Essential Safety Assistants Required. Cape Air will not require any individual covered by this Section to be accompanied by a safety assistant unless it is determined that such assistant is essential for safety. Cape Air may require a Customer meeting any of the following criteria travel with a safety assistant as a condition of being provided air transportation in the interest of the Customer’s essential safety needs. In these circumstances, and if contrary to the individual’s self-assessment that they are capable of traveling independently, Cape Air will not charge for the transportation of the safety assistant: • A person who, because of a mental disability, is unable to comprehend or respond appropriately to safety instructions from Cape Air personnel, including the safety briefing required by 14 CFR 121.571(a)(3), (a)(4) and 135.117(b). • A person with a mobility impairment so severe that the person is unable to physically assist in their evacuation of the aircraft; or • A person who has both severe hearing and severe vision impairments if the person cannot establish some means of communication with Cape Air personnel adequate to permit the transmission of the required safety briefing. • If because there is not a seat available on a flight for a safety assistant whom Cape Air has determined to be necessary, the individual will be eligible for denied boarding compensation. For the purposes of the determination of seat availability, the assistant will be deemed to have checked in at the same time as the Customer herein.
Essential Safety Assistants Required. Cape Air will not require any individual covered by this Section to be accompanied by a safety assistant unless it is determined that such assistant is essential for safety. Cape Air may require a Customer meeting any of the following criteria travel with a safety assistant as a condition of being provided air transportation in the interest of the Customer’s essential safety needs. In these circumstances, Cape Air will not charge for the transportation of the safety assistant: • A person who, because of a mental disability, is unable to comprehend or respond appropriately to safety instructions from Cape Air personnel, including the safety briefing required by 14 CFR 121.571(a)(3), (a)(4) and 135.117(b). • A person with a mobility impairment so severe that the person is unable to physically assist in his or her evacuation of the aircraft; or • A person who has both severe hearing and severe vision impairments if the person cannot establish some means of communication with Cape Air personnel adequate to permit the transmission of the required safety briefing. • If because there is not a seat available on a flight for a safety assistant whom Cape Air has determined to be necessary, the individual will be eligible for denied boarding compensation. For the purposes of the determination of seat availability, the assistant will be deemed to have checked in at the same time as the Customer herein.
