IMPCHRESS - Improved Child Restraint Systems
Overview
Background & policy context:
Under current aviation regulations the travel of infants and smaller children is not sufficiently targeted in terms of safety, reflecting a lack of suitable restraint systems. Improvements in child safety whilst travelling in aircraft is anticipated to be viable, once the required specifications for technical equipment and operational procedures have been defined and implemented.
Objectives:
IMPCHRESS aimed at improvements in the safety of children whilst travelling in aircraft, particularly for a survivable accident or dangerous aviation incident. Specific objectives of the project were to increase awareness of the situation and to give an overview of current operational statistics (both in Europe and the USA). In addition, the project aimed to develop a European Specification for Infant Passenger Restraints in Aircraft as a proposal for modifications of certification and operations requirements by the European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA).
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