**Request to Use CARES Child Restraint System for Larger/Older Persons**

I am writing to request an exemption from 14 CFR § 121.311(b) to the extent required for Timothy Blake Crossman to be able to use an FAA Approved Child Restraint Sy stem even though he exceeds the weight limits for the CRS. In addition, if my petition is granted, I request that an y air carrier or commercial operator operating under part 121 while Timothy is aboard its aircraft is granted an exemption from 14 CFR § 121.311(b)(2)(iii)(B) to the extent necessary to allow Timothy to exceed the specified weight limit for an FAA

- approved child restraint s ys tem during use of that child restraint sy stem aboard an aircraft. I believe the pertinent section from 14 CFR part 121 from which we seek r elief is Section 121.311 Seats, safet y belts, and shoulder harnesses. My son is 25 year’s old, weighs 66 pounds, and is 4 feet 10 inches tall. My **son’s** phy sical condition is as follows ; cerebral pals y with spastic quadriplegia . As a result of his phy sical condition, he needs the support and security provided by

an FAA Approved Child Restraint, but because of his weight is incapable of compliance with the regulation. I am also submitting the following contact information:
Trevor Crossman
1 8 Hargrave S treet, Semaphore, South Australia 5019

. AUSTRALIA and email address xman18@bigpond.com These are the address and email address of the parent/guardian. I understand that the regulation is written to create a high level of safet y for each individual passenger b y ensuring that they are securel y restrained in their seats during all phases of flight. The regulation also ensures that an individual does not cause harm to other passengers on the airplane b y being thr own into them during turbulent or emergency conditions. I propose that Timothy

Crossman be allowed to occupy an FAA Approved Child Restraint (CARES, manufactured by AmSafe, Inc.), even though he exceeds the manufacturer’s weight limits. This ensures a high level of safety for Timothy and a high level of safet y for the other passengers and crew on the airplane. In fact, in Timothy ’s case, safet y is greatly enhanced b y the extra support and security that the FAA Approved Restraint Sy stem will provide during the entire flight. Enhancing safety

for Timothy is in the public interest. In addition, the public interest is also served b y the fact that the use of this FAA Approved Child Restraint Sy stem all ows him to use commercial air transportation. Without the support and security of the FAA Approved Child Restraint Sy stem, he would be unable to fl y commerciall y. I also believe that, with certain limitations established by the FAA in a grant to this petit ion, there can be an equivalent level of safety to that provided by the affected regulation. The CARES restraint has been certified b y the manufacturer for use b y children 22

- 44 pounds. However, the components of the CARES restraint are the same as those used in restraints foradults on aircraft and would maintain their integrity if used b y someone who weighed several hundred pounds. I believe that the limit of 44 pounds was established because, with the additional weight of the child attached to the seatb ack, the seatback would move forward more quickly in an accident scenario and this might cause a higher HIC load for the person seated in the seat behind the passenger using the CARES restraint (because the seatback moving forward more quickly would mean that it would not be there to attenuate the energy from the impact of the person seated behind the person using the CARES restraint). In order to achieve an equivalent level of safet y as that provided by the affected regulation, I propose that the FAA estab lish a limitation in a grant to this petition that Timothy only sits in a passenger seat with no passenger seated behind h im . Therefore, no unsafe condition would exist for a passenger seated behind Timothy while he is using the CARES restraint. I also pro pose that all operations under this exemption be conducted with at least one of Timothy Crossman’s parents or a caregiver accompan yi ng him. In addition, I propose that Timothy ’s parent or caregiver must carry a copy of this exemption.
I also request that the processing of this petition not be delayed for publication and comment in the Federal Register. We want to travel between 30 th J anuary 2015 to 30 th August 2015 . I f yo u take the time to put this in the Federal Register, it will delay the process and we may

not be able to travel in this timeframe. If it is necessary

to put a summary

in the Federal Register, I submit the following: This is a request for an exemption from FAR 121.311 (b) to the extent required for a child to use an FAA Approved Child Restra int Sy stem on an aircraft, even though the child exceeds the weight limits for the CRS. Due to phy sical challenges, without the support and securit y of this FAA Approved Child Restraint Sy stem, this child would be unable to fly . We request that this child be allowed to occup y an FAA Approved Child Restraint (CARES, manufactured b y AmSafe, Inc.), even though he exceeds the manufacturer’s weight limits of 44 pounds. In this case, the safet y of this child is greatl y enhanced b y the extra support and securit y that the FAA Approved Restraint Sy stem will provide for him during the flight. Thank you for your consideration of this request.

Yours sincerely

Trevor Crossman