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14 CFR § 91.519
Volume 2 · Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations, 2025 edition.
Passenger briefing
Sec. 91.519 Passenger briefing.
(a) Before each takeoff the pilot in command of an airplane carrying
passengers shall ensure that all passengers have been orally briefed
on--
(1) Smoking. Each passenger shall be briefed on when, where, and
under what conditions smoking is prohibited. This briefing shall include
a statement, as appropriate, that the Federal Aviation Regulations
require passenger compliance with lighted passenger information signs
and no smoking placards, prohibit smoking in lavatories, and require
compliance with crewmember instructions with regard to these items;
(2) Use of safety belts and shoulder harnesses. Each passenger shall
be briefed on when, where, and under what conditions it is necessary to
have his or her safety belt and, if installed, his or her shoulder
harness fastened about him or her. This briefing shall include a
statement, as appropriate, that Federal Aviation Regulations require
passenger compliance with the lighted passenger sign and/or crewmember
instructions with regard to these items;
(3) Location and means for opening the passenger entry door and
emergency exits;
(4) Location of survival equipment;
(5) Ditching procedures and the use of flotation equipment required
under Sec. 91.509 for a flight over water; and
(6) The normal and emergency use of oxygen equipment installed on
the airplane.
(b) The oral briefing required by paragraph (a) of this section
shall be given by the pilot in command or a member of the crew, but need
not be given when the pilot in command determines that the passengers
are familiar with the contents of the briefing. It may be supplemented
by printed cards for the use of each passenger containing--
(1) A diagram of, and methods of operating, the emergency exits; and
(2) Other instructions necessary for use of emergency equipment.
(c) Each card used under paragraph (b) must be carried in convenient
locations on the airplane for the use of each passenger and must contain
information that is pertinent only to the type and model airplane on
which it is used.
(d) For operations under subpart K of this part, the passenger
briefing requirements of Sec. 91.1035 apply, instead of the
requirements of paragraphs (a) through (c) of this section.
[Docket 18334, 54 FR 34314, Aug. 18, 1989, as amended by Amdt. 91-231,
57 FR 42672, Sept. 15, 1992; Amdt. 91-280, 68 FR 54561, Sept. 17, 2003]U.S. Government work — public domain (17 U.S.C. §105). Reproduced from the checksummed 2025 annual edition of Title 14; always confirm against the current eCFR.