26.50 Seats, berths, safety belts, and harnesses

ADDITIONAL AIRWORTHINESS SPECIFICATIONS FOR OPERATIONS · Regulation (EU) 2015/640 · EAR revision 20 Mar 2026

IRImplementing rule

26.50Seats, berths, safety belts, and harnesses

Operators of large aeroplanes used in commercial air transport, type certified on or after 1 January 1958, shall ensure that each flight or cabin crew member seat and its restraint system are configured in order to provide an optimum level of protection in an emergency landing whilst allowing the occupant’s necessary functions and facilitating rapid egress.

IR · 26.50 — Regulation (EU) 2015/640 · Part-26 Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 20 Mar 2026

GMGuidance material

GM1 26.50(c)Cabin crew seat location with respect to injury risk

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AC 25.785-1B, Section 8 is applicable when showing compliance with CS 26.50(c).

GM · GM1 26.50(c) — Regulation (EU) 2015/640 · ED Decision 2015/013/R · Part-26 Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 20 Mar 2026

All rules in SUBPART B — AEROPLANES

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 20 Mar 2026, extracted 17 Aug 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.

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