Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

Section 121.418

(B) Transfer of each type of slide/raft
pack from one door to another;
(C) Deployment, inflation, and detachment from the airplane (or training device) of each type of slide/raft
pack; and
(D) Emergency evacuation including
the use of a slide.
(d) After September 1, 1993, no crewmember may serve in operations under
this part unless that crewmember has
performed the PBE drill and the firefighting drill described by paragraphs
(c)(1)(i) and (c)(1)(ii) of this section, as
part of a one-time training requirement of paragraphs (c)(1) or (c)(2) of
this section as appropriate. Any crewmember who performs the PBE drill
and the firefighting drill prescribed in
paragraphs (c)(1)(i) and (c)(1)(ii) of this
section after May 26, 1987, is deemed to
be in compliance with this regulation
upon presentation of information or
documentation, in a form and manner
acceptable to the Executive Director,
Flight Standards Service, showing that
the appropriate drills have been accomplished.
(e) Crewmembers who serve in operations above 25,000 feet must receive
instruction in the following:
(1) Respiration.
(2) Hypoxia.
(3) Duration of consciousness without
supplemental oxygen at altitude.
(4) Gas expansion.
(5) Gas bubble formation.
(6) Physical phenomena and incidents
of decompression.
(f) For the purposes of this section
the following definitions apply:
(1) Actual fire means an ignited combustible material, in controlled conditions, of sufficient magnitude and duration to accomplish the training objectives outlined in paragraphs (c)(1)(i)
and (c)(1)(ii) of this section.
(2) Approved fire extinguisher means a
training device that has been approved
by the Administrator for use in meeting the training requirements of
Section 121.417(c).
(3) Approved PBE simulation device
means a training device that has been
approved by the Administrator for use
in meeting the training requirements
of Section 121.417(c).
(4) Combats, in this context, means to
properly fight an actual or simulated

fire using an appropriate type of fire
extinguisher until that fire is extinguished.
(5) Observe means to watch without
participating actively in the drill.
(6) PBE drill means an emergency
drill in which a crewmember demonstrates the proper use of protective
breathing equipment while fighting an
actual or simulated fire.
(7) Perform means to satisfactorily
accomplish a prescribed emergency
drill using established procedures that
stress the skill of the persons involved
in the drill.
(8) Simulated fire means an artificial
duplication of smoke or flame used to
create various aircraft firefighting scenarios, such as lavatory, galley oven,
and aircraft seat fires.
[Doc. No. 9509, 35 FR 90, Jan. 3, 1970]
EDITORIAL NOTE: For FEDERAL REGISTER citations affecting Section 121.417, see the List of CFR
Sections Affected, which appears in the
Finding Aids section of the printed volume
and at www.govinfo.gov.

Section 121.418 Differences training and related aircraft differences training.
(a) Differences training. (1) Differences
training for crewmembers and dispatchers must consist of at least the
following as applicable to their assigned duties and responsibilities:
(i) Instruction in each appropriate
subject or part thereof required for initial ground training in the airplane unless the Administrator finds that particular subjects are not necessary.
(ii) Flight training in each appropriate maneuver or procedure required
for initial flight training in the airplane unless the Administrator finds
that particular maneuvers or procedures are not necessary.
(iii) The number of programmed
hours of ground and flight training determined by the Administrator to be
necessary for the airplane, the operation, and the crewmember or aircraft
dispatcher involved.
(2) Differences training for all variations of a particular type airplane
may be included in initial, transition,
upgrade, and recurrent training for the
airplane.
(b) Related aircraft differences training.
(1) In order to seek approval of related
aircraft
differences
training
for

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