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Title 14: Aeronautics and Space
CHAPTER I: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
SUBCHAPTER C: AIRCRAFT
PART 23: AIRWORTHINESS STANDARDS: NORMAL, UTILITY, ACROBATIC, AND COMMUTER CATEGORY AIRPLANES
Subpart D: Design and Construction
: Personnel and Cargo Accommodations
23.803 - Emergency evacuation.
(a) For commuter category airplanes, an evacuation demonstration must be conducted utilizing the maximum number of occupants for which certification is desired. The demonstration must be conducted under simulated night conditions using only the emergency exits on the most critical side of the airplane. The participants must be representative of average airline passengers with no prior practice or rehearsal for the demonstration. Evacuation must be completed within 90 seconds.
(b) In addition, when certification to the emergency exit provisions of ? 23.807(d)(4) is requested, only the emergency lighting system required by ? 23.812 may be used to provide cabin interior illumination during the evacuation demonstration required in paragraph (a) of this section.
[Amdt. 23-34, 52 FR 1831, Jan. 15, 1987, as amended by Amdt. 23-46, 59 FR 25773, May 17, 1994]
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