Part 23PASSENGERS — SAFETY BRIEFINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS

CHAPTER 23 PASSENGERS — SAFETY BRIEFINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS

23.01 Purpose

(1) For subregulation 131.410 (1), this Chapter prescribes the matters that must be included in the safety briefing and instructions for a passenger before a Part 131 aircraft takes off for a flight.

(2) For subregulation 131.410 (2), this Chapter prescribes:

(a) the circumstances during the flight in which a safety briefing and instructions must be given to a passenger; and

(b) the matters that must be included in the safety briefing and instructions for the circumstances.

23.02 Safety briefing and instructions before take-off

(1) For paragraph 131.410 (2) (a), a safety briefing or instructions mentioned in this section must be given to a passenger before the Part 131 aircraft takes off for a flight.

(2) The safety briefing or instructions must:

(a) take the form of a verbal briefing and related demonstration about safety matters for the flight; and

(b) be given in a way that ensures the information is easily retained and applied during the stage of the flight relevant to each aspect of the safety briefing or instructions.

Note Stages of flight in the context of this paragraph would include take-off, cruise, landing and emergencies.

(3) For passengers who may not speak English, the briefing must be supplemented by any relevant video, pictorial, or graphic, material or instructions, in the passengers’ language, unless the verbal briefing is given in that language.

(4) Subject to subsection (5), the safety briefing and related demonstration must be conducted by:

(a) the pilot in command; or

(b) another pilot for the flight who is designated by the pilot in command to conduct the briefing and demonstration.

(5) For a balloon transport operation, the safety briefing and related demonstration must be conducted by:

(a) the pilot in command; or

(b) by another person who is:

(i) designated by the operator to deliver passenger safety briefings and instructions; and

(ii) qualified for the purpose in accordance with the operator’s exposition.

(6) A specific safety briefing must be provided directly to any passenger requiring assistance on the flight, and any person accompanying or assisting the passenger (the accompanying person), and the safety briefing must:

(a) include what to do if an emergency landing of the aircraft is necessary; and

(b) be given in a form appropriate to the passenger and an accompanying person.

(7) A specific safety briefing must: