Also the camera has to be sercurly attached to the photographer himself (I use a thin steel cable with recorders). I also have him strapped in with the standard seatbelts. Make sure he does not have any loose articals or lenses on his camera and if he does change them in flight make sure there is an assistant to help him.
Well, this setup will certainly protect the cameraman from falling out but will it hinder his egress in an emergency?
Can the carabinas be easily reached by the cameraman?
Straping the camera to the cameramans body is a less than good idea. Something else to tangle him up if he has to do a runner.
Attach the saftey strop to the aircraft not the man.
A cameraman drowned in an light aircraft ditching a few years ago, three others escaped uninjured. The cameraman couldn't release his carabinas and apparently he nor anyone else on board had a knife to hand.
If you tie your passenger in, consider a rigid sheathed knife strapped to his shin. Also another securley taped to the ceiling or seat, easily available if the cameraman is knocked out in a prang by the camera. Divers knives are good choice as they have straps on the sheaths.
A helmet is a good idea, something between camera and skull.
Mickjoebill