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Old 1st June 2011 | 18:59
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If you leave with the minimum dispatch requirement on the O2 bottle pressure, you have 15 mins at 8000' at 100% oxygen for each pilot. Most of the time you will have more than that - but it is worth noting in the case of smoke in the cockpit (where you will be required to use 100%).

In terms of procedure - the QRH EMER DESCENT checklist has the step:

Originally Posted by Airbus QRH 1.25
To save oxygen, set the diluter to the N position. If the oxygen diluter selector remains at 100 % , the quantity of oxygen may not be sufficient for the entire emergency descent profile.
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