Part B Emergency

Question 1

What are the two types of emergency?

Answer 1

1. Planned
2. Unplanned

Question 2

What are the two types of landing?

Answer 2

1. Normal landing
2. Emergency landing

Question 3

What is the hazard call?

Answer 3

Attention crew, at stations!

Question 4

What is the ‘Alert Call’?

Answer 4

“WILL THE SENIOR CABIN CREW MEMBER REPORT TO THE FLIGHT DECK IMMEDIATELY.”

Question 5

What is the alert call if it’s undesirable for the cabin crew to enter the flight deck?

Answer 5

“WILL THE SENIOR CABIN CREW MEMBER REPORT TO THE FLIGHT DECK VIA THE INTERPHONE IMMEDIATELY.”

Question 6

How is the NITS briefing given when the flight crew are on oxygen?

Answer 6

It’s given by interphone.

Cabin crew should leave the flight deck and go to the nearest interphone.

Question 7

When should a NITS brief advise a normal landing?

Answer 7

There is a low risk of an evacuation, e.g. there are no significant control difficulties and that the aircraft can be brought to a halt on the runway.

Question 8

When should the NITS brief advise an emergency landing?

Answer 8

• Significant risk to persons on board such that the aircraft may leave the runway;
• Where a remote landing on land or water is required; or
• There are other compelling reasons for the Commander to prepare the aircraft for an evacuation.

Question 9

What announcement is made bty the commander in the event of an emergency landing?

Answer 9

“THIS IS THE CAPTAIN, THIS IS AN EMERGENCY, BRACE. BRACE.”

Question 10

During an emergency landing situation with time in hand, what PA does the Commander make?

Answer 10

“THIS IS THE CAPTAIN. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY. CABIN CREW PREPARE FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING/DITCHING.”

This brief PA is to allow the cabin crew to mentally prepare for the emergency landing.

Question 11

What announcement does the commander make when the landing is imminent?

Answer 11

“BRACE, BRACE.”

Question 12

In a planned emergency landing what call does the Commander make at approx 3 minutes from touchdown?

Answer 12

“CABIN CREW TAKE YOUR SEATS FOR LANDING.”

Question 13

In a planned emergency landing what call does the Commander make at approx 1 minute from touchdown?

Answer 13

“BRACE, BRACE.”

Question 14

In the event of an emergency descent, what PA to the cabin is required?

Answer 14

The A350 is equipped with a safety feature which, in the event of a decompression, will perform an automatic emergency descent to a safe altitude, even if the flight crew have been incapacitated.

To advise cabin crew that an emergency descent is taking place and to confirm that the flight crew have not been incapacitated, the flight crew will make the announcement:

“ATTENTION CREW! EMERGENCY DESCENT”

Question 15

What rate of descent is to be expected in an emergency descent?

Answer 15

6000fpm

Question 16

How long and how far does the emergency descent take to 10,000ft?

Answer 16

5 minutes

40 NM

Question 17

How long does the auto timer run before initiating an auto emergency descent?

Answer 17

15 seconds

Question 18

What PA is made when the emergency descent is complete?

Answer 18

“THE DESCENT IS NOW COMPLETE, WILL THE SCCM REPORT TO THE FLIGHT DECK.”

Question 19

What is the name of the basic first aid kit?

Answer 19

The M2 kit.

Question 20

What is the name of the advanced first aid kit?

Answer 20

The M5 kit.

Question 21

Whose permission is required beforew the M5 medical kit is opened?

Answer 21

No-one’s permission is required.

In non-urgent situations the commander should be informed before the kit is opened, but, in an emergency, the kit may be opened provided the commander is informed as soon as possible afterwards.