EMERGENCY PROCEDURES Flashcards
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Q: What precations required when using BCF extinguisher on Electrical Fires?
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A: Do not allow bottle to contact live wires.
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Q: What type of fires can BCF be used on?
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Q: What type of fires can BCF be used on?
A: Electrical, Flammable Liquid, Paper and Cloth.
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Q: Before entering an area where a BCF has been used…
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A: Don Breathing equipment.
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Q: What is the maximum restraint to be used on a passenger for landing?
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A: Flexicuffs/Handcuffs and Lap Belt.
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Q: Where is the Passenger Restraint Kit located?
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737 R H Upper lockable Stowage
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Q: What is the time of usefull consciousness at 40000’?
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A: 15 seconds
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Q: As altitude increases…
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A: Respiration rate increases.
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Q: If a person is showing symptoms of mild hypoxia at takeoff……
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A: Their condition will get worse if not treated.
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Q: What are possible ways a passenger could react in an emergency?
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Alarm (fight or flight).
Resistance (against ‘giving in’).
Collapse (physical exhaustion).
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Q: Emergency Locator Beacons….
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A: Must be attached to raft by the crew.
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Q: After release from the aircraft….
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A: the raft mooring line must be cut from the aircraft
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Q: Gas Bubble Expansion is also known as?
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A: The Bends.
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Where does the r2 primary go in a ditching
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- R2 Primary will commence Initial Ditching Commands and fit lifejacket.
- Take torch and proceed to the overwing.
- Check exits safe to open.
- Control the opening of all overwing exits. Passenger assistance may be required.
- If time permits, Launch Rafts (if carried), one after the other on each side to assist in deployment.
- If Assist Cabin Crew, or the Flight Crew are able to assist utilise them in controlling passengers and launching liferafts.
- Ensure correct inflation.
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Q: How do you use the flexicuffs?
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A: First open cuffs
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Q: How do you use a survival beacon on the ground
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A: Undo the tape and allow the antenna to go upright.
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Q: The first person at the scene of a fire….
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A: Fights the fire.
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1 BCF use on liquid fires →
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precautions stand back
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2 why do we use a PBE in confined space if we use a BCF
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2 BCF use of PBE in confined space → BCF fumes dangerous and remove oxygen
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3 Evacuation commands to motivate passengers must be →
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Loud, authoritative, clear
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4 Cause of gas bubble formation →
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Scuba Diving
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Pain in sinuses, ears, abdomen are a result of →
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Gas expansion
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6 Air becoming cold and thin, a need to breathe rapidly →
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Sign of gradual decompression
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7 Time of useful consciousness at 40000’ →
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15si
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9 When restraining a passenger →
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hands behind back
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10 In water Huddling in group →
prevents heat loss
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Unwarranted self confidence, breathlessness, fixed ideas →
hypoxia
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12 Cabin fire, second person →
communicates with captain and other crew
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13 What must not be used for shelter →
aircraft fuselage
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14 Disabled pax evacuation →
sit behind passenger down slide
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15 Incapacitated passenger evacuation → q
wait until passenger flow ceases
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5 Incapacitated passenger evacuation →
wait until passenger flow ceases
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16 Oxygen equipment distance away from fire →
4m
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17 Attack on flight deck →
repel at all cost
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Doors
Secondary
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Where are the emergency light switch s
Emergency light switches located in the flight deck and at L2.
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PBE Smoke Hoods are located where on the aircraft?
flight deck, 2 at L1, L2 R2
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Can a PSU oxygen system be turned off once activated?
No. One mask activated. Activates all masks at that psu
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How do you activate oxygen flow from a PSU once the masks have dropped?
pulling down the mask activates All masks in that PSU)
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In a land evacuation, the aircraft is in a nose up attitude on the ground. How should each door be opened?
open all doors in armed mode
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How is the cabin ready for take-off given from the cabin to the Flight Deck?
3x 2 button, gives three single chimes
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Where are the restraint kits stored?
Rh upper lockable Stowage
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What is the minimum number of cabin crew to operate a service?
4
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Where are the megaphones located on the aircraft?
L 1 upper
| Aft left upper stowage
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Where does the First officer board the slideraft in a ditching?
As directed
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How does the emergency lights switching work
The system is controlled by a switch on the flight deck or at L2.
The switch on the flight deck can manually activate the system or arm the system for automatic operation. Automatic operation occurs if main aircraft power fails or is turned off when the system is armed
The emergency lights switch at L2 is an ON/OFF switch only. It can be used to bypass the flight deck switch and illuminate the emergency lights, including floor proximity lights, regardless of the position of the flight deck switch.
