PART 8Safety of operator’s spaceflight activities
CHAPTER 5Additional safety requirements for launch vehicles with human occupants
SECTION 4Specific obligations of pilot in command, flight crew or remote pilot
Pilot in command, flight crew or remote pilot to remain at stations116
1
If a launch vehicle has a flight crew, that crew must during the flight remain at their stations secured in their seat by a safety belt or other restraint device unless there is more than one member of the flight crew and the pilot in command permits a member to leave the member’s station temporarily—
a
to provide urgent assistance to another human occupant, or
b
for an urgent physiological or operational need.
2
If a launch vehicle has a pilot in command that pilot may during the flight only leave the pilot in command’s station temporarily where—
a
there is more than one member of the flight crew,
b
the flight can be carried out safely by another member of the flight crew, and
c
there is an urgent physiological reason or operational need to do so.
3
If a launch vehicle has a remote pilot that remote pilot may during the flight only leave the remote pilot’s station temporarily where—
a
there is more than one remote pilot,
b
the flight can be carried out safely by that other pilot, and
c
there is an urgent physiological reason or operational need to do so.