On Thu, 15 May 2008 04:41:42 GMT, Larry Dighera wrote:
> As I recall, the captain stated that company policy prohibited anyone
> other than company employees from occupying a jump seat. It sort of
> makes you curious about the reason for such a policy.
It might be a FAR that keeps civilians out of the cockpit. But I confess
that I find paragraph (4) ambiguous. I can't tell if "permission of the
pilot in command" alone is enough. Can any one clear this up?
Sec. 121.547 - Admission to flight deck.
(a) No person may admit any person to the flight deck of an aircraft unless
the person being admitted is --
snip)
(4) Any person who has the permission of the pilot in command, an
appropriate management official of the part 119 certificate holder and the
Administrator. Paragraph (a)(2) of this section does not limit the
emergency authority of the pilot in command to exclude any person from the
flightdeck in the interests of safety.
http://www.risingup.com/fars/info/part121-547-FAR.shtml
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