What is a focus flight?
A focus flight is a flight that has potential to significantly affect brand safety. OTP passenger experience or Virgin Australia. Partnerships should’ve become disrupted.
Examples
flights with a high number of connecting passengers
flights with paxing crew or tight connections.
Flights with crew high on hours/curfew lines of flying.
Why are minimum cabin lighting settings in place?
To ensure photoluminescent emergency floor lighting is sufficiently charged where applicable
What must primary cabin crew members use when completing preflight checks?
SELMs
CC compliment
737-700
CASA minimum
Refueling disembarking
Standard number of VA
3
2
4
CC compliment
737-800 /8
CASA minimum
Refueling disembarking
Standard number of VA
4
3
4
5 definitions of cabin crew
Operating crew
Primary crew
Assist crew
Supernumerary crew
Paxing crew
Can the primary cc delegate specific duties to assist and supernumerary crew member
Assist: yes, also from cap
Supernumary: no, only by cap
Do assist crew members form part of the operating crew? Are they assigned any SOP or SEPs
Yes
Not allocated any sop or sep
Can supernumerary crew be delegated any SOPs
Who can assign sops
Only if assigned by cap
When will a full security check be completed?
Head start flight
Aircraft not supivised by a VA employee
Aircraft has come out of maintenance
Before an operating flight on an aircraft that has previously completed an unscreened service regardless of where the aircraft has been under supervision of a VA employee
When will an abbreviated security check be completed?
Every turnaround
On a handover
If a suspicious item is found onboard your aircraft during a turnaround, what is the procedure cabin crew are to follow and what does it stand for?
Notify CM
Start hot up process
Hidden
Obvious
Typical in are
Unusual
Public access
Portable water and lav waste checks
When are these checks completed?
During pre flight checks and inflight / top of decent
Seat recliner lock out
Who is responsible for this pre-flight check?
2R
Who is responsible for unlocking these after take-off?
2R
Who is responsible for ensuring these are locked prior to landing? (Hint: 5.20.2)
2R
How will crew know that the call back is about to take place?
CM to make PA
When should crew assume refuelling is taking place?
Every turn around
When the seatbelt sign is off
What requirements must cabin crew ensure passengers are complying with during refuelling?
Seatbelts not fastened
No smoking
Lavs may be used
Ensure aisles and exits are not obstructed
Define door manning.
A crew member to Man a door to ensure cabin crew are immediately available to open a door if required during an emergency
Define door monitoring.
A crew member not being more than 4 seconds away from a pair of doors
Infant
0 - 1 inclusive
Child
2 - 11 inclusive
Adult
12 +