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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition)
§ 135.117
§ 135.117 Briefing of passengers before
flight.
(a) Before each takeoff each pilot in
command of an aircraft carrying pas-
sengers shall ensure that all passengers
have been orally briefed on—
(1)
Smoking.
Each passenger shall be
briefed on when, where, and under what
conditions smoking is prohibited (in-
cluding, but not limited to, any appli-
cable requirements of part 252 of this
title). This briefing shall include a
statement that the Federal Aviation
Regulations require passenger compli-
ance with the lighted passenger infor-
mation signs (if such signs are re-
quired), posted placards, areas des-
ignated for safety purposes as no smok-
ing areas, and crewmember instruc-
tions with regard to these items. The
briefing shall also include a statement
(if the aircraft is equipped with a lava-
tory) that Federal law prohibits: tam-
pering with, disabling, or destroying
any smoke detector installed in an air-
craft lavatory; smoking in lavatories;
and, when applicable, smoking in pas-
senger compartments.
(2) The use of safety belts, including
instructions on how to fasten and un-
fasten the safety belts. Each passenger
shall be briefed on when, where, and
under what conditions the safety belt
must be fastened about that passenger.
This briefing shall include a statement
that the Federal Aviation Regulations
require passenger compliance with
lighted passenger information signs
and crewmember instructions con-
cerning 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.
(9) If a rotorcraft operation involves
flight beyond autorotational distance
from the shoreline, as defined in
§ 135.168(a), use of life preservers, ditch-
ing procedures and emergency exit
from the rotorcraft in the event of a
ditching; and the location and use of
life rafts and other life preserver de-
vices if applicable.
(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 aircraft.
(c) The oral briefing required by
paragraph (a) of this section shall be
given by the pilot in command or a
crewmember.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of
paragraph (c) of this section, for air-
craft certificated to carry 19 passengers
or less, the oral briefing required by
paragraph (a) of this section shall be
given by the pilot in command, a crew-
member, or other qualified person des-
ignated by the certificate holder and
approved by the Administrator.
(e) The oral briefing required by
paragraph (a) of this section must be
supplemented by printed cards which
must be carried in the aircraft in loca-
tions convenient for the use of each
passenger. The cards must—
(1) Be appropriate for the aircraft on
which they are to be used;
(2) Contain a diagram of, and method
of operating, the emergency exits;
(3) Contain other instructions nec-
essary for the use of emergency equip-
ment on board the aircraft; and
(4) No later than June 12, 2005, for
scheduled Commuter passenger-car-
rying flights, include the sentence,
‘‘Final assembly of this aircraft was
completed in [INSERT NAME OF
COUNTRY].’’
(f) The briefing required by para-
graph (a) may be delivered by means of
an approved recording playback device
