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be issued to the operator by the person who conducted the test. A certificate issued under this paragraph shall be current for a period of twelve months after the date of issue thereof.
       12.5 An operator shall retain all certificates issued to him in accordance with paragraph 12.4 and shall keep and maintain a record containing the following particulars:
(a) the names of crew members who have undertaken the proficiency test;
(b) the dates on which a member has undertaken the proficiency test;
(c) the results of all proficiency tests undertaken by any crew member.
       12.6 A proficiency test undertaken within a period of ninety days immediately preceding the expiry date of a certificate issued under paragraph 12.4 shall be deemed to have been undertaken on the expiry date of that certificate.

13 Cabin attendants
13.1 Number of attendants
        Aircraft engaged in the carriage of passengers on regular public transport operations shall contain at least the number of cabin attendants specified in section 20.16.3.
13.2 Seating position
        At all times when they are required to wear seat belts cabin attendants shall be distributed uniformly throughout the passenger compartment or compartments, seated as near as practicable to emergency exits and each section of the aisle(s) shall be under the surveillance of at least 1 cabin attendant.
13.3 Training
        Cabin attendants shall not be assigned to emergency duties on an aircraft unless in addition to the requirements of subsection 12 they have been given instruction in the following on that aircraft:
(a) a general description of the aircraft;
(b) a knowledge of all crew member's assignment, functions and responsibilities during an evacuation or ditching;
(c) briefing of passengers;
(d) use of public address system, where fitted, and means of communicating with the cockpit; and
(e) location and use of first aid equipment.

14 Briefing of passengers
14.1 General
       14.1.1 The operator of an aircraft shall ensure that all passengers are orally briefed before each take-off on:
(a) smoking, including the prohibition of smoking in toilets; and
(b) the use and adjustment of seat belts; and
(c) the location of emergency exits; and
(d) the use of oxygen where applicable; and
(e) the use of flotation devices where applicable; and
(f) stowage of hand luggage; and
(g) the presence on board of special survival equipment where applicable.
       14.1.2 The operator of an aircraft shall ensure that a handicapped person, and the person assisting the handicapped person, if any, is given individual briefing appropriate to the needs of that person in the procedures to be followed in the event of emergency evacuation of the aircraft. The briefing should include which emergency exit to use and when to move to the exit. The person giving