49 U.S.C. § 44732 — Prohibition on personal use of electronic devices on flight deck
submitted 14 years ago by Pub. L. 112-95 to r/title-49-TRANSPORTATION · 202 words · no verdicts yet
Flight crewmembers operating part 121 aircraft generally may not use personal wireless devices or laptops at their flight-deck duty stations. Exceptions apply for specified operational, emergency, safety, and employment communications.
(a) It is unlawful for a flight crewmember of a part 121 air-transport aircraft to use a personal wireless communications device or laptop at the crewmember’s flight-deck duty station while the aircraft is operating.
(b) This does not cover use directly related to operating the aircraft or emergency, safety, or employment communications, when done under carrier and FAA procedures.
(c) Besides section 46301 penalties, the Administrator may enforce this section under section 44709 by amending, modifying, suspending, or revoking a certificate.
(d) “Personal wireless communications device” means a device transmitting personal wireless services as defined in 47 U.S.C. 332(c)(7)(C)(i).
It is unlawful for a flight crewmember of an aircraft used to provide air transportation under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, to use a personal wireless communications device or laptop computer while at the flight crewmember’s duty station on the flight deck of such an aircraft while the aircraft is being operated.
Subsection (a) shall not apply to the use of a personal wireless communications device or laptop computer for a purpose directly related to operation of the aircraft, or for emergency, safety-related, or employment-related communications, in accordance with procedures established by the air carrier and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
In addition to the penalties provided under section 46301 applicable to any violation of this section, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may enforce compliance with this section under section 44709 by amending, modifying, suspending, or revoking a certificate under this chapter.
In this section, the term “personal wireless communications device” means a device through which personal wireless services (as defined in section 332(c)(7)(C)(i) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332(c)(7)(C)(i))) are transmitted.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 112–95, title III, § 307(a), Feb. 14, 2012, 126 Stat. 61.)
- 2012Enacted · Pub. L. 112-95 · 126 Stat. 61
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