How do you handle emergency type situations during flights?
Does the safety training you go through help to prepare you for that? What exactly does the safety training entail? How does training vary by role? I'm asking because I'm interested in a job working as a flight attendant or maybe even a pilot, but I'm worried that if something bad happens I wouldn't be able to handle it. Any advice you have for me would be great! #aviation #airline-industry
3 answers
Aftab’s Answer
Safety is the back bone of aviation. If the flying public looses faith in safety of particular type of aircraft or particular airline, that situation becomes a death nail in the coffin for that airline or type of aircraft. But even before such situation happens, government regulatory body such as FAA comes into action to ground all such aircrafts to safeguard the passengers.
Each type of aircraft has a government approved Aircaft Operating Manual AOM which lays down duties of each cremember during normal, abnormal and emergency procedures. Each flight crew member has to demonstrate his or her proficiency in these procedures in simulator and line training every six months before this crewmemnber gets rating stamped on his/her license.
There is one more important part of the training that each crew member goes through every six months about ditching and safety ground evacuation of aircraft in case of ditching in water or abnormal landing on ground in case of engine or cabin fire.
All these training makes you well prepared to take care of this abnormal and emergency situation in case of real life abnormal situation. Key is to stay alert and take action in timely fashion because every second counts in case of emergency.
Adolph A’s Answer
I travel a lot for my job. The airline employees go through extensive training, not only in safety, but in customer service and first aide. Helping others is a rewarding career.
Richard Law
Richard’s Answer
Both flightdeck and cabin crews are trained to handle emergencies. Both the pilots and cabin crews have their operations manuals with them to handle most situations. They also go through constant training and testing throughout their career.
There is no way that pilots can know every step in dealing with all emergencies. Aircraft are very complex machines. Because of that fact, pilots are provided with a quick reference handbook with checklists to handle most emergencies one would typically encounter. In addition, all airlines have maintenance personnel available via radio communications to assist in dealing with a situation of a unique nature. Fortunately, this is a rarity with today's modern aircraft.