(a) No person may cause an airplane carrying passengers to be moved on the surface, take off, or land unless each automatically deployable emergency evacuation assisting means, installed pursuant to § 121.310(a), is ready for evacuation.
(b) Each certificate holder shall ensure that, at all times passengers are on board prior to airplane movement on the surface, at least one floor-level exit provides for the egress of passengers through normal or emergency means.
[Docket 26142, 57 FR 42674, Sept. 15, 1992]
authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40119, 41706, 42301 preceding note added by Pub. L. 112-95, sec. 412, 126 Stat. 89, 44101, 44701-44702, 44705, 44709-44711, 44713, 44716-44717, 44722, 44729, 44732; 46105; Pub. L. 111-216, 124 Stat. 2348 (
49 U.S.C. 44701 note); Pub. L. 112-95, 126 Stat. 62 (
49 U.S.C. 44732 note); Pub. L. 115-254, 132 Stat. 3186 (
49 U.S.C. 44701 note)
cite as: 14 CFR 121.570