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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition)
§ 121.417
(iii) Portable fire extinguishers, with
emphasis on type of extinguisher to be
used on different classes of fires; and
(iv) Emergency exits in the emer-
gency mode with the evacuation slide/
raft pack attached (if applicable), with
training emphasis on the operation of
the exits under adverse conditions.
(3) Instruction in the handling of
emergency situations including—
(i) Rapid decompression;
(ii) Fire in flight or on the surface,
and smoke control procedures with em-
phasis on electrical equipment and re-
lated circuit breakers found in cabin
areas including all galleys, service cen-
ters, lifts, lavatories and movie
screens;
(iii) Ditching and other evacuation,
including the evacuation of persons
and their attendants, if any, who may
need the assistance of another person
to move expeditiously to an exit in the
event of an emergency.
(iv) [Reserved]
(v) Hijacking and other unusual situ-
ations.
(4) Review and discussion of previous
aircraft accidents and incidents per-
taining to actual emergency situa-
tions.
(c) Each crewmember must accom-
plish the following emergency training
during the specified training periods,
using those items of installed emer-
gency equipment for each type of air-
plane in which he or she is to serve (Al-
ternate recurrent training required by
§ 121.433(c) of this part may be accom-
plished by approved pictorial presen-
tation or demonstration):
(1) One-time emergency drill require-
ments to be accomplished during ini-
tial training. Each crewmember must
perform—
(i) At least one approved protective
breathing equipment (PBE) drill in
which the crewmember combats an ac-
tual or simulated fire using at least
one type of installed hand fire extin-
guisher or approved fire extinguisher
that is appropriate for the type of ac-
tual fire or simulated fire to be fought
while using the type of installed PBE
required by § 121.337 or approved PBE
simulation device as defined by para-
graph (d) of this section for combatting
fires aboard airplanes;
(ii) At least one approved firefighting
drill in which the crewmember com-
bats an actual fire using at least one
type of installed hand fire extinguisher
or approved fire extinguisher that is
appropriate for the type of fire to be
fought. This firefighting drill is not re-
quired if the crewmember performs the
PBE drill of paragraph (c)(1)(i) by com-
bating an actual fire; and
(iii) An emergency evacuation drill
with each person egressing the airplane
or approved training device using at
least one type of installed emergency
evacuation slide. The crewmember may
either observe the airplane exits being
opened in the emergency mode and the
associated exit slide/raft pack being de-
ployed and inflated, or perform the
tasks resulting in the accomplishment
of these actions.
(2) Additional emergency drill re-
quirements to be accomplished during
initial training and once each 24 cal-
endar months during recurrent train-
ing. Each crewmember must—
(i) Perform the following emergency
drills and operate the following equip-
ment:
(A) Each type of emergency exit in
the normal and emergency modes, in-
cluding the actions and forces required
in the deployment of the emergency
evacuation slides;
(B) Each type of installed hand fire
extinguisher;
(C) Each type of emergency oxygen
system to include protective breathing
equipment;
(D) Donning, use, and inflation of in-
dividual flotation means, if applicable;
and
(E) Ditching, if applicable, including
but not limited to, as appropriate:
(
1
) Cockpit preparation and proce-
dures;
(
2
) Crew coordination;
(
3
) Passenger briefing and cabin prep-
aration;
(
4
) Donning and inflation of life pre-
servers;
(
5
) Use of life-lines; and
(
6
) Boarding of passengers and crew
into raft or a slide/raft pack.
(ii) Observe the following drills:
(A) Removal from the airplane (or
training device) and inflation of each
type of life raft, if applicable;
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