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Pre Flight Serviceability Checks/ Equipment Location Flashcards

1
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Halon Extinguisher

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Needle in the Green. Lock wire in place

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Portable O2 Cylinder

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Secure in bracket. Needle in red section of the gauge

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PBE (Air Liquide / Drager)

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Air Liquide - Green Indicator visible / Drager - Yellow indicator in tact

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4
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Flashlight

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Green/Red flashes

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Halon USE, Precautions, Range & Duration

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PASS (Push Catch, Aim at base, Squeeze trigger, Sweep at base)

Precautions - Use PBE, do not contact electrical wires, do not point directly at liquid fires, do not use on Class D (metal)

1.5-2.0 metres/7 Seconds

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6
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Halon - Number & Location

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5
Flight Deck - 1
FWD Crew - 2
AFT - 2 (Rego Dependant)

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PBE Number & Location

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5
Flight Deck - 1
FWD - 2
AFT - 2

FWD and AFT locations rego dependant

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PBE Air Liquide Operation/Precautions

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Oxygen flow starts automatically
Maintain tight neck seal

Precautions
- Long hair contained within neck seal
- remove items off head to avoid seal damage
- If hood collapses during use (discard and find replacement PBE)
- do not remove around spark or open flame
- Be aware of residual oxygen on head
- After use, place PBE on floor

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Drager Smokehood use & precautions

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Ensure secure neck seal
Fit mask securely
Pull lanyard to activate oxygen

Precautions
- long hair contained within neck seal
- remove objects from head
- if hood collapses, discard and obtain new one
- do not remove near spark and open flame
- After use place PBE in toilet floor

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10
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ELTs (Number and Location)

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2 Portable ELTS (Fwd & Aft)
1 Fixed ELT (Located in tail above CC Station) Switch located in flight deck

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Portable Oxygen (Operation & Precautions)

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No Oil/grease on fittings
Attach mask to desired outlet
Turn fully ON then back half a turn
Check flow of oxygen before fitting

Precautions
- do not bump or drop bottle
- do not use near ignition sources
- do not let pressure drop below 100psi
- secure to seat/frame

Duration
LOW - 140-150 min
HI - 70-75

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12
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ELT INFORMATION (Portable)

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Distress signals transmitted on
- 121.5 MHz
- 243 MHz
- 406 MHz

Approximate Duration - 48 hrs

Must be taken for land and water evacuation. If on raft it must be tethered. Consider staggering use of ELTs if carrying 2.

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13
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Survival Kits

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4 Carried
2 FWD
2 AFT

Intended to leave the aircraft during a ditching out each exit (L1 and R1) (L2 and R2)

Survival kits are used in Land and Ditch emergencies. They are located separately in the cabin and contain a raft canopy, signalling equipment, raft management equipment, survival supplies and basic first aid items.

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14
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Basic Fire Drill (3)

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Firefighter/Communicator/Assist

The Firefighter
The first crewmember that finds the fire will take the role of the Firefighter. This cabin crewmember:
Alerts other cabin crewmembers
Obtains the nearest fire extinguisher (consider the use of a PBE)
Immediately locates the source of the fire
Fights the fire.
The Communicator
The second cabin crewmember on the scene. The communicator:
Informs the flight crew of the fire/smoke:
Location
Source
Severity/Density (colour of smoke/odour)
Firefighting progress
Number of fire extinguishers used
Time firefighting action started.
Maintains the communication link between the cabin and the flight crew, via an interphone that is near the firefighting scene.
Provides the flight crew with an accurate description of the firefighting effort, and of the situation in the cabin.
The Assistant Firefighter
The third cabin crewmember on the scene. The Assistant Firefighter:
Supplies extra firefighting equipment
Supports the firefighting effort
Removes flammable material from the area
The Assistant Firefighter must be prepared to replace the Firefighter, and exchange roles with the Firefighter, as required.

