SAE ARP4771

Description / Abstract: This document contains information that can be used by the air transportation industry to provide passengers with consistent "Brace for Impact" positions in passenger safety information and briefings. This information is intended to reduce the potential confusion passengers may experience upon being presented with different "Brace for Impact" positions as they travel on different aircraft or on different carriers. This document does not address child restraint or situations where adult passengers are seated behind fixed tables.

Mandating and Recommendation Phrases

"Shall": The word "shall" indicates a mandatory criterion.

"Should": The word "should" indicates a criterion for which an alternative, including non compliance, may be applied if it is documented and justified.