26.60 Emergency landing – dynamic conditions

Operators of large aeroplanes used in commercial air transport of passengers, type-certified on or after 1 January 1958, and for which the individual certificate of airworthiness is first issued on or after 26 February 2021 shall demonstrate for each seat type design approved for occupancy during taxiing, take-off or landing that the occupant is protected when exposed to loads resulting from emergency landing conditions. The demonstration shall be made by one of the following means:

(a)successfully completed dynamic tests;

(b)rational analysis providing equivalent safety, based on dynamic tests of a similar seat type design. The obligation set out in the first paragraph shall not apply to the following seats:

(a)flight deck crew seats;

(b)seats in low-occupancy aeroplanes involved only in on-demand non-scheduled commercial air transport operations;

(c)seats in an aeroplane model listed in Table A.1 of Appendix 1 and carrying a manufacturer serial number listed in that Table.