The procedures to follow in emergency situations, such as engine failure or loss of communication. Understanding emergency procedures is essential for safe flying.
Evacuation procedures: The step-by-step instructions followed during an emergency evacuation of an aircraft.
Emergency equipment: This includes knowledge on the location, use, and proper handling of emergency equipment such as oxygen masks, life vests, and fire extinguishers.
Fire prevention and suppression: Understanding the hazards of fire on an aircraft and the procedures to prevent and fight in-flight fires.
Emergency communications: Instructions for pilots and crew to communicate with passengers during an emergency and how to make effective emergency announcements.
Rapid decompression: Understanding the effects of rapid decompression on aircraft and its passengers and the necessary steps to take for safe recovery.
Emergency first aid: Knowledge of basic first aid procedures for a variety of emergency situations, such as seizures, choking or cardiac arrest.
Unruly passengers: Understand the steps to handle an unruly passenger and how to manage security risks on board.
Emergency landings: Knowing how to respond in the event of an emergency landing, such as ditching in water or landing on a runway.
Crew coordination and training: The training process for flight crew and how to properly communicate emergency procedures among them.
Survival skills: Preparation for survival skills for passengers and crew, such as emergency shelters, and how to find food and water if stranded.
Evacuation: The process of quickly and orderly vacating the aircraft in case of an emergency.
Emergency landing: Landing the aircraft in a manner that minimizes injury to passengers and crew.
Ditching: The procedure of landing the aircraft on water in case of an emergency.
Fire: Procedures to be followed in case there is a fire on board the aircraft.
Medical emergency: Procedures followed if a passenger has a medical emergency or if there is a medical situation on board.
Hijack: Procedures followed in case of a hijacking where there is a threat to the safety or lives of the passengers and crew.
Loss of cabin pressurization: Procedures followed in case there is a loss of cabin pressure, which can be life-threatening to passengers and crew.
Debris/decompression: Procedure followed in case of cabin depressurization due to debris impact or other causes.
Engine failure: Procedures followed in case of an aircraft engine failure.
Aborted takeoff: Procedure followed when an aircraft has to abort a takeoff due to specific circumstances.
Bird strike: Procedure followed in case an aircraft is hit by birds while airborne.
Bomb threat: Procedure followed when there is a threat of a bomb on board the aircraft.
Emergency descent: Procedure followed when an aircraft is required to rapidly descend to a lower altitude in case of an emergency.
Smoke or fumes in the cabin: Procedure followed in case there is smoke or fumes in the cabin.
Runway excursion: Procedure followed when an aircraft veers off the runway while landing or takeoff.
Unruly passengers: Procedure followed when there is an unruly passenger on board the aircraft.
Systems malfunction: Procedure followed in case of a failure or malfunction of critical systems on board the aircraft.
Lightning strike: Procedure followed if an aircraft is hit by lightning during flight.
Fuel emergencies: Procedure followed in case of a fuel shortage, fuel leak, or other fuel emergency.
Weather emergencies: Procedure followed when an aircraft encounters severe weather conditions during flight.