(a) Unless otherwise authorized by the Administrator --
(1) No pilot may take off a U.S.-registered civil aircraft (except a
free balloon that incorporates a basket or gondola, or an airship type
certificated before November 2, 1987) unless the pilot in command of that
aircraft ensures that each person on board is briefed on how to fasten and
unfasten that person's safety belt and, if installed, shoulder harness.
(2) No pilot may cause to be moved on the surface, take off, or land a
U.S.-registered civil aircraft (except a free balloon that incorporates a
basket or gondola, or an airship type certificated before November 2,
1987) unless the pilot in command of that aircraft ensures that each
person on board has been notified to fasten his or her safety belt and, if
installed, his or her shoulder harness.
(3) Except as provided in this paragraph, each person on board a
U.S.-registered civil aircraft (except a free balloon that incorporates a
basket or gondola or an airship type certificated before November 2, 1987)
must occupy an approved seat or berth with a safety belt and, if
installed, shoulder harness, properly secured about him or her during
movement on the surface, takeoff, and landing. For seaplane and float
equipped rotorcraft operations during movement on the surface, the person
pushing off the seaplane or rotorcraft from the dock and the person
mooring the seaplane or rotorcraft at the dock are excepted from the
preceding seating and safety belt requirements. Notwithstanding the
preceding requirements of this paragraph, a person may:
(i) Be held by an adult who is occupying an approved seat or berth,
provided that the person being held has not reached his or her second
birthday and does not occupy or use any restraining device;
(ii) Use the floor of the aircraft as a seat, provided that the person
is on board for the purpose of engaging in sport parachuting; or
(iii) Notwithstanding any other requirement of this chapter, occupy an
approved child restraint system furnished by the operator or one of the
persons described in paragraph (a)(3)(iii)(A) of this section provided
that:
(A) The child is accompanied by a parent, guardian, or attendant
designated by the child's parent or guardian to attend to the safety of
the child during the flight;
(B) Except as provided in paragraph (a)(3)(iii)(B)(4) of this
action, the approved child restraint system bears one or more labels as
follows:
(1) Seats manufactured to U.S. standards between January 1,
1981, and February 25, 1985, must bear the label: "This child restraint
system conforms to all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards";
(2) Seats manufactured to U.S. standards on or after February
26, 1985, must bear two labels:
(i) "This child restraint system conforms to all applicable
Federal motor vehicle safety standards"; and
(ii) "THIS RESTRAINT IS CERTIFIED FOR USE IN MOTOR VEHICLES AND
AIRCRAFT" in red lettering;
(3) Seats that do not qualify under paragraphs (a)(3)(iii)(B)(1)
and (a)(3)(iii)(B)(2) of this section must bear either a label
showing approval of a foreign government or a label showing that the seat
was manufactured under the standards of the United Nations;
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,
booster-type child restraint systems (as defined in Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard No. 213 (49 CFR 571.213)), vest- and harness-type child
restraint systems, and lap held child restraints are not approved for use
in aircraft; and
(C) The operator complies with the following requirements:
(1) The restraint system must be properly secured to an approved
forward-facing seat or berth;
(2) The child must be properly secured in the restraint system
and must not exceed the specified weight limit for the restraint system;
and
(3) The restraint system must bear the appropriate label(s).
(b) Unless otherwise stated, this section does not apply to operations
conducted under part 121, 125, or 135 of this chapter. Paragraph (a)(3) of
this section does not apply to persons subject to §91.105.