Evacuation Commands for Mid-Cabin Door

Evacuation Commands

• In a safe environment, shout "Out of my way!" and "Stand back, hold people back!" while assessing the exit.
• Hold onto the white handle, reassess, and lift it up to open the exit.
• Pull the manual inflation handle, reassess conditions outside, and give commands: "You lead people away, You two stay at the bottom, pull people off, send them away."
• Shout "Come this way," "Stay Low, Jump," and then "Look out the window, if it's safe open it!"

Special Slide Techniques

• For infants, leave the carrier in the seat and hold the child in your lap, facing forward.
• For non-English speaking customers and parents with multiple children, assign "buddies" to assist.
• For service animals/guide dogs, do not remove the harness, hold them in your lap.
• For customers with disabilities, assign "buddies" to assist, use the sit and scoot method, and move them by their shoulders.
• Non-ambulatory customers and their attendants should evacuate after the main flow of traffic.

Emergency Equipment Retrieval

• On the A321, emergency equipment is located at positions A, B, C, D, and E.
• Each position has a flashlight, first aid kit, and other equipment such as megaphones, life rafts, and ELT.

Duties After Evacuation

• Perform a customer count and administer first aid as needed.
• Identify people to assist and give everyone an assignment.
• Re-enter the aircraft when it is safe to do so, after the engines have cooled and fuel has evaporated.

Survival After Evacuation

• 80% of all emergencies are unplanned, and most occur during taxi, takeoff, and landing.
• 71% of fatalities and 64% of severe injuries occur after the aircraft has come to a stop.
• Less than 14% of all accidents result in fatalities.

Unplanned Emergencies

• Start shouting commands when the pilot calls out "Brace, Brace, Brace" or "Evacuate, Evacuate".
• Stop shouting commands when the situation is under control.

Overwing Slide Exits

• Overwing exits are a last resort in a water ditching, as the slides are not detachable and cannot be used as a raft.

Failure to Automatically Deploy

• Slides may not automatically inflate if the aircraft does not drop to a 45-degree angle.
• The remedy is to pull the manual inflation handle.

Ditching Emergency Checklist

• For the A320, follow the ditching emergency checklist, which includes setting lights to bright, reading the ditching announcement, and distributing infant life vests.

This quiz covers the emergency evacuation commands and procedures for a mid-cabin door. Learn the correct phrases and steps to exit safely.