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15
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Time of Useful Consciousness

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40,000 - 15 Sec
35,000 - 45 Sec
30,000 - 1 Min

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16
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Symptoms of Hypoxia

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Stomach pain due to gas expansion
Tingling sensation in the hands and feet
Cyanosis (blue discoloration of the lips and fingernails)
Increased rate of breathing
Headache
Nausea
Light-headedness
Dizziness
Sweating
Irritability
Euphoria
Ear discomfort
THESE SYMPTOMS BECOME MORE
PRONOUNCED AS THE OXYGEN DECREASES
Impaired vision
Impaired judgment
Impaired motor skills (not able to coordinate body movements)
Drowsiness
Slurred speech
Memory loss
Difficulty to concentrate

17
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Evacuation Commands Land

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UNFASTEN SEATBELTS
HIGH HEELS OFF
EVACUATE EVACUATE EVACUATE
HURRY COME THIS WAY
LEAVE EVERYTHING BEHIND
JUMP AND SLIDE

18
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Evacuation Commands Ditch

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FIT LIFE JACKETS
THEY ARE UNDER YOUR SEAT
HIGH HEELS OFF
EVACUATE EVACUATE EVACUATE
UNFASTEN SEAT BELTS
COME THIS WAY
LEAVE EVERYTHING BEHIND
STEP INTO THE RAFT
PULL TAGS

19
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Sterile Flight Deck Phase

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Last door closed - Seatbelt Sign off
Seatbelt sign on - Seatbelt sign on after shutdown

20
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No contact phase

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Commencement of take off roll until Gear up
Gear down until aircraft stops or turns off runway

21
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Passenger O2 Systems. When do they drop/duration

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Automatically - 14,000ft
Duration - 15 minutes

22
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Emergency Lighting

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13.9.1 General
The emergency lighting system provides illumination of the interior and exterior escape paths in the event of an evacuation or loss of normal cabin lighting due to loss of electrical power
13.9.2 Duration
The aircraft emergency lighting lasts for 12 MINUTES
Flight crew may also activate the emergency lights manually. Emergency lighting is controlled by the emergency light switch located on the flight deck, which is set to the ARMED position.
If the aircraft is in flight and less than 1000ft above ground, or on the ground with passengers on board the emergency lighting system:
Shall be switched ON or
Cabin lighting on FULL BRIGHT and the emergency lighting system ARMED

23
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Priorities of Survival

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Protection, Location, Water, Food

24
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Survival Times (Rules of 3)

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Survival without O2 - 3 min
Without Shelter - 3 hours
Without Water - 3 Days
Without Food - 3 Weeks

25
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What is the HELP posture

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The HELP assists an individual in retaining body heat by closing off the areas of the body through which most heat is lost. These are the armpits, the sides of the chest wall and the groin. Wearing a life jacket enables an individual to keep the head and neck out of the water and adopt a more motionless position. To adopt the HELP:
Hold the arms closely against the sides of the body, gripping the front collar of the life jacket
Draw the legs up to close off the groin region. Cross the legs at the ankles.
Keep the head above the water.

26
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Flight crew responsibilities post evacuation

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The Captain is responsible for initiating the evacuation.
The First Officer has the responsibility for communicating all relevant information to the Emergency Services Command, (Fire Commander – identified by a red helmet and red protective vest) or the Senior Police Office in charge.
Take the NOTOC and evacuate first through the nearest available exit
Report to Fire Services Command or coordinating officer in charge and provides all relevant details regarding cargo, passenger manifest, dangerous goods etc.
From this point, the Emergency Services will be in charge of managing and coordinating the evacuation and rescue

27
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Crash Axe - Uses and precautions

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Post Accident survival
Cut and/or remove panels
Gain access to hidden areas for firefighting

Precautions
- take care when use to pry or lever panels to avoid cutting through wiring/hydraulics

28
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Safest place to relocate a suspected bomb in Board

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R2

29
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Flare Usage

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Should only be used when known search and rescue aircraft are nearby and a high likelihood of sighting.

Operate downwind of the raft. Will reach approx 1000’ and burn for approximately 40 secs

Skytraders EPs (1 decks)

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