General Flashcards
Which, of the following, is the correct statement regarding infant lifecots?
- The age range is up to 18 months
- They are inflated prior to landing
- They are only given out on request
- The age range is up to 3 years
• The age range is up to 18 months
Which statement is correct when using Protective Breathing Equipment (PBE)?
- The neck seal must fit closely against the neck and must not be worn over clothing or hair
- It must be activated before fitting over mouth and nose
- It must only be worn when directed by the flight crew
- If the activating lanyard attaches one called, it will be on usable
• The neck seal must fit closely against the neck and must not be worn over clothing or hair
What are the required actions when portable oxygen bottles are used in flight?
- Leave bottles in an overhead locker and advise the SCCM
- Place used bottles in a wardrobe and advise the engineers on arrival
- Place used bottles in a wardrobe and report in the aircraft maintenance log (AML)
- Return used bottles to their storage location and report in the aircraft maintenance log (AML)
• Return used bottles to their storage location and report in the aircraft maintenance log (AML)
To aid personal fire safety whilst staying in hotels, what should crew ensure?
- The nearest emergency exit is established
- The nearest lift is serviceable
- The bath is filled with cold water
- That there is a fire extinguisher in the room
• The nearest emergency exit is established
If passengers are on board with refuelling taking place, which of the following is true?
- The fasten seatbelt signs must be switched on
- This is not permitted
- Cabin lights must be dimmed
- The fasten seatbelt signs must be off
• The fasten seatbelt signs must be off
What pre-flight check must be completed on an aircraft door?
- Check the door is closed and locked and the window is clean
- Check mode selector in manual/disarmed and door properly closed and locked
- Check mode selector moves freely and the door is properly closed and locked
- Check mode selector in automatic/armed and door properly closed and locked
• Check mode selector in manual/disarmed and door properly closed and locked
If smoke is coming from a toilet and the door is hot to touch, after establishing roles, what is the firefighter’s next action?
- With the fire gloves on but no BCF/HAFEX ready, open the door to investigate whether BCF/HAFEX is required
- Open the door fully and discharge a prepared PCF/HAFEX at the fire
- Wearing appropriate equipment, discharge a full BCF/HAFEX into the toilet through a cracked door, then close the door
- Wait until the other members of the drill return and retest the door with the back of the hand
• Wearing appropriate equipment, discharge a full BCF/HAFEX into the toilet through a cracked door, then close the door
If passengers are boarding, on-board or disembarking in normal circumstances, how many crew need to be on board?
- One crew member for each door on all decks
- Right-hand door crew only plus the SCCM
- Minimum legal required
- Half the crew compliment
• Minimum legal required
How often must the SCCM/acting SCCM walk the cabin, for supervision?
- Once an hour outside of cabin service
- Every hour regardless of cabin service
- Approximately every 30 minutes
- When the command ask them to
• Every hour regardless of cabin service
What is a crew members first action in a pilot incapacitation?
- Lock the seat harness to keep the pilot of the controls
- Try to revive the pilot by giving first-aid
- Assist the operating pilot
- Where practical, remove the pilot from the seat
• Where practical, remove the pilot from the seat
When cabin crew hear the command, “Brace, Brace” what must they do?
- Move into the cabin and point out to passengers the brace position on the safety card
- Remain strapped in, adapt the brace position and shout to the passengers, “Brace, Brace”
- Initially adopted a passenger brace position to demonstrate, whilst shouting for passengers to copy
- Whilst strapped in, shout to passengers, “aircraft in trouble brace yourselves”
• Remain strapped in, adapt the brace position and shout to the passengers, “Brace, Brace”
What are the preflight checks for the Sabre oxygen bottle?
- Carry strap and mask is attached and bottle is at least 3/4 full
- Model is switched OFF and mask is attached
- Bottle is 100% full only
- Carry strap and mask attached only
• Carry strap and mask is attached and bottle is at least 3/4 full
Which crew member is responsible for door mode selection?
- Only a crew member with at least 6 months experience
- The additional crew member
- Any crew member in the vicinity
- The crew member assigned to that door
• The crew member assigned to that door
If a flightcrew require to disembark, during transit, who needs to be briefed?
- BA Operations
- Air Traffic Control
- Ground personnel only
- The SCCM and ground personal
• The SCCM and ground personal
If an aircraft door has been opened for any reason, what must a crewmember check after the door is closed?
- Mode selector moves freely and the door is properly closed and locked
- Mode selector in automatic/armed and/or properly closed and locked
- The door is closed and locked and the window is clean
- Mode selector in manual/disarmed and door properly closed and locked
• Mode selector in manual/disarmed and door properly closed and locked
When must cabin crew check smoke detectors for blockage/tampering?
- once only, when passengers have disembarked
- Pre-flight and at least every 30 minutes during flight
- On sectors lasting three hours or more
- Only if the aircraft has just returned from maintenance
• Pre-flight and at least every 30 minutes during flight
If BCF vapour is inhaled, is it harmful?
