---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 121.803"
title: "14"
number: "121.803"
heading: "Emergency medical equipment."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/121.803"
---

# §121.803. Emergency medical equipment.

- (a) No person may operate a passenger-carrying airplane under this part unless it is equipped with the emergency medical equipment listed in this section.
- (b) **Each equipment item listed in this section—**
  - (1) Must be inspected regularly in accordance with inspection periods established in the operations specifications to ensure its condition for continued serviceability and immediate readiness to perform its intended emergency purposes;
  - (2) Must be readily accessible to the crew and, with regard to equipment located in the passenger compartment, to passengers;
  - (3) Must be clearly identified and clearly marked to indicate its method of operation; and
  - (4) When carried in a compartment or container, must be carried in a compartment or container marked as to contents and the compartment or container, or the item itself, must be marked as to date of last inspection.
- (c) For treatment of injuries, medical events, or minor accidents that might occur during flight time each airplane must have the following equipment that meets the specifications and requirements of appendix A of this part:
  - (1) **Approved first-aid kits.**
  - (2) **In airplanes for which a flight attendant is required, an approved emergency medical kit.**
  - (3) In airplanes for which a flight attendant is required, an approved emergency medical kit as modified effective April 12, 2004.
  - (4) In airplanes for which a flight attendant is required and with a maximum payload capacity of more than 7,500 pounds, an approved automated external defibrillator as of April 12, 2004.

## Notes

### Source

Source: Docket FAA-2000-7119, 66 FR 19044, Apr. 12, 2001, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40103, 40113, 40119, 41706, 42301 preceding note added by Pub. L. 112-95, sec. 412, 126 Stat. 89, 44101, 44701-44702, 44705, 44709-44711, 44713, 44716-44717, 44722, 44729, 44732; 46105; Pub. L. 111-216, 124 Stat. 2348 (49 U.S.C. 44701 note); Pub. L. 112-95, 126 Stat. 62 (49 U.S.C. 44732 note); Pub. L. 115-254, 132 Stat. 3186 (49 U.S.C. 44701 note).