121.291 Demonstration of
emergency evacuation procedures
(a) Each certificate holder must conduct an actual demonstration of emergency evacuation procedures in accordance with paragraph (a) of appendix D to this Part to show that each type and model of aircraft with a seating capacity of more than 44 passengers to be used in its passenger-carrying operations allows the evacuation of the full seating capacity, including crewmembers, in 90 second or less, if that aircraft type and model has not been shown to be in compliance with:
(1) Parts 25 or 27, during type certification; or
(2) Section 121.291 (a)
(b) Each certificate holder must conduct a partial demonstration of emergency evacuation procedures in accordance with paragraph (c) of this section upon:
(1) Initial introduction of a type and model of aircraft into passenger/carrying operation, if the type certificate holder has not conducted an actual demonstration under paragraph (a) of this section;
(2) Changing the number, location, or emergency evacuation duties or procedures of cabin crew who are required by 121.391; or
(3) Changing the number, location, type of emergency exits, or type of opening mechanism on emergency exits available for evacuation .
(c) In conducting a partial demonstration each certificate holder must:
(1) Demonstrate the effectiveness of its crewmember emergency training and evacuation procedures by conducting a demonstration without passengers and observed by the ECAA, in which the cabin crew for that type and model of aircraft using that operator's line operating procedures, open 50 percent of the required floor-level emergency exits and 50 percent of the required non-floor-level emergency exits, whose opening by a cabin crew is defined as an emergency evacuation duty under 121.397. The exits will be selected by the ECAA and must be ready for use within 15 seconds:
(2) Apply for and obtain approval from the ECAA before conducting the demonstration;
(3) Use cabin crew in this demonstration who have been selected at random by the ECAA, have completed the certificate holder's ECAA approved training program for the type and model of aircraft, and have passed a written or practical examination on the emergency equipment and procedures: and
(4) Apply for and obtain approval from the ECAA before commencing operations with this type and model aircraft.
(d) Each certificate holder operating or proposing to operate one or more landplanes in extended overwater operations, or otherwise required to have certain equipment under 121.339, must show, by simulated ditching conducted in accordance with the ECAA requirements, that it has the ability to efficiently carry out its ditching procedures.
(e) For a type and model airplane for which the simulated ditching specified in paragraph (d) has been conducted by a Part 121 certificate holder, the ECAA requirements are complied with if each life raft is removed from stowage, one life raft is launched and inflated (or one slide life raft is inflated) and crewmembers assigned to the inflated life raft display and describe the use of each item of required emergency equipment. The life raft or slide life raft to be inflated will be selected by the ECAA.
121.293
through 121.299 Reserved