Heavy turbulence question
 

Hi.
I have question for you all...what do you do when you are in the middle of your service during a full flight and heavy turbulence starts happening?

ICAO turbulence definitions:

Moderate: Occupants feel definite strains against seat belts or shoulder straps. Unsecured objects are dislodged. Food service and walking are difficult.

So normally, seat belts sign on, cabin secure (normally!)

Severe: Occupants are forced violently against seat belts or shoulder straps. Unsecured objects are tossed about. Food service and walking impossible

Sit down, strap in, read the newspaper. You'd be amazed how pax still try to get up and walk around! I'll wait until the signs go off to peel them off the ceiling....:eek:

Sorry guys, I should've given some background to the nature of my question. My girlfriend is a FA for a Canadian major airline and during one of her recent flights they started to encounter some moderate bordering on severe turbulence during the middle of her service. They were in the middle of the aisle at the moment and far away from their jumpseats on a full flight. They stored coffee pots and tea pots under pax seats and since walking was impossible, her partner sat on the floor and held on to the seat posts next to her.

What have some of you done in the same situation?

As Finals said, when severe turb kicks in you really don't have time to do a lot, let alone try to get back to the galley. Our girls/guys are told to do exactly the same, wedge the trolleys in against seats and try to sit on empty seats or indeed the floor. If they've got a full kettle and cant do anything with it then they're told to tip it on the carpet.

So in short, yes our crew would have done the same.