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

- approved child restraint system during use of that child restraint system aboard an aircraft. I believe the pertinent section from 14 CFR part 121 from which we seek relief is Section 121.311 Seats, safety belts, and shoulder harnesses. My son is 7 year’s old, weighs 70 pounds, and is 51” inches tall. My son’s physical condition is as follows : Samyak has a complex medical history including Lennox

- Gastaut Syndro me with tonic seizures, epilepsy, cortical blindness, hypothyroidism, chorea, is G

-tube dependent, history of pneumonia and respiratory failure. Extra care is required for Samyak as he is handicapped and has special needs. He can’t sit, walk, or speak. He doesn’t have any upper body control and that’s why lap belt is not enough for him to make sit. He need s harness to keep him straight. As a result of his physical 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:
Name : Brajesh Jain (Father of Samyak Jain) Address : 1608 Hunnington place apartment # 7 Louisville KY 40220. Email address : jain_brajesh@hotmail.com Phone number : 502

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I understand that the regulation is written to create a high level of safety for each individual passenger by ensuring that they are securely 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 by being thrown into them during turbulent or emergency conditions. I propose that Samyak Jain 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 Samyak Jain and a high level of safety for the other passengers and crew on the airplane. In fact, in Samyak Jain ’s case, safety is greatly enhanced by the extra support and security that the FAA Approved Restraint System will provide during the entire flight. Enhancing safety for Samyak Jain is in the public interest. In addition, th e public interest is also served by the fact that the use of this FAA Approved Chi ld Restraint System allows him to use commercial air transportation. Without the support and security of the FAA Approved Child Restraint System, he would be unable to fly co mmercially.I also believe that, with certain limitations established by the FAA in a grant to this petition, there

can be an equivalent level of safety to that provided by the affected regulation. The CARES restraint has been certified by the manufacturer for use by children 22

- 44 pounds. However, the components of the CARES restraint are the same as those used in restraints for adults on aircraft and would maintain their integrity if used by 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 seatback, 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 behi nd 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 safety as that provided by the affected regulation, I propose that the FAA establish a limitation in a grant to this petition that Samyak Jain only sits in a passenger seat wit h no passenger seated behind him . Therefore, no unsafe condition would exist for a passenger seated behind Samyak Jain while he is using the CARES restraint. I also propose that all operations under this exemption be conducted with at least one of Samyak Jain ’s parents or a caregiver accompanying him . In addit ion, I propose that Samyak Jain ’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 on Jan 31 st 2015 to Mar 3 rd 2015 . If you 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 exe mption from FAR 121.311 (b) to the extent required for a child to use an FAA Approved Child Restraint System on an aircraft, even though the child exceeds the weight limits for the CRS. Due to physical challenges, without the support and security of this FAA Approved Child Restraint System, this child would be unable to fly. We request that this child be allowed to occupy an FAA Approved Child Restraint (CARES, manufactured by AmSafe, Inc.), even though he exceeds the manufacturer’s weight limits of 44 poun ds. In this case, the safety of this child is greatly enhanced by the extra support and security that the FAA Approved Restraint System will provide for him during the flight. Thank you for your consideration of this request.