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US-FAA14 CFR 121.584

Requirement to view the area outside the flightdeck door

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From the time the airplane moves in order to initiate a flight segment through the end of that flight segment, no person may unlock or open the flightdeck door unless: (a) A person authorized to be on the flightdeck uses an approved audio procedure and an approved visual device to verify that: (1) The area outside the flightdeck door is secure, and; (2) If someone outside the flightdeck is seeking to have the flightdeck door opened, that person is not under duress, and; (3) If the airplane is in flight, any installed physical secondary barrier (IPSB) required by § 121.313(l) has been deployed; and (b) After the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section have been satisfactorily accomplished, the crewmember in charge on the flightdeck authorizes the door to be unlocked and open.

Verbatim text of a US Federal Aviation Regulation (public domain), reproduced for reference — not legal advice and not for navigation. A plain-English explainer may be added later; always rely on the current official rule linked above.