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title: "NCC.OP.165 Carriage of passengers — Part-NCC · Avioverse"
description: "The operator shall establish procedures to ensure that: passengers are seated where, in the event that an emergency evacuation is required, they are able…"
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# NCC.OP.165 Carriage of passengers

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

IR Implementing rule

## NCC.OP.165 Carriage of passengers

The operator shall establish procedures to ensure that:

(a) passengers are seated where, in the event that an emergency evacuation is required, they are able to assist and not hinder evacuation of the [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft);

(b) prior to and during taxiing, take-off and landing, and whenever deemed necessary in the interest of safety by the pilot-in-command, each passenger on board occupies a seat or berth and has his/her safety belt or restraint device properly secured; and

(c) multiple occupancy is only allowed on specified aircraft seats occupied by one [adult](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/adult) and one [infant](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/infant) properly secured by a supplementary loop belt or other restraint device.

IR · NCC.OP.165 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · Regulation (EU) No 800/2013 · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

AMC Acceptable means of compliance

## AMC1 NCC.OP.165 Carriage of passengers

SEATS THAT PERMIT DIRECT ACCESS TO EMERGENCY EXITS

Passengers who occupy seats that permit direct access to emergency exits should appear to be reasonably fit, strong and able to assist the rapid evacuation of the [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft) in an emergency after an appropriate briefing by the crew.

AMC · AMC1 NCC.OP.165 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2013/021/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

GM Guidance material

## GM1 NCC.OP.165 Carriage of passengers

MEANING OF DIRECT ACCESS

‘Direct access’ means a seat from which a passenger can proceed directly to the exit without entering an aisle or passing around an obstruction.

GM · GM1 NCC.OP.165 — Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 · ED Decision 2013/021/R · Air OPS Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 27 Mar 2026

[All rules in SUBPART B: OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/air-ops/part-ncc/subpart-b)

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.