EMERGENCY EVACUATION

EMERGENCY EVACUATION DEMONSTRATIONS

• Full-scale done by manufacturer

• Partial Evacuation Demonstration required for issuance of AOC

• Full complement of crew members

• 50% of slides deployed

• No passengers

PROCEDURES FOR PARTIAL EVACUATION DEMONSTRATION

• Planning meeting to discuss exact procedures and criteria

• Require aircraft, flight crew and two complete cabin crew

• Conducted in darkness• Aircraft electrical system powered• Simulate preparation for takeoff • Cabin attendants seated• Simulate take-off roll then electrical failure• Simulated fire to 50% of exits• 15 secs to fully deploy the slides

EVALUATION OF EVACUATION DEMONSTRATION

• Adherence by flight and cabin crew to assigned duty

• Effectiveness of PIC in exercise of command

• Succession of command in event of casualties

• Effectiveness of crew for evacuation duties

• Shortcomings, deficiencies or delays

DITCHING DEMONSTRATION

DITCHING

• Demonstration required for Type Certification

• Full scale demonstration by manufacturer

• If aircraft not certified for ditching, extended overwater flights should not be authorized

PARTIAL DITCHING EVALUATION

AREAS

• Emergency training programme

• Ditching procedures

• Crewmember competency

• Equipment adequacy and reliability

PROCEDURES FOR DEMONSTRATION

• Conducted during daylight• All required crewmembers used• Passengers used only if procedures require• Simulate normal takeoff and climb to cruise• Captain will order crew to prepare for

ditching• After 6 minutes simulated landing on water• Observe life preserver donning and life raft

removal• One life raft will be selected for launch

EVALUATION OF DEMONSTRATION

• Adequate equipment properly stowed

• Slides, life jackets, rafts inflate as required

• Crew use of correct procedures - training

• Timely evacuation of aircraft

• Time start to exit opening, life raft launched/inflated and when all rafts are boarded