JEP FI-1 Homework

Find citations in the FAR/AIM that define whether a first aid kit and fire extinguisher are required equipment for legal operation.

• faa.gov was my first source. There's a "regulations" link at the top that takes you to the eCFR searchable site. I searched for extinguisher and got several relevant sections. 14 CFR Part 23 (23.851) addresses airworthiness standards for aircraft and includes at least one fire extinguisher as required emergency equipment. It does not mention "first aid." [Edit: Upon closer inspection of the Applicability of Part 23, it specifies that it applies to aircraft designed to carry 10 or more people," and thus may not be applicable to 388.]


• I cross-referenced this against the FAR/AIM 2006 book, and did not find Part 23 in the book at all. However, I found these under the heading for "large and turbine-powered multiengine airplanes and fractional ownership program aircraft:"
  • Fire extinguisher: 14 CFR Part 91 paragraph 513.c: Required, must be secured, must be within reach of the crew, and if the location of it is not obvious it must be labeled.
  • First aid kit: CFR 14 Part 91 paragraph 513.d: Required, must be able to address injuries "likely to occur in flight or in minor accidents."
  
  35388 does not fall into that category, though. Yes, it is owned by multiple parties, but Part 23 defines "fractional ownership program" in Subpart K and includes a clause that says a fractional ownership program owns two or more fractional ownership planes, among other clauses, which disqualifies 388.


• 91.205 gives a list of instruments and equipment such as safety belts, but does not mention fire extinguishers or first aid kits. This paragraph/section at least seems to apply to all US aircraft/airmen.


• There are other CFR 14 sections that talk about first aid, but they're oriented toward air carriers like commercial passenger planes.

So, it looks to me that neither a fire extinguisher nor a first aid kit is required, for 388 at least.