Part of those 'Accessibility Provisions' as ststed by JAR states that the mask should be 'accessible and ready to use' within 3-5 seconds of intended use. I see FOs and Capts all the time who regularly use the mask hoses as either a sunglass hangar or a penstand or a spectacle holder or even as an iphone restrainer. I mean, the damn thing is part of the most critical equipment in the airplane for crying out aloud!
Imagine a scenario wherein the captain leaves the flight deck at FL 420 and we have a rapid decomp requiring the FO to don his mask ASAP, which incidentally has all this paraphernalia lying all over and around it....!!
I mean, not only will HE not survive, but neither will those behind him. Or, at the very least he is reducing his chances of survival to a minimum.
I think companies must address this issue pronto. At the very least it violates SEP accessibility rules. At the worst....who knows....
