PASSENGER CONSIDERATIONS Special Needs Passengers


Aircare FACTS Training views Special Needs Paxs as those requiring certain extra considerations. Specifically, per 135.117, “each person who may need the assistance of another person to move expeditiously to an exit if an emergency occurs”.


Some examples are: • Blind • Deaf • Physically challenged (disabled or obese) • Mentally challenged • Fearful • Medically injured


One consideration for these special passengers is that they must be given a safety briefing suited to their particular condition and this briefing should, in most cases, be given privately, separate and in addition to the standard passenger briefing.


Once briefed, special needs passengers are not required to be re-briefed on multi-leg trips.


Able Bodied Passenger (ABP) Considerations


An ABP (Able Bodies Passenger) is someone capable of physically and emotionally handling responsibility in an emergency situation. They are required for on-demand operations with aircraft having 20 or more seats.


An effective crewmember knows early on to “size up” passengers as potential ABPs.


An ABP is an individual who is: • Willing to help • 15 years old or more • Able to hear and understand crew directions • Able to take and give instructions • Has control of both arms and legs • Is not responsible for another individual


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