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"Gary Drescher" wrote in message news:lAUSc.294493$Oq2.9874@attbi_s52...
I recently asked the Boston FSDO if seatbelt sharing is legal, and they said yes. They cited an interpretation from May 8, 1972 from the Acting Associate General Counsel of the Regulations and Codification Division: "...as long as approved safety belts are carried aboard the aircraft for all occupants, and the structural strength requirements for the seats are not exceeded, the seating of two persons whose combined weights does not exceed 170 pounds under one safety belt where the belt can be properly secured around both persons would not be a violation of the regulations for an operation under Part 91." --Gary Gary, This is consistent with what I found earlier on this subject ----------------------------------------------------------------- The FAA letter is dated 11/5/1990 and is included in an AOPA packet called "Traveling with Children" FAA response to an AOPA request for clarification of an FAR wording change. [address omitted] We are responding to your request for clarification of a wording change in Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Section 91.205(b)(12) and whether that change affects the carriage of two children in one seat belt. The July 15, 1986, letter you attached is an interpretation of then FAR Section 91.14, now FAR Section 91.107. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) policy is that FAA does not require separate seats or separate safety belts for FAR Part 91 operations. One safety belt may be fastened around two individuals provided that the strength of the safety belt is not compromised and that the aircraft's weight and balance remain within limits. This policy is based on the Preamble to Amendment 91-89, effective in August 1971, and has not been superseded by succeeding amendments. The change in wording of FAR Section 91.205(b)(12) reflects the current airworthiness requirements for newly manufactured, normal, utility, or aerobatic category aircraft. The change in wording does not affect the FAA's along-standing policy concerning bench seats and safety belts enclosing two individuals, as stated above. However, to quote from our 1986 letter, ". . .Experience has shown that the use of one seat belt by one occupant affords less of a chance of injury, in case of an accident, as opposed to multiple occupants using one seatbelt..." [further clarification on another issued omitted] Sincerely, Gabriel D. Bruno Manager, Operations Brance |
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