EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT
Flotation equipment
Aircraft Operations Manual
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Jun 01/19
1.
GENERAL
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All flotation equipment must be readily available
to all persons on board.
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Number, type and locations vary with national
regulations.
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The crew should have their own life vests, lo-
cated adjacent to each crew station.
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Passengers are provided with life vests or spe-
cially designed seat cushions.
1.1
Life vest operation
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put the vest over the head
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tighten the straps around you
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pull the red inflation tabs (after leaving through
the exit)
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use mouthpieces if the inflation doesn’t work
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activate the light if needed (pull battery plugs)
1.2
Seat cushion operation
NOTE
Some seats do not have a seat cushion which can
be removed (customer selection). In that case, life
vest must be used for floatation.
NOTE
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pull the seat cushion from the seat
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embrace it and put your hands through the red
straps
The cushions are attached to the seat with Velcro
tape and can easily be pulled off.
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Fig. 1 Life vest/seat cushion operation
