Flight Safety vragen Flashcards

1
Q

Which two checks do you perform before the flight?

A
  • Pre-flight check
  • Security check
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2
Q

In which parts/phases can you divide the briefing?

A
  • Introduction
  • Service
  • Flight safety
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3
Q

What do you have to do when you notice during your preflight check something isn’t working
or missing?

A

You have to inform the purser

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4
Q

Why can’t there be luggage in front of the emergency exit?

A

Luggage in front of the emergency exit or under the seat is an obstacle during an evacuation,
all the luggage has to be stored in the luggage bin

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5
Q

What does the abbreviation CAML mean?

A

Crew Assignment Movement List

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6
Q

When do you perform a crosscheck?

A

After the command cabin crew arm slides and you have armed your slide

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7
Q
  1. What do you have to do when you notice that your colleague hasn’t put the door on automatic
    or armed after the command ‘cabin crew arm slides’ ?
A

Warn your colleague about it, so he/she can arm their door. Never do it yourself. Everybody is
responsible for their own door

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8
Q

What should you check during the cabin check?

A
  • Seatbelt fastened
  • Tray table stowed
  • Seatback upright position
  • Luggage in luggage bin or underneath the seat in front of you
  • Aisles and emergency exits free of obstacles no luggage
  • Cabinets and galley locked and stowed
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9
Q

What does cabin ready mean?

A
  • Doors are armed
  • Flight safety demo is done
  • Passengers are briefed, seated, and seatbelts are fastened
  • All electronic equipment is switched off
  • Cabin is fully prepared for take
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10
Q

What does the abbreviation UM mean?

A

Unaccompanied minor

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11
Q

Which passengers are not allowed to sit next to a emergency exit?

A

Passengers with reduced mobility and children younger than 12 years old

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12
Q

What shall be done when the crew encounters turbulence and the fasten seatbelt signs have
been switched on?

A
  • Loose objects stowed
  • Compartments locked and stowed
  • Passengers seatbelts fastened
  • Lavatories are not occupied
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13
Q

How do you activate the halon fire extinguisher?

A
  • Check if there is enough pressure. The arrow must be in the green zone on the pressure gauge
  • Remove the safety pin
  • Keep the extinguisher upright
  • Squeeze the handles/ levers together
  • Swipe the halon extinguisher from left to right or the other way around
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14
Q

How long can you use the halon fire extinguisher for?

A

For a maximum of 15 seconds

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15
Q

For which fires can you use the halon fire extinguisher?

A

For solid materials, electrical fires and dangerous substances

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16
Q

Where does ABC stands for according to the firefighting protocol?

A

A=Attacker
B=Buddy
C=Communicator

17
Q

Which three elements do you need to create a fire?

A
  • Ignition temperature
  • Fuel
  • Oxygen
18
Q

What are the two most important questions to answer when there is a fire?

A
  • What is the source of the fire or the smoke?
  • Is it extinguished?
19
Q

What is your first action if you encounter a galley fire?

A

Switch off the electrical main power

20
Q

Where does the abbreviation PBE stands for?

A

Protective Breathing Equipment

21
Q

How do you use the PBE/ smokehood?

A
  • Open the box by moving the metal clips upwards
  • Open the package by pulling the red strap
  • Remove the smokehood out of his package
  • Put your hands through the smokehood
  • Then you put in on from the back (the neck) to the front and you tuck all the hair inside. The
    mouthpiece must be over your nose and mouth
  • Pull the chord to activate the flow of oxygen
  • Fasten the chords behind your back
22
Q

How long does the PBE/smokehood give you protection?

A

For at least 20 minutes

23
Q

How do you activate the water extinguisher?

A
  • Move the handle firmly to the right, until you
    can’t turn any further
  • Hold the extinguisher upright
  • Push the button on top of the extinguisher
24
Q

How long can you use the water extinguisher?

A

With a maximum of 30-40 seconds, with a ray of approx. 6 meters

25
Q

What is the disadvantage of a water extinguisher?

A

The disadvantage is that water is not suitable for all fires

26
Q

What does the command “ cabin crew and passengers keep masks on “ mean?

A
  • This means that you keep your mask on
  • Because the aircraft cannot descend to 10.000 feet because it flies above high mountains
  • Activate oxygen bottles for yourself and check the passengers
  • If the passengers don’t have their mask on, help them to do so
27
Q

What does the command “cabin crew, take masks off” mean?

A

It means that the aircraft has reached 10.000 feet and that you can take your mask off. You have
to check your colleagues, the passengers and the lavatories. If necessary, you give oxygen to
passengers who need it

28
Q

How do you activate an oxygen bottle?

A
  • Check if there is enough pressure, the arrow must be in the green zone
  • Plug the oxygen mask on the two or four liter outlet
  • Turn the green knob all the way to the left and then a quarter to the right
  • Check whether oxygen is flowing through the pipe. A green tube with the size of half a
    centimeter appears in the pipe or the green part of the bag bulges.
  • Put mask over nose and mouth and adjust the headband
  • Observe the passenger
29
Q

When do you use an oxygen cylinder of 2 liters and when 4 liters?

A
  • You use the 2 liters in a normal first aid situation when the passenger needs oxygen
  • You use the 4 liters incase a doctor says so, or you can use for yourself during a decompression
30
Q

Which three kinds of decompression do we know?

A
  • Slow decompression
  • Fast or rapid decompression
  • Explosive decompression
31
Q

Where are the oxygen masks for passengers stowed?

A

Above all seats and two in each lavatory

32
Q

For how long do oxygen masks give oxygen during a decompression?

A

Minimal 12 minutes and maximum 25 minutes

33
Q

What are the symptoms of hypoxia?

A
  • Get a warm feeling
  • Pressure on your ears
  • Disorientation
  • Air in your body wants to leave
34
Q

Which command does the captain give you in case you need to evacuate?

A

He uses the command ‘evacuate aircraft’ it is accompanied by a loud signal and all emergency
lights in the aircraft will illuminate

35
Q

What does the cabin crew member call during a emergency evacuation?

A

Emergency- open seatbelt- evacuate

36
Q

If during a emergency situation you don’t need to evacuate, what shall be the command from
the cockpit?

A

Cabin crew and passengers remain seated

37
Q

What does the 30 seconds review mean?

A

During the landing the cabin attendant thinks about what to do in case of a emergency situation
when you need to evacuate. They think about:
* How to open the door in case of evacuation
* Which commands they need to call
* Which emergency equipment they have to bring with them

38
Q

What are the tasks of a assisting passenger?

A
  • How to operate the door in case the cabin attendant is injured
  • Evacuate first and to help the other passengers at the bottom of the slide
  • To take emergency equipment with them