TC yes the SOP in the back is to put the masks that fall down in front of you on?
- and.......?
In your other example it was, I think, patently obvious that that Captain was totally unaware of 'souls on board'. Add the fact that the jetty/stairs were presumably still on and I give that CA a big thumbs up for:-
Initiative
Commonsense
and looking after the flight deck's safety. TC - out of interest, what was the 'verdict' from the class on that one?
She should have taken in tea, though

. Oh, and I try NEVER to jump out of a window when the cabin is clear and there is a jetty.