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Old 17th Jan 2009, 07:06
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mickjoebill
 
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ife vests installed and their proper use in the unlikely event of a water landing demonstrated by the flight attendants.
I didnt say that if vests were carried and not worn that it was due to no briefing by cabin crew!
What i am saying is that (if they were onboard) they were not being worn when the aircraft hit the water when perhaps there was enough time for them to be donned had the crew given a warning. It seems pilot knew they were ditching for over 2 minutes before they touched down.

Now if life vests were on board it is interesting that since the plane was floating and stable more life vests were not retrieved from under seats and passed out to the wing walkers.

If there were no life vests on board as some have suggested then egress through the overwing carrying a seat cushion is a compromise.

Anyway I look at this there is room for improvement in this minor detail

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