Cabin Safety Equipment Quiz

Torso Harness

• Available for passengers unable to support themselves upright in an aircraft seat
• Can also be used for passengers without lower limbs
• Pre-flight check: Available

Oxygen Release Tool

• Allows manual opening of the Passenger Service Unit (PSU) for oxygen access during decompression
• Used when the electrical release malfunctions
• Pre-flight check: Required, not mandatory

Crew Tabard

• Short, sleeveless, reversible tunic
• Made of yellow reflective material, potentially with "CREW" printed
• Used to clearly identify operating crew, during emergency landings or briefings (if time permits)
• Also used for extended technical stops or when ground support is limited
• Ready for immediate use in precautionary landing situations
• Can improve visibility in emergency situations, including crowd control

Flight Library (Cabin)

• Contains operational manuals, pertinent to the specific aircraft fleet
• Includes Cabin Safety Manual, Passenger Announcement Manual, and Vital Action Cards
• Pre-flight check: Ensure manuals are present

Tri-Fold Restraint Kit

• Disposable, lightweight, and flexible restraints for unruly passengers
• Used for passenger safety during emergencies
• Authorization granted under New Zealand Aviation Crimes Act 1972
• Mandatory for international flights
• Pre-flight check: Ensure white plastic seal is intact and attached

Loop Belt

• Extends a standard seatbelt for added length
• Used for infants seated on an adult's lap during taxi, takeoff, landing, and turbulence, when the seatbelt sign is illuminated
• Pre-flight check: Ensure required number is available
• Must be used for infants under 2; children over 2 but under 4 years may use it if they are not seated for TTL
• Passengers must only use airline-supplied belts

Universal Protection Kit (UPK)

• Contains equipment for managing onboard deaths or biohazard/communicable disease events
• Used only for these specific events; FA1 permission needed prior to opening the kit
• Used only for immediate needs. The kit can remain open until it can be replaced at the next arrival port.
• Pre-flight check: Seal must be intact

Disembarkation Kit

• Provided for use at ports with ground-based boarding
• Includes Grade 5 earmuffs, high-visibility vest and jacket (required for tarmac duties)
• Pre-flight check: Check kit and contents are present

Demonstration Equipment

• Set of tools for flight attendants' use during manual standard passenger pre-flight briefings
• Includes Fleet-specific Briefing Card, Life Jacket, and Oxygen Mask
• Pre-flight check: Ensure required number and good condition

Adult/Crew Life Jacket

• Single-chamber Switlik AV-100 jackets
• Crew jackets are day-glow red; passenger jackets are traffic yellow
• Has an inflation tube, deflation key, red inflation toggle, and a water-activated light that illuminates for 12 hours in water.
• Secured with a nylon belt buckle and waist strap
• Pre-flight check: Available

Survival Kit

• Located independently from rafts in designated stowage locations
• Pre-flight check: Verify safety wire/lead or red seal is intact; ensure required number is available

Beacon ADT 406S

• Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) installed, manually or automatically triggered, for either fresh or salt water
• Incorporates a flotation device
• Pre-flight check: Verify required number, arm switch is in ARMED position, and log any discrepancies
• Operation includes removing, arming/disarming, and using the device

Megaphone

• Emergency communication device
• Used for in-flight announcements when the public address system is faulty or during evacuation
• Pre-flight check: Verify required number is available

Infant Life Jacket

• Provided for infants weighing less than 15.5kg
• Features twin chambers, apron harness, CO2 gas cylinders, oral inflation tubes and a water-activated light
• Pre-flight check: Verify required number are available and positioned in stowage

Overwing Straps/Lifelines

• Primarily used in ditching evacuations, providing handholds for evacuees
• Stowed in bags in specific overwing stowage locations
• Pre-flight check: Verify required number are available
• Number of lifelines provided varies by aircraft type (A320/A321)

Torch

• Emergency illumination and signaling tool
• Pre-flight check: Confirm "push-to-test" function using green light (charged battery) or red light (low battery); and verify required number;
• Operation: Remove from stowage to activate

Spare Oxygen Mask

• Spare oxygen masks for both therapeutic and supplemental use
• Not reusable and to be discarded after use
• Pre-flight check: Available

Oxygen

• Used for supplemental and therapeutic uses
• Pre-flight check: Confirm pressure is at least 1600 psi and mask/tubing are attached
• Operation: Use the oxygen as needed but refer to CSM

Physician's Kit

• Provided for use with medical professionals during medical emergencies
• Pre-flight check: Confirm seals and/or item use are labelled
• Doctor use logs and reports needed

AED

• Automatic External Defibrillator
• Recognizes ventricular fibrillation and certain ventricular tachycardia
• Guides user through defibrillation process via screen and voice prompts
• Pre-flight check: confirms the machine is available, 'tick' and seal intact

First Aid Kit

• Contains bandages, splints, and other supplies for use after accidents
• Pre-flight check: Verify that the red or green seal is intact and required number is on hand; and check the supplies are adequate
• Authority to open must be granted by the Captain or the most senior crew member

Daily First Aid Kit

• Supplies for general, common occurrences, and minor injuries
• Minor medical issues like airsickness, earaches, or headaches, and indigestion are supported
• Pre-flight check: Confirm availability and appropriateness

Crash Axe

• Used for freeing escape exits and clearing obstructions, particularly useful for firefighting scenarios in aircraft cabins
• Pre-flight check: Confirm availability

Fire Blanket

• Fire-resistant fabric for extinguishing fires
• Pre-flight check: Verify availability

Fire Gloves

• Used for handling hot (but not burning) materials to prevent injury to hands
• Pre-flight check: Confirm availability

PBE

• Protective Breathing Equipment
• Provides breathable atmosphere & visibility in smoke-filled compartments
• Protects the head, neck, and other parts of the body.
• Pre-flight check: Confirmation that the PBE is inside and the 'replace by' date has not expired, plus confirming the seals are intact

Fire Extinguisher (Air Total)

• Used for extinguishing fires
• Pre-flight check: Ensure the copper wire/plastic seal, and the gauge are intact and in the allotted range.

Fire Extinguisher (2BTP)

• Used for extinguishing fires
• Pre-flight check: Ensure pin, seal, and needle are checked and ok.