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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

The FAA is proposing to expand the scope of Part 61 of the FARs by the addition of paragraphs 61.300 to allow onboard photography in airlines. It is further proposed to establish minimum experience, age, and skill levels for the issuance of Photography Passes (PPs). To ensure that a satisfactory level of proficiency is maintained by photographers possessing PPs, it is proposed that biennial proficiency reviews be mandated.

For reasons set forth above, the FAA is proposing to amend Part 61 of the Federal Aviation Regulations as follows:

PART 61 - [AMENDED]

1. The authority citation for Part 61 continues to read as follows:

Authority: Secs. 313(a), 314, 601, 602, Federal Aviation Act of 1958, 49 U.S.C. 1354(a), 1355, 1421, 1422; sec. 6(c), Department of Transportation Act, 49 U.S.S. 1655(2), unless otherwise noted.

2. Section 61 would be amended by adding the following:

61.300
To allow use of the Photographer's Pass (PPs), the photo session must meet ALL of the following minimum qualifications:

(a) The photographer and model must have reached his/her twenty first birthday..

(b) The model cannot be under the influence of alcohol or any other intoxicants during the course of the shoot.

(c) The photographer must have met the model on the plane or during waiting time for a layover.

(d) No flash photographs can be taken during take-off or landing.

(e) 5 minute maximum if a photo session is conducted in the lavatory.