121.584—Requirement to view the area outside the flightdeck door.

From the time the airplane moves in order to initiate a flight segment through the end of that flight segment, no person may unlock or open the flightdeck door unless:
(a) A person authorized to be on the flightdeck uses an approved audio procedure and an approved visual device to verify that:
(1) The area outside the flightdeck door is secure, and;
(2) If someone outside the flightdeck is seeking to have the flightdeck door opened, that person is not under duress, and;
(b) After the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section have been satisfactorily accomplished, the crewmember in charge on the flightdeck authorizes the door to be unlocked and open.

Code of Federal Regulations

[Amdt. 121-334, 72 FR 45635, Aug. 15, 2007]