Narrative:

About an hour into the flight; the number 1 flight attendant called the cockpit and reported that a passenger became ill and vomited all over the forward galley; flight deck door; and the forward flight attendant jumpseat. The fas used what they had in their kit to clean the biohazard and covered the floor with blankets to minimize the odor. However; the flight attendant reported that his jumpseat was unusable due to the amount of bodily fluid that was all over the jumpseat. Our flight was completely full and the extra flight attendant jumpseat was being occupied by a commuting flight attendant leaving no place for our number 1 flight attendant to sit. Per flight manual; we allowed the flight attendant to sit in the cockpit jumpseat while we were in cruise and outside of the sterile flight period. At the fas request; I contacted [the operations center] via an arinc phone patch to see if someone within the company could authorize the flight attendant to occupy the cockpit jumpseat during landing to avoid having him sit in the biohazard on his jumpseat. After speaking with the dispatcher and the duty pilot; it was made clear to us that the flight attendant would have to occupy his jumpseat and that no other alternative was possible. I was told that if he occupied the cockpit jumpseat; it would be a willful flight manual violation. The flight attendant repeatedly told me his only option would be to stand in the galley during landing which I advised was a safety issue. In the end; I told the flight attendant he would need to find a blanket or some other barrier to place over the biohazard on his seat and do the best he could. He left the cockpit before we descended thru 10;000 feet to comply with flight manual procedures. We landed without further issues and the ill passenger did not require any medical attention.this event occurred because of an ill passenger that appeared to be intoxicated. Further compounding the issue was the lack of FM guidance should a flight attendant jumpseat become unusable during flight (for whatever reason) and there are no available cabin seats.I believe we have an inadequate policy that requires review. The policy states the fas can only occupy the jumpseat during non sterile period. There should be some language added that they can occupy the jumpseat in a situation where their jumpseat becomes unusable due to a mechanical issue or some other issue such as a biohazard.

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Title: EMB-175 pilot reported an ill passenger vomited on a Flight Attendant jumpseat. Flight Attendant reluctantly sat on the jumpseat during landing per safety guidelines.

Narrative: About an hour into the flight; the Number 1 Flight Attendant called the cockpit and reported that a passenger became ill and vomited all over the forward galley; flight deck door; and the forward flight attendant jumpseat. The FAs used what they had in their kit to clean the biohazard and covered the floor with blankets to minimize the odor. However; the FA reported that his jumpseat was unusable due to the amount of bodily fluid that was all over the jumpseat. Our flight was completely full and the extra flight attendant jumpseat was being occupied by a commuting FA leaving no place for our Number 1 FA to sit. Per Flight Manual; we allowed the FA to sit in the cockpit jumpseat while we were in cruise and outside of the sterile flight period. At the FAs request; I contacted [the Operations Center] via an ARINC phone patch to see if someone within the company could authorize the FA to occupy the cockpit jumpseat during landing to avoid having him sit in the biohazard on his jumpseat. After speaking with the Dispatcher and the Duty Pilot; it was made clear to us that the FA would have to occupy his jumpseat and that no other alternative was possible. I was told that if he occupied the cockpit jumpseat; it would be a willful Flight Manual violation. The FA repeatedly told me his only option would be to stand in the galley during landing which I advised was a safety issue. In the end; I told the FA he would need to find a blanket or some other barrier to place over the biohazard on his seat and do the best he could. He left the cockpit before we descended thru 10;000 feet to comply with Flight Manual procedures. We landed without further issues and the ill passenger did not require any medical attention.This event occurred because of an ill passenger that appeared to be intoxicated. Further compounding the issue was the lack of FM guidance should a FA jumpseat become unusable during flight (for whatever reason) and there are no available cabin seats.I believe we have an inadequate policy that requires review. The policy states the FAs can only occupy the jumpseat during non sterile period. There should be some language added that they can occupy the jumpseat in a situation where their jumpseat becomes unusable due to a mechanical issue or some other issue such as a biohazard.

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