2. Equipment

Question 1

Oxygen bottle requirements (2.2.1)

Answer 1

737-700
310ltr - 1 installed / 0 required - all 120lts must be serviceable
120ltr - 5 installed / 3 required - 310ltr must be serviceable

737-800/900
310ltr - 3 installed / 1 required - all 120ltr must be serviceable
120ltr - 4 installed / 2 required- all 310 ltr must be serviceable

Question 2

Duration oxygen bottles (2.2.3)

Answer 2

120ltr - standard portable oxygen
2ltr/min = LOW - 0.75 hr
4ltr/min = HIGH - 0.5 hr

310ltr - standard portable oxygen
2ltr/min = LOW - 2 hr
4ltr/min = HIGH - 1 hr

LOW = first aid / HIGH = CA walking around and cyanotic passengers.

Question 3

PBE (2.3.1)

Answer 3

Firefighting, DG, or evacuation with smoke.

Oxygen for at least 20min.

Re-use = 3 powerful breathing cycles to restart the filtration process.

Question 4

First aid kit (2.5.2)

Answer 4

At least 2 on each Ac.
Shall be taken along during evacuation

Question 5

Medical emergency kit (2.5.3)

Answer 5

Primary purpose is a support kit for the AED.

Question 6

AED - automated external defibrillator (2.5.4)

Answer 6

To treat pax who are experiencing cardiac arrest, a condition when the heart ceases to pump blood. The AED analyses the heart rhythm and advices the operator if a shockable rhythm is detected.

Question 7

Megaphone (2.6.2)

Answer 7

If the PAS is inoperative, instructions to pax must be given by megaphone.

Question 8

Requirement SOB (safety on board card) (2.6.6)

Answer 8

Minimum legal requirement for each occupied block of pax seats is one SOB.
20 extra/spare cards are provided in stowage compartment.
2 braille cards are present on board.

Question 9

Medical Equipment on board (2.5.1)

Answer 9

• first aid kits
• medical emergency kit (mostly support kit for the AED)
• AED (for cardiac arrest)
• universal precaution kit (to clean up any body fluid / in case of suspected communicable disease)