This SAE Aerospace Standard (AS) applies to a personal, portable oxygen concentrator (POC) to be supplied and used by a passenger requiring supplemental oxygen therapy while traveling on board civil, commercial, or personal aircraft. It covers a POC during both self-powered battery operation and while powered from an aircraft seat's electrical power through the use of an accessory adapter. The POC is not intended to be connected to the aircraft's oxygen systems or to be used by any aircraft personnel in any method of treatment or first aid of the general flying public.

Purpose

The purpose of this standard is to provide guidance on the standards, procedures, rules, and processes needed to approve personal portable oxygen concentrators for safe use of onboard civil and commercial passenger aircraft. The approval process will show air safety of a POC during use on board aircraft as a Medical-Personal Electronic Device (M-PED).