Emergency Equipment

The cabin is divided into several areas for the purpose of pre-flight checks, and the purser designates the CA responsible for each area. The Cabin Attendant completes the check using a check list.

All Movable Safety Equipment must be checked by CAs before flight, and this would normally include:

Dry chemical and water fire extinguishers are used to fight fire. We check that the seals are intact and extinguishers are not expired for use.

We check oxygen bottles for air tightness .They are used to provide oxygen in an emergency.

The unmovable oxygen system is used by the Flight Crew when lacking oxygen.

Smoke hoods are used to protect CAs from smoke when extinguishing fire.

Fire axes are used if exits are jammed or to crash bulkheads in case of smouldering fire.

We check megaphone by squeezing a trigger. It’s used to speak to passenger in an emergency.

A transmitter is used to transmit the position of the aircraft after emergency landing.A radio beacon is used to transmit the position of the aircraft after emergency ditching.

Life-vests for adults, children life vests, baby floating survival cots and life-rafts are used for emergency ditching.

Evacuation slides such as inflatable slides, off-wing slides, escape ropes are used to leave the aircraft after emergency landing.

CAs should also check cabin attendant stations. Crew life vests, torches, safety information cards must be present and complete. They check the pressure in the operating systems of each emergency exit.

Having completed the Check, CA reports a purser that all items of emergency equipment are present and complete.

Answer the questions:

1. Why is the cabin divided into several areas?

2. Who designates CAs responsible for each area?

3. What does a CA use to complete the check?

4. What should be checked before the flight?

5. What kind of fire extinguishers can there be?

6. What are fire extinguishers used for? How do we check fire extinguishers?

7. What is an oxygen bottle used for? What do we check oxygen bottles for?

8. By whom is unmovable oxygen system used when lacking oxygen?

9. What is used to protect CAs from smoke when lacking oxygen?

10. What are fire axes used for?

11. How do we check megaphone? What is it used for?

12. What is used to transmit the position of the aircraft after emergency landing?

13. What is a radio beacon used for?

14. What emergency equipment is used to leave the aircraft after emergency landing?

15. What emergency equipment is used for emergency ditching?

16. What should CAs also check? What do they check there?

17. What does a CA do having completed the check?

Fill the gaps:

1. A radio beacon is used ……………………………………………..

2. We check megaphone by………………………………………….

3. Slides are for……………………………………………………………..

4. Fire axes are used if ………………………………………………….

5. Smoke hoods are used to …………………………………………

6. Oxygen bottles are used to ……………………………………...

7. Having completed the check CA reports ………………….

8. In the event of ditching ………………………………………. are used.

9. In the event of emergency landing ……………………… are used.

Translate into English:

1. Бортпроводники выполняют проверку, используя чек листы.

2. Летный экипаж использует стационарную кислородную систему при нехватки кислорода.

3. Мы используем топоры чтобы ломать перегородки в случае тлеющего огня.

4. Все спасательные жилеты должны быть исправны и в наличии.

5. Спасательные канаты используются для покидания кабины пилотов в случае аварийной посадки.

6. Кабинный экипаж использует мегафоны для общения с пассажирами в случае аварийной посадки.

7. Бортпроводники всегда информируют старшего бортпроводника, выполнив проверку.