---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 91.525"
title: "14"
number: "91.525"
heading: "Carriage of cargo."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/91.525"
---

# §91.525. Carriage of cargo.

- (a) No pilot in command may permit cargo to be carried in any airplane unless—
  - (1) It is carried in an approved cargo rack, bin, or compartment installed in the airplane;
  - (2) It is secured by means approved by the Administrator; or
  - (3) **It is carried in accordance with each of the following—**
    - (i) It is properly secured by a safety belt or other tiedown having enough strength to eliminate the possibility of shifting under all normally anticipated flight and ground conditions.
    - (ii) **It is packaged or covered to avoid possible injury to passengers.**
    - (iii) It does not impose any load on seats or on the floor structure that exceeds the load limitation for those components.
    - (iv) It is not located in a position that restricts the access to or use of any required emergency or regular exit, or the use of the aisle between the crew and the passenger compartment.
    - (v) **It is not carried directly above seated passengers.**
- (b) When cargo is carried in cargo compartments that are designed to require the physical entry of a crewmember to extinguish any fire that may occur during flight, the cargo must be loaded so as to allow a crewmember to effectively reach all parts of the compartment with the contents of a hand fire extinguisher.

## Notes

### Source

Source: Docket 18334, 54 FR 34314, 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.