An air service operator shall not operate an aeroplane unless such aeroplane is equipped with—
| (a) |
in the case of an aeroplane with a maximum certified passenger seating configuration of more than 19 seats, a door between the passenger compartments and the flight deck compartment with a locking device to prevent passengers from opening it without the permission of a flight deck crew member; |
| (b) |
a device for opening each door which separates a passenger compartment from another compartment that has emergency exit provisions and such device for opening shall be readily accessible; |
| (c) |
if it is necessary to pass through a doorway or curtain separating the passenger cabin from other areas to reach any required emergency exit from each passenger seat, a device to secure such door or curtain in the open position; |
| (d) |
a placard on each internal door or adjacent to a curtain which provides access to an emergency exit, to indicate that the door or curtain shall be secured open during take-off and landing; and |
| (e) |
a device for any flight crew member to unlock any door which is normally accessible to passengers and which can be locked by passengers. |
| (f) |
in the case of an aeroplane of a MCTOW in excess of 45 000kg or with a passenger seating configuration of more than 60, a compartment door that– |
| (i) |
is designed to resist penetration by small arms fire and grenade shrapnel; |
| (ii) |
is designed to resist forcible intrusions by unauthorized persons; |
| (iii) |
is capable of being locked and unlocked from either pilot’s station; and |
| (iv) |
has means for monitoring from the flight deck the entire door area outside the flight crew compartment to identify persons requesting entry and to detect suspicious behavior or potential threat. |
[Regulation 121.05.12(f) inserted by regulation 13(h) of Notice No. R. 432, GG 40846, dated 19 May 2017 (Sixteenth Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations, 2017)]
Implementation of Geneva Conventions Act, 2012