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What is the manual backup for all slides if they fail to inflate automatically?
pull the Manual Inflation Handle on the slide sill
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In a ditching, what is the first step to be undertaken in disconnecting the raft
Cut mooring line
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In a ditching, if more than one raft to be launched from a door
Note:
If more than one raft is to be launched from a door/exit, all rafts should be attached and launched but one raft only should be initially inflated. When the first raft is full, stop passengers, push first raft away and inflate next raft ready for boarding.
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During a ditching, where is the survival gear located?
Found in the water, attached by cord to raft
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What happens when an armed door is opened from the outside?
the door automatically disarms
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Where is the crash axe located?
on the Flight Deck
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In a ditching, what is the final action in releasing the raft from the aircraft?
release or cut the mooring line
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Where are the survival beacons located on the aircraft?
R H overwing
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In a precautionary disembarkation, the nominated door is blocked; you would expect the door primary to:
Contact the flight deck
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On take-off a flight attendant must not contact the flight deck until:
after gear up(A/C common)
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What precautions should be taken when using a BCF extinguisher on the flight deck/ confined area?
don oxygen mask/smoke goggles with 100% until drills are completed
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In a prepared emergency landing, the brace commands should be given when?
30 secs prior to impact
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What emergency equipment is located on the flight deck?
BCF, escape rope, oxygen bottle or PBE, Eros fittings, oxygen/smoke masks, PBE hood, DME torches, crash axe, life jackets, impact drill sheets
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Which doors have sliderafts fitted?
All doors slide only
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To call the flight deck from the cabin, which interphone button would you press?
2
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How many flight attendants are required to be on board a transiting aircraft with passengers?
3, 1 at front 2 aft. Must remain within 4 rows y 3 rows j until fuelling complete
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A land evacuation would normally be ordered by?
captain using the PA; and/or
verbally on entering the cabin
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In a ditching, the evacuation would normally be ordered by?
the primary crew member at each door after the raft is inflated
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In a land evacuation, the First Officer evacuates where?
first available exit
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Where are the Bio Hazard kits located?
Aft side L1 Bulkhead
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Where are portable oxygen bottles located?
L1, R2. Flight deck if fitted
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Where are the heat resistant gloves located?
Aft left overhead stowage
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Where are the First Aid kits located?
L1, mid Cabin R Overhead Stowage, R2
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Where are the Laerdal masks located?
L1, R2
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Where are infant life jackets & seat belt extensions located?
L1, R2. Infant life jackets, L1
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Where are the Physician’s Kits & Dangerous Goods Spill Kits
Fwd right overhead Stowage
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Where
all
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Where are SAAPs located on the aircraft?
Fwd right overhead Stowage
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What emergency items are located at doors
doors L1, R1, R2
“TOPBILL”
Torch
Oxygen (+ mask & release tool)
PBE hood
BCF
Impact drill sheet
Laerdal mask
Life-jacket
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During a ditching, a survivor would adopt what measure in order to preserve body heat?
adopt the HELP position (Heat Escape Lessoning Position)
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Pre-flight check of the flight deck portable oxygen bottles is?
needle in the red band
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Pre-flight check of the cabin portable oxygen bottles is?
needle indicates FULL
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A symptom of mild hypoxia is?
difficulty in concentration
difficulty in concentration
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BCF extinguishers may be used on what types of fires?
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can be used on all types of fires – electrical, flammable liquids, fabric & paper, EXCEPT Class D fires; burning metal e.g. magnesium etc
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In flight, if a passenger exhibits joint and chest pains, what are these symptoms an indication of?
‘Gas bubble formation’. Also called ‘decompression sickness’ or ‘the bends’l
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In flight, what conditions would you expect to see in the cabin as the cabin lost pressurisation?
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Mist forming in the cabin, very low temperature, papers blown about, etc.
water / liquids boiling
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What is the maximum amount of restraint allowed for a violent passenger who has been physically restrained during landing?
wrists and a seat belt (not ankles nor to seat back)
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During an Emergency Evacuation, how should a disabled person be put down the escape slide?
- a crewmember or ABP should sit behind the disabled person and slide down with the disabled person
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During an in-flight emergency where passengers must be relocated within the aircraft to a zone where limited seating is available, you may;
place two small children together in one seat
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The first step to operate a survival beacon on dry land you ____?
break the soluble retaining strap to erect the antenna
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After restraining a violent passenger, under what conditions should the violent passenger be released from his restraints in flight?
Never. Restraints must only be removed when the aircraft has landed and security personnel have arrived onboard (not even for lavatory use!)
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During refuelling, the emergency lighting system should be armed or disarmed?
armed
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GDuring descent, what is the no contact period to the Flight Deck?
from the gear down until the aircraft stops or turns off the runway
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What is the manufacturer and capacity of the sliderafts?
