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Download Ditching Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Updated 2024 and more Exams Advanced Education in PDF only on Docsity! Ditching Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Updated 2024 When do you inflate the lifevest at an over wing exit? - Correct Answer-Once outside. What are universal life vests? - Correct Answer-They are primarily for infants weighing less than 35 lbs but may be used for adults and children When do you distribute infant life vests in a planned ditching? - Correct Answer-During Step 4 When do you distribute infant life vests in an unplanned ditching? - Correct Answer-Once the aircraft exits have been opened and one set of commands given. FA newest the storage location would retrieve it. How do you use seat cushions in a water landing? - Correct Answer-The upholstered part of the cushion faces towards the body Rest chin on top of seat cushion pg. 1 professoraxe l Wrap arms around cushion Lock arms or place arms under strap and grasp the opposite strap Door slides may be used as a flotation device in _________________ equipped aircraft - Correct Answer-Non- overwater _____________ are not rafted as rafts and may capsize I'd too much weight is applied - Correct Answer-Slides Which 3 passengers get placed on top of the slide? - Correct Answer-Injured, infants and elders What are slide/life rafts used as? - Correct Answer-A slide during a land evacuation and as a liferaft in a ditching Unlike liferafts, the slide/life rafts must be _________ in the water to be fully usable - Correct Answer-Upright The liferaft is usable regardless of which side is facing up because of its dual inflatable chambers - Correct Answer-True pg. 2 professoraxe l _______________________________ is a memory aid to assist with prioritizing the utilization of equipment in a ditching - Correct Answer-The Five Principles of Sea Survival What are the 5 Principles of Sea Survival? - Correct Answer- Floatation Protection Medical Sustenance Rescue After __________ and _________ must be established, the remaining 3 principles are accomplished as necessary and not in any particular order - Correct Answer-Flotation Protection Flotation - Correct Answer-Equipment necessary to maintain inflation and stabilize raft Protection - Correct Answer-Keep occupants protected from the environment (heat, humidity, temperature, rain, snow, bitter cold, blowing wind etc) pg. 5 professoraxe l Medical - Correct Answer-Treatment of injuries/illness Sustenance - Correct Answer-Maintaining hydration Rescue - Correct Answer-Equipment available to gain the attention of rescue personnel Hand Pump (F) - Correct Answer-Can be used in conjunction with inflation calves to keep the raft included. During hot temperatures, the air expands and you might need to use the inflation/deflation valves to remove some air Raft Manual (F) - Correct Answer-Found in a pocket at the girt end of the slide/liferaft or inside the Survival Kit. Contains step by step instructions on how to set up the canopy and use equipment. Raft Repair Clamps (F) - Correct Answer-Used to repair tear or holes in the liferaft fabric pg. 6 professoraxe l Raft Knife (F) - Correct Answer-Located between liferaft tubes or near the girt end of the slide/liferaft. It's purpose is to cut the mooring line or lanyard attached to the aircraft Canopy (P) - Correct Answer-The canopy will protect the raft and its occupants from the elements like sun & rain Sponge (P) - Correct Answer-Used for Protection. Seawater can be harmful for the skin. Salt-sores, trench foot and hypothermia can occur if the skin is not kept dry Bailing Bucket (P) - Correct Answer-Used to remove water from raft in order to keep occupants as dry as possible Protection is the primary principle of sea survival related to bailing bucket First Aid (M) - Correct Answer-Kit contains typical things Purified water (M) - Correct Answer-Provided in foil packets. It is available to clean wounds of the injured. Primary principle is Medical pg. 7 professoraxe l Heaving Line List Other Ditching Equipment - Correct Answer-ELT Lifeline Locator Light _____________________ May be installed with the raft or in an overhead bin. The one in the bin must be obtained and attached to the raft ______ to opening the raft in ditching - Correct Answer-Survival Kit Prior The ____ May be attached to the raft or in different places on the aircraft but it must be taken to the ____ prior to leaving - Correct Answer-ELT exit What is the name of the handhold used to secure one's self in the raft? - Correct Answer-Interior lifeline pg. 10 professoraxe l In a ditching without a raft, it's best to prevent the loss of body heat. How could you conserve energy? - Correct Answer- Remaining as still as possible Shouting commands only as necessary Staying calm & not hyperventilating What is the HELP position? - Correct Answer-Heat Escape Lessening Position Pull the knees to the chest and wrap arms around legs to reduce heat loss The ___________ keeps the raft from spinning - Correct Answer-Sea Anchor List 3 facts about the canopy - Correct Answer-The canopy openings should be matched up with the boarding stations PAX may assist in erecting the canopy The side of the canopy may be opened for airflow pg. 11 professoraxe l Unlike liferafts, the slide/liferaft must be upright in the water to be fully usable - Correct Answer-True Domestic flights are considered unplanned water landings - Correct Answer-True pg. 12 professoraxe l