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NCO.IDE.H.140 Seats, seat safety belts, restraint systems and child restraint devices

Regulation (EU) 2019/1384

(a)     Helicopters shall be equipped with:

(1)     a seat or berth for each person on board who is aged 24 months or more, or a station for each crew member or task specialist on board;

(2)     a seat belt on each passenger seat and restraining belts for each berth, and restraint devices for each station;

(3)     for helicopters first issued with an individual CofA after 31 December 2012, a seat belt with an upper torso restraint system for each passenger who is aged 24 months or more;

(4)     a child restraint device for each person on board younger than 24 months; and

(5)     a seat belt with upper torso restraint system incorporating a device that will automatically restrain the occupant’s torso in the event of rapid deceleration on each flight crew seat.

(b)     A seat belt with upper torso restraint system shall have a single point release.

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