Who should be considered a special category of passenger (SCP) when carried on a flight?

Persons requiring special conditions, assistance and/or devices when carried on a flight should be considered SCPs, including at least: persons with reduced mobility (PRMs), infants and unaccompanied children, and deportees, inadmissible passengers or prisoners in custody.

Which categories of passengers are explicitly listed as special categories of passengers (SCPs) in AMC1 UAM.OP.MVCA.155?

The explicitly listed categories are: (a) persons with reduced mobility (PRMs), (b) infants and unaccompanied children, and (c) deportees, inadmissible passengers or prisoners in custody.

Does AMC1 UAM.OP.MVCA.155 include any applicability date?

No, the section does not state any applicability date.

Are prisoners in custody considered special categories of passengers under AMC1 UAM.OP.MVCA.155?

Yes, deportees, inadmissible passengers or prisoners in custody are explicitly included as SCPs.

Is an infant considered a special category of passenger under AMC1 UAM.OP.MVCA.155?

Yes, infants are explicitly listed under category (b) as SCPs.

AMC1 UAM.OP.MVCA.155 Carriage of special categories of passengers (SCPs)

Q: What is the definition of a person with reduced mobility (PRM) according to AMC1 UAM.OP.MVCA.155?

A PRM is any person whose mobility is reduced due to any physical disability, sensory or locomotory, permanent or temporary, intellectual disability or impairment, any other cause of disability, or age, without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2006.

Q: Does AMC1 UAM.OP.MVCA.155 require that SCPs be provided with special conditions, assistance, and/or devices?

The section states that persons requiring special conditions, assistance and/or devices when carried on a flight should be considered SCPs, but it does not explicitly require that such conditions, assistance, or devices be provided.

Q: What is the full title of AMC1 UAM.OP.MVCA.155?

Carriage of special categories of passengers (SCPs).

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ED Decision 2025/010/R

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Persons requiring special conditions, assistance and/or devices when carried on a flight should be considered SCPs, including at least:

(a) persons with reduced mobility (PRMs) who, without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2006[119], are understood to be any person whose mobility is reduced due to any physical disability, sensory or locomotory, permanent or temporary, intellectual disability or impairment, any other cause of disability, or age;

(b) infants and unaccompanied children; and

[119] Regulation (EC) No 1107/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 concerning the rights of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility when travelling by air (OJ L 204, 26.7.2006, p. 1) (http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2006/1107/oj)

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Source-Title: AMC1 UAM.OP.MVCA.155 Carriage of special categories of passengers (SCPs) View latest amendments

Erulesid: ERULES-1963177438-23973 Compare versions

Domain: Air operations

Amendedby: Issue 1

Applicabilitydate: 9 July, 2025

Entryintoforcedate: 9 July, 2025

Regulatorysource: ED Decision 2025/010/R Navigate

Regulatorysubject: Part-IAM

Typeofcontent: AMC to IR (Acceptable means of compliance to implementing rule)

Parentir: UAM.OP.MVCA.155 Carriage of special categories of passengers (SCPs)

Origin: EASA

Category: EAR