high voltage (e.g., 11 OY AC, 60 

Hz, 220V AC, 50 Hz) systems. 

d. Electrical Outlets. Most electrical outlets on board aircraft are located in galleys, near 

emergency exits, and near F/Ajump seats. The FAA does not prohibit a POC user from plugging 

a POC power cord into an aircraft electrical outlet nor does the FAA require operators to allow a 

POC user to plug a POC power cord into an aircraft electrical outlet. However, operators should 

ensure that if a POC is plugged into an outlet, the location of the outlet does not cause the POC 

cord to become a tripping hazard for F/As or passengers during any phase of flight operations, 

including en route operations. 

e. Availability of Aircraft Electrical Power. Electrical outlets on board aircraft are 

considered non-essential equipment and are not required by the applicable certification or 

operational rules. In addition, electrical malfunctions in aircraft systems may require the power 

source to these outlets to be de-activated on the ground or in flight for the safety of the flight. If 

an electrical outlet is available, operable, and its location is appropriate for use as a POC power 

source, it may serve as a backup to POC batteries. In this case, the manufacturer's recommended 

procedures regarding the transition from battery to aircraft electrical power must be followed. In 

any event, POC users should never rely upon on board aircraft electrical power being available 

during a flight. 

8. POC USER'S RESPONSIBILITY. It is the POC user's responsibility to ensure that the 

POChe or she intends to use on an aircraft satisfies the acceptance criteria (as evidenced by the 

label) or is identified by manufacturer, make and model in the regulatory text. 

9. APPROVED POCs. Under SF AR No. I 06, the FAA approved twenty four (24) POC 

models for use on board an aircraft without additional air carrier testing to ensure compliance 

with 14 CFR §§ 121.306, 125.204, and 135.144. The amended rules grandfather the POC models 

formerly listed in SF AR No. I 06, and allow for passenger use of additional POCs that meet the 

acceptance criteria described in the final rule and are properly labeled. Test results for POCs 

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formerly listed in SF AR No. 106 can be found at the following link: 

http://www. faa.gov/about/initiatives/cabin _safety/portable_ oxygen/. 

10. PHYSICIAN'S STATEMENT. The FAA no longer requires passengers to obtain and 

present a physician's statement to the operator or pilot in command prior to POC use on board 

the aircraft. 

11. RELATED REGULATIONS (TITLES 14 AND 49 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL 

REGULATIONS (14 CFR AND 49 CFR)). 

• Part 121, §§ 121.285, 121.306, 121.333, 121.574, 121.585, 121.589; part 125, 

§§ 125.183, 125.204, 125.219; and part135, §§ 135.91, 135.87, 135.129, 135.144, 

135. 157 and part 382. These regulations are available online at: 

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html. 

• 14 CFR part 382 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel. 

http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/rules/382short.pdf. 

• Title 49 Transportation, Chapter 1-Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration, Department of Transportation Subchapter C-Hazardous Materials 

Regulations (HMR) ( 49 CFR parts 171-180). 

• Part 382, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of0isabi1ity in Air Travel, as amended 

http://airconsumer.ost.dot.gov/rules/ru1es.htm. 

12. RELATED MATERIAL. You can obtain the following documents from various public 

sources such as the World Wide Web, and/or from the Government entities or associations that 

published them. 

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• Chapters and sections ofF AA Order 8900.1, Air Transportation Operations Inspector's 

Handbook, that address cabin safety issues and emergency procedures 

http://fsims.faa.gov/ Advisory Circular AC 91.21-1 B - Use of Portable Electronic 

Devices Aboard Aircraft 

(http://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Advisory _ Circular/AC_91.21-l B. pdf). 

• Office of Aviation Medicine Technical Report, Comparison of Molecular Sieve Oxygen 

Concentrators for Potential Medical Use Aboard Commercial Airlines, dated June 1992 

(http://www. faa.gov/data _research/research/med _ humanfacs/oamtechreports/ 1990s/me 

dial AM92-22.pdf). 

• Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO) SAFO 11007 Preflight Communication and Checks 

after a Cabin Decompression Event 

(http://www. faa.gov/other _ visi t/aviation_industry/airline _operators/air! ine _ safety/safo/a 

ll_safos/media/2011/SAF011007.pdf). 

• SAFO 09018 Passenger/Crew DC Power Outlet installations 

(http://www. faa.gov/other _visit/aviation_ industry/airline_ operators/aid ine _ safety/safo/a 

ll_safos/media/2009/SAF009018.pdf). 

