Onboard equipment basics

Question 1

What is the safety equipment?

Answer 1

it is installed/carried to be used during day-to-day normal operations for the safe conduct of the flight( e.g. seat belts, safety instruction card, demonstration kit)

Question 2

What is emergency equipment?

Answer 2

it is installed/carried in case of abnormal and emergency situations that Demand immediate action, including life preservation( e.g. drop out oxygen, fire extinguisher, slide- raft)

Question 3

Name 5 pieces of onboard equipment

Answer 3

Hand held fire extinguisher, crowbar/crash axe, portable oxygen bottle, megaphone, fire proof gloves

Question 4

What does PBE stand for ? and what does it consist of ?

Answer 4

protective breathing equipment, are devices/ smoke hoods used by cabin crew during smoke /firefighting procedure which are designed to provide breathing gas for 15 minutes at pressure altitude of 8,000 feet

Question 5

What does ELT stand for and what does it do?

Answer 5

emergency Locator transmitter is an equipment that broadcasts distinctive signals or designated frequencies that may be manually activated or by crash impact