91.521—Shoulder harness.
        
        (a) 
         No person may operate a transport category airplane that was type certificated after January 1, 1958, unless it is equipped at each seat at a flight deck station with a combined safety belt and shoulder harness that meets the applicable requirements specified in  § 25.785 of this chapter, except that—
    
    
        
        (1) 
         Shoulder harnesses and combined safety belt and shoulder harnesses that were approved and installed before March 6, 1980, may continue to be used; and
    
    
        
        (2) 
         Safety belt and shoulder harness restraint systems may be designed to the inertia load factors established under the certification basis of the airplane.
    
    
        
        (b) 
         No person may operate a transport category airplane unless it is equipped at each required flight attendant seat in the passenger compartment with a combined safety belt and shoulder harness that meets the applicable requirements specified in  § 25.785 of this chapter, except that—
    
    
        
        (1) 
         Shoulder harnesses and combined safety belt and shoulder harnesses that were approved and installed before March 6, 1980, may continue to be used; and
    
    
        
        (2) 
         Safety belt and shoulder harness restraint systems may be designed to the inertia load factors established under the certification basis of the airplane.