THE THIRD CREWMEMBER
Per U. S. FAR §1.1 Definitions: “Crewmember means a person assigned to perform duty in an aircraft during flight time.”
While a flight attendant aboard, the typical corporate jet is not a required crewmember, they do perform assigned duties during flight. Furthermore, it can be argued if they are on board the aircraft providing “service”, assisting with bags, seating, coats, coffee, lunch, etc... It could certainly be assumed that they are there for a reason (in other words- “assigned to perform [those] duty [ies] in an aircraft during flight time“).
EASA - Annex 1 Definitions: ‘Crew member’ means a person assigned by an operator to perform duties on board an aircraft.
"‘Cabin crew member’ means an appropriately qualified crew member, other than a flight crew or technical crew member, who is assigned by an operator to perform duties related to the safety of passengers and flight during operations.
Some operators choose to call a flight attendant a variety of titles, including host/hostess, cabin manager, customer service representative.
Operators sometimes list this person as a passenger. This is done under the misconception that this circumvents the need for training. It is important to note that a person manifested as a passenger cannot be assigned duties during flight.
While many in the industry put untrained persons aboard to care for the passenger’s service needs, this practice is in conflict with the intent of the regulations, and can potentially increase liability, while also creating a false perception of safety.
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