• SAFO 09013 Fighting Fires Caused By Lithium Type Batteries in Portable Electronic 

Devices 

(http://www. faa.gov/other _visit/aviation _industry/air! ine _operators/air! ine _ safety/safo/a 

II_ safos/media/2009/SAF0090 13 . pdt). 

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• Information for Operators (InFO) InFO 13005 Acceptance of Passenger Supplied 

Medical Oxygen Onboard Aircraft 

(http://www.faa.gov/other _visit/aviation _industry/airline_ operators/airline_ safety/info/a 

ll_infos/media/20 13/InFO l3005.pdt). 

• InFO 13010 Expanding Use of Passenger Portable Electronic Devices (PED) 

(http://www. faa.gov/other_ visit/aviation_ industry/airline_ operators/air! ine _safety/i nfo/a 

ll_infos/media/20 13/lnFO 1301 O.pdt). 

• FAA Aid to Operators for the Expanded Use of Passenger PEDS (SUP to 130 l 0) 

(http://www. faa.gov/other _visit/aviation_ industry/airline_ operators/airline_ safety/info/a 

ll_infos/media/20 13/InFO 1301 OSUP .pdf). 

• InFO 10009 Passenger Compliance with Crewmember Safety Instructions Regarding 

the Use of Portable Electronic Devices (PED) 

(http://www.faa.gov/other _visit/aviation _industry/airline_ operators/airline_ safety/info/a 

ll_infos/media/201 0/lnFO 1 0009.pdt). 

• InFO 09018 Stowage of Items in Seat Pockets 

(http:/ /www.faa.gov/other _visit/aviation_ industry/air! ine _ operators/airline_ safety/info/a 

ll_infos/media/2009/InF0090 18.pdf). 

• InFO 09006 Department of Transportation (DOT) Final Rule "Nondiscrimination on the 

Basis of Disability in Air Travel" and the Use of Respiratory Assistive Devices on 

Aircraft 

(http:/ lwvtw. faa.gov/other _visit/aviation_ industry/airline_ operators/air! ine _safety/info/a 

ll_infos/media/2009/inF009006.pdt). 

• InFO 07016 PHMSA Guidance on the Carriage of Batteries and Battery-Powered 

Devices 

(http://www.faa.gov/other _visit/aviation _industry/air! ine _operators/airline_ safety/info/a 

ll_infos/media/2007 /inF0070 l6.pdt). 

• Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 

• Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). 

• RTCA. RTCA develops consensus among diverse, competing interests on critical 

aviation modemization issues. For POC EMI evaluation, the FAA currently accepts as 

proof of non-interference, emissions test results provided by manufacturers showing a 

specific POC does not exceed certain maximum emissions thresholds established by 

RTCA in D0-160, Environmental Conditions and Test Procedures for Airbome 

Equipment. The agency has determined that Section 21 Category M of RTCA D0-160 

establishes safe and conservative emissions limits for electronic devices on board 

aircraft. RTCA and components of RTCA function as advisory committees in 

accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (F ACA), as 

amended, Public Law 92-463, 5 U.S.C. App. 2. RTCA membership is drawn from 

across the aviation industry. RTCA employs the expertise of the aviation community to 

generate recommendations in response to requests from the FAA to address a wide 

range of technical aviation issues or questions. RTCA generally provides 

recommendations (1) broad-gauged policy and investment priority recommendations 

used by FAA when considering policy and program decisions; and (2) minimum 

performance standards, reports, and guidance documents used by FAA in regulatory 

decisions and rulemaking. 

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• Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Aerospace Committee Standards from 

SAE International is used to advance mobility engineering throughout the world. 

SAE A- 1 0 Portable Oxygen Concentrator Working Group. The committee 

assembles data and information from users, suppliers, regulatory agencies and 

medical groups in the aeronautical oxygen field for the purpose of specifying 

standards and practices in the design and use of aviation oxygen equipment 

including POCs. Aviation Standard 8059 was issued 2012-06 Carry on Portable 

Oxygen Concentrators and On Board Oxygen Generating Systems (Molecular 

Sieve) (WIP) are available lor sale at the following link: 

http://standards.sae.org/as8059/ and http://standards.sae.org/air825/6/. 

• FAA Office of Security and Hazardous Materials Safety (ASH). 

JohnS. Duncan 

Director, Flight Standards Service 

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