DEPRESSURISATION

Question 1

What are the cabin signs of a depressurisation?

Answer 1

• Cabin lights will automatically come ‘ON’ bright
• Automatic illumination of the ‘No Smoking’ and ‘Seat Belt’ signs
• Emergency oxygen masks drop automatically
• Automatic P.A. in 4 languages: English, Cantonese, Mandarin and Japanese

Question 2

What are your immediate actions in a depressurisation?

Answer 2

• Don the drop down oxygen mask
• Secure self

Note: These two actions need not to be comparative in sequence.

Question 3

In a depressurisation, after having donned the oxygen mask and secured yourself, when can you get up?

Answer 3

When advised to do so by the Flight Crew

Question 4

After a depressurisation, what should you do when you are informed to get up from your seat by the Flight Crew?

Answer 4

• Obtain an oxygen bottle, check other crew members and crew rest area before checking passengers
• Check passengers seat belts’ are fastened, lavatories are vacant
• Advise ISM the status of the cabin (e.g. structure) and any passengers/crew injuries

Question 5

How do you activate the oxygen flow from the drop down masks in the cabin?

Answer 5

Pull the oxygen mask down

Question 6

How do you stop the oxygen flow from the drop down oxygen masks in the cabin?

Answer 6

Airbus: The oxygen flow cannot be stopped