Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C00800:body:0:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C00800
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 2613–5355

4 Seat belts and safety harnesses
       4.1Except as provided in subsections 14 and 15 safety harnesses, or seat belts where safety harnesses are not fitted, shall be worn by all persons at the times listed in paragraph 3.1. Seat belts and safety harnesses shall be adjusted to fit the wearer without slack.
       4.2At least 1 pilot crew member shall wear a seat belt or harness at all times during flight.
       4.3When a cabin attendant is not required to be carried in an aircraft, and the passenger seating capacity is 10 seats or more, an approved and serviceable electronic public address system shall be provided to enable the pilot in command to notify passengers when a seat belt or safety harness is to be worn.

5 Adjustment of seats
       5.1All seats (with the exception of those specified in paragraph 5.2) shall be adjusted to their upright position for take-off and landing.
       5.2When it is desirable through illness or other incapacity that a passenger's seat remains in the reclined position during take-off or landing, that seat, notwithstanding the provision of paragraph 5.1, may be left reclined during take-off or landing if it is forward facing, there is no person occupying the seat immediately behind, and it will not impede the egress of any person in an emergency evacuation.

6 Cabin attendants
       6.1Subject to subsection 6A, aircraft engaged in charter or regular public transport operations shall carry cabin attendants appropriate to their passenger complement as follows:
(a) aircraft carrying more than 15 but not more than 36 passengers shall carry a cabin attendant, except that aircraft:
 (i) carrying not more than 22 passengers, at least 3 of whom are infants or children; and
 (ii) crewed by 2 pilots;
 need not carry a cabin attendant if the duties and responsibilities of the flight crew concerning the briefing and control of passengers in normal and emergency operations are specified in the operations manual;
(b) aircraft carrying more than 36 but not more than 216 passengers shall carry at least 1 cabin attendant for each unit of 36 passengers or part thereof;
(c) aircraft carrying more than 216 passengers shall carry the number of cabin attendants as prescribed by CASA which shall not be less than 1 cabin attendant for each floor level exit in any cabin with 2 aisles;
(d) notwithstanding the specifications of (a), (b) and (c) above, in an aircraft in which cabin attendants are required to be carried, there shall be not less than 1 cabin attendant in each separate compartment occupied by passengers, and, where the number of cabin attendants used in the emergency evacuation demonstration required by section 20.11 was in excess of the numbers required by (a), (b) or