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title: "IAM.GEN.VCA.165 Method of carriage of persons — Part-IAM · Avioverse"
description: "The IAM operator shall take all reasonable measures to ensure that no person is located in any part of the VCA in flight which is not designed or…"
url: "https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-iam/subpart-a/iam-gen-vca-165"
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# IAM.GEN.VCA.165 Method of carriage of persons

ANNEX IX (Part-IAM) · Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

IR Implementing rule

## IAM.GEN.VCA.165 Method of carriage of persons

The IAM operator shall take all reasonable measures to ensure that no person is located in any part of the VCA in flight which is not designed or designated for the [accommodation](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/accommodation) of persons, except when a person takes an action that is necessary for the safety of the VCA or of any person, animal or goods carried in the VCA.

IR · IAM.GEN.VCA.165 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) 2024/1111 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

[All rules in SUBPART A — GENERAL REQUIREMENTS](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-iam/subpart-a)

Consolidated from the EASA Easy Access Rules (revision 27 Mar 2026, extracted 13 Oct 2026) for convenience. Not the official publication — verify against the Official Journal of the European Union and the EASA publications before operational use.