Carriage of PAX in Custody

[squall]

Could someone please shed some light on where I may be able to find info in the regs or orders on this very topic.

I have looked throughout the CAR's and CAO's but I can't find anything. I can only find info about the powers of the PIC.

Any help eg specific references would be much appreciated.

Thanks

Squall

[How's it Hanging]

Used to be in CAO 99 or there abouts, which is now removed, and I think it is now up to operators who carry persons in custody to have a section in their ops manual to cover it. The body you are carrying the persons for would also have a say.
The old CAO used to have a limit on amount of prisoners that could be carried, 5 I think, and state that they had to be restrained (but not to the aircraft), could not sit near exits, and there had to be one guard assigned for every prisoner.
If you could find an old copy of the CAO's, circa 1997, you might find the old CAO.

[Northern Chique]

While this reply is probably more from experience in the NT than anything else, you would have to define the level of "custody" as well.

Ive flown illlegal immigrants in custody, 6 warders and 10 illegals.

Kids in custody, usually an officer, a couple of kids and a FAC's person seem to turn up.

Then there is the violent crime lot... 1 guard at each exit, and one per prisoner through to the really nasty ones where there is two officers per prisoner. The prisoner is usually in leg straps and cuffs by then.

Psychotics (unstable violent offenders) with section 9 orders under the mental health act, sometimes end up on the Medivac planes, fully restrained and sometimes sedated for transport to a mental health unit.

I learned a couple of things... No, I wasnt allowed to cuff the nasty ones to the plane, most sleep or doze during the flight, and most of them were terrified of flying.

The custody officers always looked out for me though.

[Dale Harris]

Should be in the company Ops Manual these days.