(4) Location and means for opening the passenger entry door and emergency exits; (5) Location of survival equipment;


(6) Ditching procedures and the use of flotation equipment required under §91.509 for a flight over water;


(7) The normal and emergency use of oxygen installed in the aircraft; and (8) Location and operation of fire extinguishers.


(b) Prior to each takeoff, the pilot in command of an aircraft carrying passengers on a program flight must ensure that each person who may need the assistance of another person to move expeditiously to an exit if an emergency occurs and that person’s attendant, if any, has received a briefing as to the procedures to be followed if an evacuation occurs. This paragraph does not apply to a person who has been given a briefing before a previous leg of that flight in the same aircraft.


(c) Prior to each takeoff, the pilot in command must advise the passengers of the name of the entity in opera- tional control of the flight.


(d) The oral briefings required by paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this section must be given by the pilot in com- mand or another crewmember.


(e) The oral briefing required by paragraph (a) of this section may be delivered by means of an approved re- cording playback device that is audible to each passenger under normal noise levels.


(f) The oral briefing required by paragraph (a) of this section must be supplemented by printed cards that must be carried in the aircraft in locations convenient for the use of each passenger. The cards must—


(1) Be appropriate for the aircraft on which they are to be used; (2) Contain a diagram of, and method of operating, the emergency exits; and (3) Contain other instructions necessary for the use of emergency equipment on board the aircraft.


§ 135.117 Briefing of passengers before flight. (a) Before each takeoff each pilot in command of an aircraft 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 smok- ing is prohibited (including, but not limited to, any applicable requirements of part 252 of this ti- tle). This briefing shall include a statement that the Federal Aviation Regulations require passen- ger compliance with the lighted passenger information signs (if such signs are required), posted placards, areas designated for safety purposes as no smoking areas, and crewmember instruc- tions with regard to these items. The briefing shall also include a statement (if the aircraft is equipped with a lavatory) that Federal law prohibits: tampering with, disabling, or destroying any smoke detector installed in an aircraft lavatory; smoking in lavatories; and, when applicable, smoking in passenger compartments.


(2) The use of safety belts, including instructions on how to fasten and unfasten the safety belts. Each passenger shall be briefed on when, where, and under what conditions the safety belt must be fastened about that passenger. This briefing shall include a statement that the Federal Aviation Regulations require passenger compliance with lighted passenger information signs and crewmember instructions concerning the use of safety belts.


15 Crew Coordination


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