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 As it is known, there are many people, who are travelling  by plane.These people are called PASSENGERS. In this page,  I want to give you some information about the rules which passengers should know and apply during the flight…

An operator shall ensure that passengers are made familiar with the location and use of;

- SEAT BELTS -

The seat belt has developed as a form of safety for both the user and the people around them on every flight. It is basic in concept but fundamental in preventing or restricting harm in unfortunate and unexpected incidents.

If you want to go anywhere on a plane then naturally we have to take off at some point. This is a customary point of where stewards and stewardess’ ask “Please fasten your seatbelt”. The request tends to be as the aircraft is about to or has just begun taxing.

A stewardess informs the passengers;

Your seat belt has been designed for easyfastening and release. To fasten, insert the metal fitting into the buckle, adjust to fit snugly with the loose end of the strap and simply lift the buckle release to unfasten. Your seat belt should always be worn low and tight across your lap.

- EMERGENCY EXITS -

Emergency Exit Seating Requirements

Federal regulations require that a Customer select a non-exit seat if he or she cannot or does not wish to perform the following functions:

• Locate the emergency exit
• Recognize the emergency exit opening mechanism
• Comprehend the instructions for operating the emergency exit
• Operate the emergency exit
• Assess whether opening the emergency exit will increase the hazards to which passengers may be exposed
• Follow oral directions and hand signals given by a crewmember
• Stow and secure the emergency exit window so that it will not impede use of the exit
• Pass expeditiously through the emergency exit
• Assess, select, and follow a safe path away from the emergency exit

In addition, to comply with federal regulations a passenger seated in an exit seat must have sufficient mobility, strength or dexterity in both arms, hands, and both legs to:

• Reach upward, sideways, and downward to the location of the emergency exit
• Grasp and push, pull, turn, or otherwise manipulate mechanisms
• Push, shove, pull, or otherwise open the emergency exit
• Lift out, hold, deposit on nearby seats, or maneuver over the seatbacks to the next row or out the opening objects the size and weight of over-wing window exit doors
• Remove obstructions similar in size and weight to overwing exit windows
• Reach the emergency exit expeditiously
• Maintain balance while removing obstructions
• Exit expeditiously

A passenger seated in an exit seat must:

• Be 15 years of age or older
• Have the capacity to perform the applicable functions without the assistance of an adult companion, parent, or other relative
• Have the ability to read and understand instructions related to emergency evacuation provided by Southwest in printed or graphic form
• Have the ability to understand oral crew commands
• Have sufficient visual capacity to perform applicable functions without the assistance of visual aids beyond contact lenses or eyeglasses
• Have sufficient aural capacity to hear and understand instructions shouted by Flight Attendants without assistance beyond a hearing aid
• Have the ability to adequately impart information orally in English to other passengers

A passenger seated in an exit seat must not:

• Have preboarded
• Use a portable oxygen concentrator
• Require a seat belt extension to fasten his or her seat belt
• Have a condition or responsibilities, such as caring for small children or pets, that might prevent them from performing the applicable functions
• Have a condition that might cause the person harm if he or she performs one or more of the applicable functions

A stewardess informs the passengers;

If you are seated next to an emergency exit, please read carefully the special instructions card located by your seat. If you do not wish to perform the functions described in the event of an emergency, please ask a flight attendant to reseat you.

There are ten emergency exits, five doors on the left and five doors on right, each marked with a red EXIT sign overhead. All doors are except the overwing doors at 3 left and 3right are equipped with slide/rafts. These rafts may be detached in the event of water evacuation. The overwing doors are equipped with a ramp and off wing slide.

- LIFE JACKETS -

A life vest is located in a pouch under your seat or between the armrests. When instructed to do so, open the plastic pouch and remove the vest. Slip it over your head. Pass the straps around your waist and adjust at the front. To inflate the vest, pull firmly on the red cord, only when leaving the aircraft. If you need to refill the vest, blow into the mouthpieces. Use the whistle and light to attract attention. (Also, your seat bottom cushion can be used as a flotation device. Pull the cushion from the seat, slip your arms into the straps, and hug the cushion to your chest.)

- OXYGEN DISPENSING EQUIPMENT -

• In non-pressurised aircraft which routinely fly above 10,000', passenger oxygen is typically provided by either a fixed or a portable system.
  • Fixed systems draw their oxygen supply from a pressurised cylinder of gaseous oxygen. This can be a dedicated cylinder or it might be the same cylinder that is used to supply the flight deck occupants. An oxygen manifold runs from the cylinder into the passenger compartment via a single regulator. Attachment ports allow passenger oxygen masks to be connected to the manifold. A shutoff valve capable of isolating the passenger compartment is normally incorporated.
  • Portable systems consist of a storage tank, a regulator and one or more passenger masks. These will be distributed to the passengers when required.
• Pressurised aircraft which have a certified maximum altitude of 25,000' or less do not require passenger oxygen systems subject to the aircraft being able to descend to 13,000' or below within 4 minutes of loss of pressurisation. If the aircraft is not capable of achieving the descent profile or the route structure does not allow the descent due to terrain, an oxygen system must be fitted in the aircraft as per the provisions which apply to aircraft which are certified to fly at higher altitudes (above 25,000').
• For pressurised aircraft which are certified to operate above 25,000', emergency oxygen equipment must be available. Some aircraft utilize cylinders of pressurised oxygen to meet this requirement but most types are fitted with chemical oxygen generators.
  • The emergency oxygen supply must last a minimum of 10 minutes.
  • Provisions must be provided in the system to automatically deploy the emergency oxygen masks when the cabin altitude exceeds a pre-determined level, normally 14,000'.
  • Sufficient masks must be provided for at least 10% more passengers than there are seats in the passenger compartment. This excess requirement provides masks for small children who may not be assigned a seat and for anyone (such as Flight Attendants) who might not be in their assigned seat at the moment emergency oxygen is required.
• The most typical passenger oxygen masks consist of a soft, yellow silicone cup fitted with elastic bands for securing the mask to the face. The bands are adjustable to accomodate passengers of different sizes. The mask may also have a clear concentrator or re-breather bag. Depending upon the cabin altitude, the concentrator bag may or may not inflate. Airlines make a point during their safety presentation of pointing out that the bag may not inflate as, in the past, lack of bag inflation has lead some passengers to believe that their mask was not working and to remove it resulting in hypoxia. Due to a potentially limited time of useful consciousness, it is critical that masks be put on immediately and kept on until advised by the crew that it is safe to remove them. Passengers should always don their own mask prior to assisting others (such as children) with their mask.

- PASSENGER EMERGENCY BRIEFING CARDS -

The airplanes have safety information cards in the passenger seatback pockets that provided instructions on the operation of the emergency exits. A section of the card also shows the passenger brace positions...

These cards show the passengers how to behave in case of an emergency...

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