---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 91.105"
title: "14"
number: "91.105"
heading: "Flight crewmembers at stations."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/91.105"
---

# §91.105. Flight crewmembers at stations.

- (a) **During takeoff and landing, and while en route, each required flight crewmember shall—**
  - (1) Be at the crewmember station unless the absence is necessary to perform duties in connection with the operation of the aircraft or in connection with physiological needs; and
  - (2) **Keep the safety belt fastened while at the crewmember station.**
- (b) Each required flight crewmember of a U.S.-registered civil aircraft shall, during takeoff and landing, keep his or her shoulder harness fastened while at his or her assigned duty station. This paragraph does not apply if—
  - (1) The seat at the crewmember's station is not equipped with a shoulder harness; or
  - (2) **The crewmember would be unable to perform required duties with the shoulder harness fastened.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[Docket 18334, 54 FR 34294, Aug. 18, 1989, as amended by Amdt. 91-231, 57 FR 42671, Sept. 15, 1992]

### Source

Source: Docket 18334, 54 FR 34294, Aug. 18, 1989, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40101, 40103, 40105, 40113, 40120, 44101, 44111, 44701, 44704, 44709, 44711, 44712, 44715,44716, 44717, 44722, 44740, 46306, 46315, 46316, 46504, 46506-46507, 47122, 47508,47528-47531, 47534; Pub. L. 112-95, 126 Stat. 11; Pub. L. 114-190, 130 Stat. 615 (49 U.S.C. 44703 note); sec. 828, Pub. L. 118-63, 138 Stat. 1330 (49 U.S.C. 44703 note); articles 12 and 29 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation, 61 Stat. 1180.

### Amendments

[Docket 18334, 54 FR 34294, Aug. 18, 1989, as amended by Amdt. 91-231, 57 FR 42671, Sept. 15, 1992]