Originally Posted by
BuzzBox
skytrax:
I am well aware of what cabin crew can and can't do in such situations, thank you. Try READING my post. It was about cabin crew initiating an evacuation next to a running engine.
Cc have no clue if the engines are on or not, other than the noise. With that situation going on outside it would be hard to determine that.
As mentioned, CC will initially wait for a FD command and they will try to contact them to seek instructions if there is no PA made. Asian airlines are highly hierarchical and individuals always look for the higher authority to make that decision.
They will however initiate the evacuation if there is no instructions from FD and if the conditions inside become life-threatening.
They will evaluate the outside conditions and if it's safe they will open.
To clarify: for example L1 or L5 cabin crew would have absolutely no means to check if the engines are on or not. Therefore, this is not part of their training because it is not realistic to be assessed by CC.
Engines should have been off and parking breaks set.