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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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