Aircruiser
| 3 in ceiling - 56 (overload 84) 1 fwd 2 Mid
L eft fwd overhead above Row 3 - 25 (overload 38)
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In-flight right after takeoff, you observe a passenger exhibiting symptoms of mild hypoxia and if nothing is done for treatment as the aircraft climbs, you would expect the passenger’s symptoms to ..?
get worse
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During an Emergency Evacuation, how would you assist a disabled passenger to deplane?
attend to the disabled passenger and assist him/her to evacuate after all other passengers had deplaned
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In-flight, the first crewmember to find a fire does what?
In-flight, the first crewmember to find a fire does what?
becomes the fire fighter
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In-flight, during a hijacking, and the cockpit is locked down, how will the Captain get details/communication to/from the cabin?
via the interphone. During lock down, no one should enter or leave the flight deck (except special case for the Captain)
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In flight, where would trapped gases most likely form in the body?
abdomen/intestines, sinus, ears, teeth
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Respiration (breathing rate) will (increase/decrease) with a cabin altitude increase?
⁃ respiration rate increases with cabin altitude
⁃ respiration rate increases with cabin altitude
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During a rapid decompression, what would be the time of useful consciousness at FL 400
15. seconds
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During a rapid decompression, what would be the time of useful consciousness at FL 350
45 seconds
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During a rapid decompression, what would be the time of useful consciousness at FL 300
1 minute
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During a rapid decompression, what would be the time of useful consciousness at FL 250
3 minutes
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During a rapid decompression, what would be the time of useful consciousness at FL 200
10 minutes
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In flight, what passenger medical conditions would you expect to cause a increased respiration (breathing) problems?
cardiac and respiratory medical conditions
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In flight, while using a BCF on an electrical fire, you must not allow ____?
any physical part of the BCF to come into contact with aircraft wires
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During a ditching at sea, what will increase the probability of visual detection by SAR crew?
canopy erected on raft, heliograph, flares, sea dye.
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During a hijacking, what information would be most useful to be communicated by flight crew to ground security by radio?
details of hijackers and their behaviour
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Where is the nearest BCF extinguisher to the Fwd galley
L1
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Which doors are power-assisted?
None
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If there is a fire in a galley, cabin crew must …?
turn off galley power with the RED (guarded) GALLEY POWER EMERGENCY DISCONNECT switch
inform the flight crew. cabin utility switch off
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In a ditching to disconnect the slides you should
To release the slide from the aircraft;
Lift the placarded flap at the top of the slide.
Pull the detachment handle now visible.
Once released, the slide may need to be pushed away from the aircraft before launching rafts (If carried) and evacuation can commence.
Note:
Escape slides remain attached to the aircraft by a mooring line. The mooring line will automatically separate if the aircraft sinks. To manually disconnect the mooring line from the girt, release the velcro tab and pull the line from the metal rings.
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In a ditching, where does the Captain board the slideraft?
Where he thinks best probably over wing after clearing cabin
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Where are the BCF fire extinguishers located?
Flight deck, L1, L2, R2
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To arm a door in the aircraft you must:
1 place red warning strap across window.
2 push down on door operating handle to fully closed
3 remove girt bar from door bracket
4 engage girt bar in floor mount.
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How long does a 310-litre portable oxygen bottle last?
- HIGH = 70-75 mins LOW = 140-150 mins
e.g. ‘4’ = 4 litres/min (HIGH)
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How far away from an ignition/heat source must you keep oxygen equipment?
4 metres
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How far away from an ignition/heat source must you keep oxygen equipment?
4 metres
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What is the duration of the DME torch?
4 hrs (stowage is not a recharger)
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What is the duration of the aircraft-mounted ELT?
at least 50 hrs
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Once launched, how long does the RESCU-406 emergency beacon signal last?
48 hrs on 121.5 & 243 MHz
at least 24 hrs on 406 MHz, and at reduced output thereafter
48 hrs on 121.5 & 243 MHz
at least 24 hrs on 406 MHz, and at reduced output thereafter
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What indications would you have in the cabin for smoke in a lavatory,
Aural alarm on smoke detector sounds.
Red alarm light (on smoke detector) illuminates.
Attendant amber call light outside the lavatory flashes.
Alternate HI chime and flashing amber light at nearest master call panel.
The warning registers on the flight deck.
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Once activated, for how long do the emergency exit lights normally operate?
15 minutes
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After use of the therapeutic oxygen,what precaution should be followed?
Leave 100psi in bottle
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How many masks in a psu
4, 3 masks per seat row and 1 spare.
