How to Become a Flight Attendant- Learn Safety Equipment

Hands-on training is irreplaceable when it comes to learning how to use safety equipment. You can read about it all you want, but until you get your hands on the equipment, you won’t fully understand how things work. The following is a list of  information about important pieces of safety equipment that our flight attendant instructors teach to our students.

 

1. CRASH AXE

LOCATION: Flight Deck

PRE-FLIGHT:

  • In the proper location
  • Secure in its brackets
  • Plastic cover over blade

USE: Land evacuation or survival

 

2. FIRST AID KIT (FAK)

LOCATION: Cabin

PRE-FLIGHT: Lead & wire seal is intact

USE: Remove from bracket. To open, lift latches to break the seal.

CONTENTS:

  • Adhesive bandage & tape
  • Ammonia inhalants
  • Bandage compress
  • First aid cream
  • Scissors
  • Wire splint
  • Triangular bandage

 

3. HALON FIRE EXTINGUISHER

LOCATION: Cabin & flight deck

PRE-FLIGHT: Gauge is in the green. Pin is through the handle, plastic seal is through the pin & the handle. Nozzle free from obstructions

USE:

  • Remove from brackets
  • Brace against your knee
  • Twist the pin to break the seal
  • Aim at the base of the fire
  • Squeeze the handle
  • Sweeping motions

DURATION: 8 seconds continuously or 25 seconds intermittently

 

If you want to know more about how to become a flight attendant, visit our flight attendant career page.