What is defined as an unacceptable amount of time? How long does it normally take to get say from a winching position to fully strapped in - is this a measure of acceptable? I am sure a mechanism exists that allows a seat back to be reinstated to an upright position from folded with only a couple of actions, no need to re-fit just unfold. I don't think, from what I've seen, that the crewmember has to get into the equipment storage area.
For my understanding, is it normal to access equipment during flight in any other SAR aircraft? In general is there a need for someone to be unseated whilst reconfiguring the cabin equipment for those aircraft. Or is everybody fully strapped in all the time.