Emergency exit marking.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 14

(a) Each passenger emergency exit, its means of access, and its means of opening must be conspicuously marked. (b) The identity and location of each passenger emergency exit must be recognizable from a distance equal to the width of the cabin. (c) Means must be provided to assist the occupants in locating the exits in conditions of dense smoke. (d) The location of each passenger emergency exit must be indicated by a sign visible to occupants approaching along the main passenger aisle (or aisles). There must be— (1) A passenger emergency exit locator sign above the aisle (or aisles) near each passenger emergency exit, or at another overhead location if it is more practical because of low headroom, except that one sign may serve more than one exit if each exit can be seen readily from the sign; (2) A passenger emergency exit marking sign next to each passenger emergency exit, except that one sign may serve two such exits if they both can be seen readily from the sign; and (3) A sign on each bulkhead or divider that prevents fore and aft vision along the passenger cabin to indicate emergency exits beyond and obscured by the bulkhead or divider, except that if this is not possible the sign may be placed at another appropriate location. (e) The location of the operating handle and instructions for opening exits from the inside of the airplane must be shown in the following manner: (1) Each passenger emergency exit must have, on or near the exit, a marking that is readable from a d

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 14:§ 25.811