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CAT.GEN.MPA.115 Personnel or crew members other than cabin crew in the passenger compartment

ANNEX IV (Part-CAT) · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

IRImplementing rule

CAT.GEN.MPA.115Personnel or crew members other than cabin crew in the passenger compartment

The operator shall ensure that personnel or crew members, other than operating cabin crew members, carrying out their duties in the passenger compartment of an aircraft:

(a)are not confused by the passengers with operating cabin crew members;

(b)do not occupy required cabin crew assigned stations;

(c)do not impede operating cabin crew members in their duties.

IR · CAT.GEN.MPA.115 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

AMCAcceptable means of compliance

AMC1 CAT.GEN.MPA.115(a)Personnel or crew members other than cabin crew in the passenger compartment

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MEASURES TO PREVENT CONFUSION BY PASSENGERS If personnel or crew members other than operating cabin crew members carry out duties in a passenger compartment, the operator should ensure that they do not perform tasks or wear a uniform in such a way that might identify them as members of the operating cabin crew.

AMC · AMC1 CAT.GEN.MPA.115(a) — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2014/015/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

GMGuidance material

GM1 CAT.GEN.MPA.115Personnel or crew members other than cabin crew in the passenger compartment

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POSITIONING CABIN CREW MEMBERS To prevent confusion by passengers and undue expectations in case of emergency, positioning cabin crew members should not wear, or should at least make invisible to passengers, parts of the operator’s cabin crew uniform, such as main jacket or crew signs or badges, that might identify them as members of the operating cabin crew.

GM · GM1 CAT.GEN.MPA.115 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2014/015/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

All rules in SUBPART A: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 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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