A question re safety demo.
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A question re safety demo.
I am a slf and I just flown with a small regional carrier in southeastern Europe.
I paid a lot of attention on the safety demo and two issues poped into my mind.
There was no mention of not inflating the life jackets until out of the aircraft. How serious is this ommission? Do you make this announcement in your safety demo?
Second the aisle lights. They did not flash those lights when they make mention at them. Again do you flash or it is not important.
any input would be most welcome.
Rwy in Sight
I paid a lot of attention on the safety demo and two issues poped into my mind.
There was no mention of not inflating the life jackets until out of the aircraft. How serious is this ommission? Do you make this announcement in your safety demo?
Second the aisle lights. They did not flash those lights when they make mention at them. Again do you flash or it is not important.
any input would be most welcome.
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As a member of Cabin Crew for a uk charter, i regurlarly do the demo! yes i would be a little concerned about the no mention to inflating the lifejacket until out side the aircraft! but who knows it may not be a jarops requirment,
Secondly to the emergancy lights, they only last 12 minutes, and run off a battery unit, which takes forever to charge up, if any airline was to give them a quick flash everytime they done a demo, there would be no juice left if there acctually was an accident!
Hope this clears things up, sorry i cant be of help with the lifejacket thing, but all the airlines i have flown with as slf, and the one i crew with all mention " you liffe jacket is stowed under your seat, DO NOT inflant your lifejacket until you are out side the aircraft as this would impede your exit! but to do so, pull sharply on the cord as shown" or sommet like that
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Secondly to the emergancy lights, they only last 12 minutes, and run off a battery unit, which takes forever to charge up, if any airline was to give them a quick flash everytime they done a demo, there would be no juice left if there acctually was an accident!
Hope this clears things up, sorry i cant be of help with the lifejacket thing, but all the airlines i have flown with as slf, and the one i crew with all mention " you liffe jacket is stowed under your seat, DO NOT inflant your lifejacket until you are out side the aircraft as this would impede your exit! but to do so, pull sharply on the cord as shown" or sommet like that
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Would have thought it important to mention the fact in any safety demo, I know that it is definitely part of the spiel at my LCC. I realise the chances of surviving a ditching are virtually nil (tail snaps off first, takes tail part of fuselage with it, we all become extras for airline version of "Titanic"...) but a FEW lives might still be saved by that worthy piece of info.
Who fancies being pushed up by a fully inflated LJ against an overhead panel while ship sinks below the waves? - not me!
As for the aisle lights - personally think it's satisfactory enough to point them out, they're quite easy to spot.
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Who fancies being pushed up by a fully inflated LJ against an overhead panel while ship sinks below the waves? - not me!
As for the aisle lights - personally think it's satisfactory enough to point them out, they're quite easy to spot.
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The content of the safety demo is determined by the national licensing authority for the airline/aircraft (CAA for the UK,FAA for the USA etc.). There are usually any number of minor differences between the various national safety briefings as a result.
In my experience, people rarely pay much attention to the safety briefings, regardless of the nationality of anything or anybody - human nature presumably! (I'm pleased that Rwy in Sight is one of the few however).
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In my experience, people rarely pay much attention to the safety briefings, regardless of the nationality of anything or anybody - human nature presumably! (I'm pleased that Rwy in Sight is one of the few however).
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Under JAR Ops requirements, once a safety demo announcement has been written or revised by an airline, the announcement wording is cheked and permitted by the authorities and has to be read by the cabin crew (or PRA) word for word as in the copy held with the authorities.
It is only necessary to mention and point out the floor lights.
It is individual to an airline to decide if they feel it necessary to mention the inflation of the lifejacket, providing they are keeping to their original script. The safety demonstration and any emergency drill announcements (landing, evacuation, etc) have to remain the same, to script at all times.
I have operated flights where both myself and the crew have messed up the script by accident, had to pause, etc, but still are required to read it word for word. Even if making mistakes like me when I mistook "smoking in the toilets may lead to prosecution" for "smoking in the toilets may lead to prostitution" and que two hosties in the cabin giggling behind their safety cards half a cabin of passengers sniggering, some raised eyebrows, and me trying not to laugh.
The only other comment i'll make is please make sure you have a lifejacket. Although aircraft are apparantly capable of landing on water, I hope not to test it and have taken two flights in the past 3 years where I was missing one!!
It is only necessary to mention and point out the floor lights.
It is individual to an airline to decide if they feel it necessary to mention the inflation of the lifejacket, providing they are keeping to their original script. The safety demonstration and any emergency drill announcements (landing, evacuation, etc) have to remain the same, to script at all times.
I have operated flights where both myself and the crew have messed up the script by accident, had to pause, etc, but still are required to read it word for word. Even if making mistakes like me when I mistook "smoking in the toilets may lead to prosecution" for "smoking in the toilets may lead to prostitution" and que two hosties in the cabin giggling behind their safety cards half a cabin of passengers sniggering, some raised eyebrows, and me trying not to laugh.
The only other comment i'll make is please make sure you have a lifejacket. Although aircraft are apparantly capable of landing on water, I hope not to test it and have taken two flights in the past 3 years where I was missing one!!
