NCO.IDE.H.140 Seats, seat safety belts, restraint systems and child restraint devices

(a) Helicopters shall be equipped with:

(1)  a seat or berth for each person on board who is aged 24 months or more, or a station for each crew member or task specialist on board;

(2)  a seat belt on each passenger seat and restraining belts for each berth, and restraint devices for each station;

(3)  for helicopters first issued with an individual CofA after 31 December 2012, a seat belt with an upper torso restraint system for each passenger who is aged 24 months or more;

(4)  a child restraint device for each person on board younger than 24 months; and

(5)  a seat belt with upper torso restraint system incorporating a device that will automatically restrain the occupant’s torso in the event of rapid deceleration on each flight crew seat.

(b) A seat belt with upper torso restraint system shall have a single point release.