Originally Posted by
Laylla
Three times I have seen passengers avoid buckling their seatbelt during takeoff. Is this required? (I think that you don't have to during flight, no matter what the seatbelt sign says, but I thought it was required during takeoff and landing.) Do you guys consider this a risk to any of the other passengers?
The answer is the same for both takeoff and during flight. Both depend on if you consider the word "shall" to mean required.
14 CFR 121.317 (b) Except as provided in paragraph (l) of this section, the “Fasten Seat Belt” sign shall be turned on during any movement on the surface, for each takeoff, for each landing, and at any other time considered necessary by the pilot in command.
14 CFR 121.317 (f) Each passenger required by § 121.311(b) to occupy a seat or berth shall fasten his or her safety belt about him or her and keep it fastened while the “Fasten Seat Belt” sign is lighted.
14 CFR 121.575 (a) (1) (iii) The use of safety belts, including instructions on how to fasten and unfasten the safety belts. Each passenger shall be briefed on when, where, and under what conditions the safety belt must be fastened about that passenger. This briefing shall include a statement that the Federal Aviation Regulations require passenger compliance with lighted passenger information signs and crewmember instructions concerning the use of safety belts.