Exit Row Seating
Exit Row Seating [14CFR§121.585]
Federal law prohibits the seating of a passenger in an exit seat if the person is unable to perform specific functions related to mobility, strength, dexterity, visual, aural, and verbal capacities. Passengers caring for other people such as small children, or who may suffer bodily harm by performing functions may not occupy an exit seat. Only willing passengers who are able to operate an exit with no assistance may be seated at an exit seat. All passengers seated in an exit seat are required to comply with crew member instructions.
Exit Seat Assignment Criteria
Federal regulations require that a passenger seated in an exit row:
Be 15 years of age or older
Be willing and able to perform all the functions associated with exit seat assignment criteria.
Have the capacity to perform the applicable functions without the assistance of an adult companion, parent, or other relative.
Read and understand instructions related to emergency evacuation provided by KAI in printed or graphic form.
Understand oral crew commands.
Have sufficient visual capacity to perform applicable functions without the assistance of visual aids beyond contact lenses or eyeglasses.
Have the sufficient aural capacity to hear and understand instructions given by Flight Attendants without assistance beyond a hearing aid.
Give information orally to other passengers.
Be able to reach upward, sideways, and downward to the location of the emergency exit.
Be able to grasp and push, pull, turn, and manipulate mechanisms.
Be able to push, shove, pull, or otherwise open the emergency exit.
Be able to hold and remove, deposit on nearby seats, or maneuver out the opening objects the size and weight of over-wing window exits and doors.
Be able to reach and egress the emergency exit expeditiously.
Be able to maintain balance while removing obstructions.
Be capable of recognizing the emergency exit mechanism.
Be able to comprehend the instructions for opening the emergency exit.
Be capable of assessing conditions and whether opening the exit will increase the hazards to which passengers may be exposed.
Be able to stabilize an escape slide after deployment.
Be capable of securing the emergency exit window so that will not impede the use of the exit.
Be able to assess, select, and follow a safe path away from the emergency exit.
Have no responsibilities, such as caring for small children (age 14 and under), that might prevent the person from performing one or more of the applicable functions listed above.
Have no condition that might cause the person harm if he/she performs one or more of the applicable functions listed above.