Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2009C00093:body:0:p11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2009C00093
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 26145–28825

crew member shall be a member of a regularly scheduled line crew.

      7 The seating density and arrangement of the aircraft shall be representative of the highest passenger version of that aircraft the operator operates or proposes to operate.

      8 A representative passenger load of persons in normal health, none of them crew members, training personnel, aircraft engineers or traffic officers, shall be used. At least 10 per cent of the passengers shall be above 50 years of age, at least 30 per cent shall be above 40 years of age and at least 60 per cent shall be above 30 years of age. At least 30 per cent of the passengers shall be females prorated through the age group 18 years to 60 years and at least 5 per cent but no more than 10 per cent shall be children under 12 years of age, prorated through that age group. Three life-size dolls, in addition to the total passenger load, shall be carried by passengers to simulate infants 2 years old or younger. The clothing worn by the passengers shall be as normally worn when travelling by air.

      9 No crew member or passenger shall have participated in an emergency evacuation demonstration within the preceding 6 months.

      10 No crew member or passenger shall be given prior knowledge of the emergency exits available for the demonstration.

      11 To prevent disclosure of the emergency exits to be used, either all passenger and cockpit windows shall be blacked out, or mats on the ground or the wings, or ramps or stands with stairs (or similar devices) at the wings, shall be placed at emergency exit positions in equal number on each side of the aircraft.

      12 The operator shall not rehearse the demonstration for the participants, nor inform the passengers of the nature of the exercise except that they may be advised that they will be participating in an evaluation of safety procedures.

      13 Passengers shall not be assigned to specified seats but CASA may require that passengers be assigned to different seats.

      14 All emergency equipment must be installed as for normal flight.

      15 Each external door and exit, and each internal door or curtain, shall be in position as for normal flight.

      16 Each crew member shall be in his/her seat normally assigned for a ditching prior to the commencement of the evacuation and shall remain seated until the signal to evacuate is given.

      17 Each occupant shall don a life jacket before the commencement of the evacuation and shall wear the jacket when leaving the aircraft.

      18 All the occupants shall have their safety belts and shoulder harnesses (where fitted) fastened at the time of the simulated ditching.