AFS-12-149-E 

February 27, 2012 

 Exemption No. 10468 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2011-1451 

Ms. Susan Roberts 

Parent of Charlotte Victoria Roberts 

Sumners Estate 

108 Taylifers 

Harlow 

CM19 5RG 

United Kingdom 

Dear Ms. Roberts: 

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your request for exemption. It transmits our 

decision, explains its basis, and the conditions and limitations of the exemption, including the 

date it ends. 

The Basis for Our Decision 

By submission received December 27, 2011, and supplemental information received 

January 30, 2012, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of 

Charlotte Victoria Roberts for an exemption from § 121.311(b)(2)(iii)(B) of Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR). That exemption, if granted, would allow Ms. Roberts to 

exceed the specified weight limit for an FAA-approved child restraint system (CAReS, 

manufactured by AmSafe Corporation) during use of that child restraint system (CRS) aboard 

a U.S. aircraft. 

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition 

in the Federal Register because the requested exemption would not set a precedent and any 

delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Ms. Roberts. 

The FAA has issued grants of exemption in circumstances similar in all material respects to 

those presented in your petition. In Grant of Exemption No. 9834 (copy enclosed), the FAA 

found that numerous people with physical challenges had previously completed flights using 
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restraint systems that addressed unique physical needs regarding safety, support, and security 

in the same manner of operations as described in this petition. The FAA further found that the 

petition, if granted, would not set any new precedents regarding the use of restraint systems 

by persons with disabilities. 

Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that— 

 they do not differ materially from those presented by the petitioner in the enclosed grant 

of exemption; 

 the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed exemption also apply to the 

situation you present; and 

 a grant of exemption is in the public interest. 

Our Decision 

Under the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator 

has delegated to me, I hereby grant Ms. Charlotte Victoria Roberts an exemption from 

§ 121.311(b)(2)(iii)(B). In addition, any air carrier or commercial operator operating under 

part 121 while Ms. Roberts is aboard its aircraft is granted an exemption from 

§ 121.311(b)(2)(iii)(B) to the extent necessary to allow Ms. Roberts to exceed the specified 

weight limit for an FAA-approved CRS during use of that CRS aboard a U.S. aircraft. 

All operations under this exemption must be conducted with at least one of Ms. Roberts’s 

parents or a caregiver accompanying her. Ms. Roberts may only occupy a passenger seat with 

no passenger seated behind her. In addition, Ms. Roberts’s parent or caregiver must carry a 

copy of this exemption and advise the air carrier about the contents of the exemption at least 

48 hours before the date of each flight. 

This exemption terminates on February 28, 2014, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

John M. Allen 

Director, Flight Standards Service 

Enclosure