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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT
§ 125.329
shall include a statement that the Fed-
eral Aviation Regulations require pas-
senger compliance with lighted pas-
senger information signs and crew-
member instructions concerning the
use of safety belts.
(3) The placement of seat backs in an
upright position before takeoff and
landing;
(4) Location and means for opening
the passenger entry door and emer-
gency exits;
(5) Location of survival equipment;
(6) If the flight involves extended
overwater operation, ditching proce-
dures and the use of required flotation
equipment;
(7) If the flight involves operations
above 12,000 feet MSL, the normal and
emergency use of oxygen; and
(8) Location and operation of fire ex-
tinguishers.
(b) Before each takeoff, the pilot in
command shall ensure that each person
who may need the assistance of an-
other person to move expeditiously to
an exit if an emergency occurs and
that person’s attendant, if any, has re-
ceived a briefing as to the procedures
to be followed if an evacuation occurs.
This paragraph does not apply to a per-
son who has been given a briefing be-
fore a previous leg of a flight in the
same airplane.
(c) The oral briefing required by
paragraph (a) of this section shall be
given by the pilot in command or a
member of the crew. It shall be supple-
mented by printed cards for the use of
each passenger containing—
(1) A diagram and method of oper-
ating the emergency exits; and
(2) Other instructions necessary for
the use of emergency equipment on
board the airplane.
Each card used under this paragraph
must be carried in the airplane in loca-
tions convenient for the use of each
passenger and must contain informa-
tion that is appropriate to the airplane
on which it is to be used.
(d) The certificate holder shall de-
scribe in its manual the procedure to
be followed in the briefing required by
paragraph (a) of this section.
(e) If the airplane does not proceed
directly over water after takeoff, no
part of the briefing required by para-
graph (a)(6) of this section has to be
given before takeoff but the briefing
required by paragraph (a)(6) must be
given before reaching the overwater
part of the flight.
[Doc. No. 19779, 45 FR 67235, Oct. 9, 1980, as
amended by Amdt. 125–17, 57 FR 42675, Sept.
15, 1992]
§ 125.328 Prohibition on crew inter-
ference.
No person may assault, threaten, in-
timidate, or interfere with a crew-
member in the performance of the
crewmember’s duties aboard an air-
craft being operated under this part.
[Doc. No. FAA–1998–4954, 64 FR 1080, Jan. 7,
1999]
§ 125.329 Minimum altitudes for use of
autopilot.
(a)
Definitions.
For purpose of this
section—
(1) Altitudes for takeoff/initial climb
and go-around/missed approach are de-
fined as above the airport elevation.
(2) Altitudes for enroute operations
are defined as above terrain elevation.
(3) Altitudes for approach are defined
as above the touchdown zone elevation
(TDZE), unless the altitude is specifi-
cally in reference to DA (H) or MDA, in
which case the altitude is defined by
reference to the DA(H) or MDA itself.
(b)
Takeoff and initial climb.
No person
may use an autopilot for takeoff or ini-
tial climb below the higher of 500 feet
or an altitude that is no lower than
twice the altitude loss specified in the
Airplane Flight Manual (AFM), except
as follows—
(1) At a minimum engagement alti-
tude specified in the AFM; or
(2) At an altitude specified by the Ad-
ministrator, whichever is greater.
(c)
Enroute.
No person may use an
autopilot enroute, including climb and
descent, below the following—
(1) 500 feet;
(2) At an altitude that is no lower
than twice the altitude loss specified in
the AFM for an autopilot malfunction
in cruise conditions; or
(3) At an altitude specified by the Ad-
ministrator, whichever is greater.
(d)
Approach.
No person may use an
autopilot at an altitude lower than 50
feet below the DA(H) or MDA for the
instrument procedure being flown, ex-
cept as follows—
