NTSB Recommends Revised Restraint Rules for All Aircraft Occupants

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a recommendation directed at the Federal Aviation Administration, identified by reference number A-90-078. This safety directive calls for revisions to the applicable operating rules found in Title fourteen of the Code of Federal Regulations, specifically sections nine-one, one-two-one, and one-three-five. The proposed changes would mandate that every person on board an aircraft must be properly restrained during critical phases of flight, including takeoff, landing, and whenever turbulent conditions are encountered. Furthermore, the recommendation specifies that infants and small children weighing less than forty pounds and measuring under forty inches in height must be secured in an approved child restraint system tailored to their individual physical dimensions. This particular safety recommendation has since been superseded by later directives identified as A-95-50 and A-95-51.