2 in toilets
1 at crew seats
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In flight, when a fire is discovered in the cabin, the COMMUNICATOR calls _____?
IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY CAPTAIN and other crew by making an EMER call. 2 2 then 5
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In an emergency, for a call to all stations, you would press…?
2-2 wait for flight crew to answer.
| Then 5
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What are the cabin indications of an EMER call?
Steady pink call light single hi Lo chime
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To make a PA to all areas of the cabin (excluding all crew rests) you would press…?
8 then PTT.
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For an urgent call to the flight deck, you would press…?
2. 2
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LAND IMPACT DRILL
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Complete NNC Evacuation
Take torch take notoc and load sheet
Proceed to cabin relay evacuation order
evacuate through nearest available exit
Report to emergency services
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DITCHING IMPACT DRILL
FO
Complete Non-Normal Checklist, “Ditching”.
Fit lifejacket and take torch
Proceed to the cabin or as directed by the Captain
When all assistance rendered - Evacuate
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What are the flight deck indications of an Emergency call
2 x Buzzer
RMP. “C” cabin button
O head call panel blue light some aircraft
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Flight deck indications of a lavatory smoke
Amber Master Warning
AMBER LAV SMOKE
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Who does the preflight on the over wing exits
R 2 Primary. Handle covers no go item
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Actions to Arm a door
1 place red warning strap across window.
2 push down on door operating handle to fully closed
3 remove girt bar from door bracket
4 engage girt bar in floor mount.
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What should you see on a flight deck door access panel after entering the emergency code
Amber light will flash for 30 secs
| Then light will go green door will be unlocked for 5. Secs
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Where will R2 assist be seated in carried, ( 6 cabin crew)
30d
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What does the ditching switch do
Bugger alll
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How do you make an Emergency call ONLY to the flight dec
Press 2 2
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Passenger Service Units (PSU) are located
throughout the cabin including lavatories, Cabin Crew stations,
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Spare PSU masks are located in:
Each row 4 masks in each psu
| 2 masks in lav psu
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The PSU Oxy system activates
either automatically (via the Altitude Pressure Switch or Oxygen System Control Unit) when the cabin altitude is above 13,800ft
or by pressing the MASK MAN ON button.
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How often should a passenger on first aid oxygen be checked
Every 15 minutes
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Where are the oxygen bottles at the front of the cabin
L1
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What is stored in the right mid cabin overhead stowage
The beacons
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What else apart from the physicians kit is in the right forward overhead lockable stowage.
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Flexicuffs restraint kit,
defibrillator,
dangerous goods kit,
Physicians kit,
SAAP
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How can the Right No 2 window on the flight deck be opened
From the inside and outside.
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What should be done with the aspirator valves on boarding the raft
Turn valve clockwise
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Where are the nearest BFF fire extinguishers to the forward galley
L1
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What are the indications of a serviceable PBE
Tamper prevention integrity seal is intact.
Check humidity indicator is blue in colour.
Note:
If the humidity indicator is pink in colour, notify the CSM and the Flight Crew as per AEPM 2.1. In this case, Engineering may advise that operations can continue for a certain time period, and the PBE will still function normally.
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If using the cockpit window to exit the aircraft, what is the action after
4.
Open the escape rope compartment (above and aft of window).
5.
| Pull on the escape rope to ensure it is securely attached.
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What is the transponder code for unlawful interference
7500
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Duration
1.5 kg BCF
minimum of 10 seconds
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PBE Duration of Usage
Once activated the oxygen flows for between 8 to 10 minutes, but enough oxygen remains in the hood to protect the wearer for a minimum of 15 minutes of usage.
The flashing green End-of-Service Indicator light is located inside the hood to the left and just below eye level.
When the red light flashes in the End-of-Service Indicator, or when the hood collapses, move immediately to a safe area and remove the unit.
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Serviceability of O2 bottles
Single Outlet Cylinder is:
between the green band and FULL.
Multi Outlet Cylinder is
in the red band
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Best position for ABP for evacuation
R2
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Any threat against an aircraft or terminal facility of the Qantas Group is assessed by
The Consequence Assessment team
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Least risk bomb location
R2
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Max radioactive transport index for 737
10 compartment 1 and 2, 6 compartment 3, 1 compartment 4 and 5
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How many life rafts are carried
When liferafts are required, three 56 person Aircruiser liferafts and one 25 person Aircruiser liferaft will be carried on the aircraft.
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Lavatory Smoke indication
Attendant amber call light outside the lavatory flashes.
Alternate HI chime and flashing amber light at nearest master call panel.
The warning registers on the flight deck. Amber master caution lavatory smoke
