16 - Safety Equipment

Question 1

1. (DSC-33-40) The fasten seat belt, no smoking and exit signs illuminate:
   (a) Only during a rejected takeoff
   (b) Only for takeoff and landing
   (c) When the appropriate switches are either on or off and /or excessive cabin altitude is detected
   (d) Only when the flight crew puts the switches in the ON position

Answer 1

(c) When the appropriate switches are either on or off and /or excessive cabin altitude is detected

Question 2

2. (DSC-33-30) With the switch in the arm position, the overhead emergency lights illuminate when
   (a) AC bus 2 fails
   (b) AC essential bus fails
   (c) AC bus 1 or DC essential shed bus fails or normal aircraft electrical power fails
   (d) DC bus fails

Answer 2

(c) AC bus 1 or DC essential shed bus fails or normal aircraft electrical power fails

Question 3

3. The green light flashes on the cockpit door keypad (cabin entry point):
   (a) The door has been unlocked by flight crew action.
   (b) The flight crew has denied access.
   (c) An emergency request to enter the cockpit has been made, but no action has yet been taken by the flight crew.
   (d) The door has been unlocked by cabin crew action.

Answer 3

(c) An emergency request to enter the cockpit has been made, but no action has yet been taken by the flight crew.

Question 4

4. (SEP Manual) The A320 aircraft is fitted with emergency evacuation slides at:
   (a) the four entry doors
   (b) the overwing exits
   (c) the four entry doors, the four overwing exits and at the cockpit windows
   (d) the four entry doors and the overwing exits.

Answer 4

(d) the four entry doors and the overwing exits.

Question 5

5. (SEP Manual) If a slide fails to inflate automatically:
   (a) it cannot be inflated
   (b) it must be inflated by manual activation
   (c) it must be considered inoperative
   (d) it must be inflated by manual activation or used as a manually held escape slide

Answer 5

(d) it must be inflated by manual activation or used as a manually held escape slide

Question 6

6. (SEP Manual) When opened in an emergency, the passenger entry doors:
   (a) are pneumatically assisted into the open position
   (b) will need two cabin crew to push them open
   (c) are assisted to the open position by slide inflation
   (d) are electrically assisted into the open position

Answer 6

(a) are pneumatically assisted into the open position

Question 7

7. (DSC-23-20) The evacuation command button at the forward or aft attendant panel
   (a) can be used to activate the EVAC ALERT only if the cockpit switch is at the CAPT & PURS position
   (b) can be used to activate the EVAC ALERT at any time
   (c) can only activate the EVAC ALERT when the aircraft is on the ground
   (d) overrides all other signals

Answer 7

(a) can be used to activate the EVAC ALERT only if the cockpit switch is at the CAPT & PURS position

Question 8

8. (DSC-23-20) The proximity emergency escape path marking system is powered by internal batteries for at least:
   (a) 30 minutes
   (b) 24 minutes
   (c) 60 minutes
   (d) 12 minutes

Answer 8

(d) 12 minutes