- Only if combined with dangerous goods
- It can cause short-term side effects such as nausea, fainting and swelling of the skin
- No, it has no side effects
- Yes, it will cause long-term side effects
• It can cause short-term side effects such as nausea, fainting and swelling of the skin
Which one of the following is the correct statement regarding drop-down passenger oxygen masks?
- Spare masks are provided for infant use only
- Spare masks are provided in the cabin on long haul flights only
- Following a decompression cabin crew must resow them
- Following a decompression they must not be restowed by cabin crew
• Following a decompression they must not be restowed by cabin crew
When must cabin crew take their seats for takeoff and landing?
- When are the cabin chimes sound or when the undercarriage is lowered on approach
- When the aircraft enters the runway all starts the descent
- When the flight crew PA “cabin crew take your seats immediately”
- When the SCCM makes the the PA “cabin crew take your seats for takeoff/landing”
• When the SCCM makes the the PA “cabin crew take your seats for takeoff/landing”
What should crew do if the Evacuation Signal Alarm goes off in flight?
- Contact the SCCM after silencing the alarm
- Silence it and look for the passenger who activated it
- Go to their alert stations
- Attend the flight deck immediately
• Attend the flight deck immediately
If refuelling with a jetty at door 1, which of the following is true about the secondary exit?
- That it is left open with the doorstop fitted
- That it is manned consistently by a crew member
- That it is closed and selected to automatic
- That there is additional fire fighting equipment available
• That it is manned consistently by a crew member
In a rapid disembarkation, what would the Captain expect cabin crew to do once passengers have left the aircraft?
- Meet in the terminal building
- Leave the aircraft immediately
- Assemble at the boarding door and await instructions
- Go to the flight deck
• Assemble at the boarding door and await instructions
Following an evacuation, if their life is not threatened, when would cabin crew leave the aircraft?
- When no more passengers are approaching their door
- On instruction from the SCCM
- After their cabin area is checked and cleared
- Once the whole aircraft is vacated
• After their cabin area is checked and cleared
Which one of the following statements is correct?
- The crew who remain strapped in until the PA “doors to manual and cross check” is made, are chosen before each sector
- Crew should remain seated and strapped in until the PA “doors to manual and cross check” is made
- Crew who remain strapped in their seats, until the PA “doors to manual and cross check” is made, is pre-determined by aircraft types
- Once the aircraft has left the runway there is no requirement for any cabin crew to remain seated
• Crew should remain seated and strapped in until the PA “doors to manual and cross check” is made
What would crew use a jemmy or fire axe for?
- Breaking down the flight deck door in an emergency
- Dealing with faulty catering equipment
- Smashing open cabin panelling to gain access to the area behind
- Leavering open a panel so extinguisher can be discharged behind
• Leavering open a panel so extinguisher can be discharged behind
A crewmember who discovers smoke, fire or fumes does what?
- Informs the flight crew
- Move the passengers
- Takes the role of the firefighter
- Tells the SCCM
• Takes the role of the firefighter
Which is the only flotation device inflated inside the aircraft, before a planned ditching?
- An adult tie-type lifejacket fitted to a child
- Non-door crew lifejackets
- A lifecot
- A infant life jacket
• An adult tie-type lifejacket fitted to a child
What does the acronym DARED stand for?
- Dedicated assist space, Assertive, Redirect, Exit bypass, Dried up exit
- Dedicated assist space, Alert, Reacts quickly, Exit bypass, Dried up exit
- Dedicated assist space, Alert, Redirect, Emergency torch, Dried up exit
- Dedicated assist space, Assertive, Reacts quickly, Empties cabin, Dried up exit
• Dedicated assist space, Assertive, Redirect, Exit bypass, Dried up exit
What is the procedure for re-stowing used SEP equipment that needs replacing?
- It must be returned to its original storage and the commander informed of its use
- It can be re-stowed anywhere and recorded in the AML part 2 or eLog
- It must be left unstowed, visible for engineers to replace and recorded in the AML part 2 or eLog
- It must be returned to its original storage and use recorded in the AML part 2 or eLog
• It must be returned to its original storage and use recorded in the AML part 2 or eLog
What is the definition of an infant, when thinking in terms of a SEP?
- Less than 2 years old
- Less than 12 months old
- Less than 3 years old
- Less than 6 months old
• Less than 2 years old
If masks drop from the PSUs in-flight what is a crew member’s immediate action?
- Sit down, strap in and grab a mask
- Grab a mask and put it on, sit down and strap in
- Put on a portable oxygen bottle and strap in
- Move to a crew seat, grab a mask and strap in
• Grab a mask and put it on, sit down and strap in
On a Sabre portable oxygen bottle, how is the flow rate selected?
- By rotating the collar beneath the ON/OFF knob
- By using the flow indicator on the mask
- By twisting the flow rate control knob on the top
- By using the ON/OFF knob
• By rotating the collar beneath the ON/OFF knob