DITCHING KSV 2 Exam 2023
What color are crew lifevest? - (answer)Orange
What color are passenger and infant lifevest? - (answer)Yellow
What key items must you show when demo'ing the lifevest? - (answer)Red inflation tube, Locator light,
and inflation tab.
When should you or the passengers inflate your lifevest? - (answer)As you're exiting the aircraft
Universal lifevest are primarily for? - (answer)Infant weighting less than 35lbs but can be used for adults
and children as well.
How long does the battery-powered light locator last when activated? - (answer)at least 8 hours.
When do you hand out infant/universal lifevest in a planned ditching? - (answer)During step 4.
During an unplanned ditching when do you hand out the infant/universal lifevest? - (answer)After the
aircraft exits have been opened and one set of commands have been given, a FA nearest the location
retrieves the universal/infant life vest if time permits.
Are all aircrafts equipped with floatable seat cushions? - (answer)No
What might you use as a floatation device for none OWE aircrafts? - (answer)Door slides
What are slide/liferafts used for? - (answer)The slide maybe used during a land evacuation and as a
liferaft during a ditching.
unlike liferafts the slide/raft must be what? - (answer)Up right in water to be useable.
, True or false
Is the liferaft dual useable? (capable of being used on both sides). - (answer)Yes (True)
What are the three ditching catgories? - (answer)Non-overwater equipped, partially overwater
equipped, and overwater equipped.
What system will not be activated during a ditching? - (answer)The emergency signaling system
What exits should you use in a ditching? - (answer)Only the exits above the water line.
Before opening a door during a ditching what should you do? - (answer)assess conditions outside and
check for water seepage.
before opening an over-wing exit what do you do? - (answer)assess conditions, look for the water line
and damaged caused to the wings.
What determines the amount of time an aircraft will stay afloat? - (answer)Aircraft damage, weight of
the aircraft, and water conditions.
What are the five principles of sea survival? - (answer)Flotation, protection, Medical, sustenance, and
rescue.
What two principles are the most important of the five principles of sea survival and should be
completed in order. - (answer)Flotation and protection.
During cold temperatures the raft needs more? - (answer)Air and can be inflated using the hand pump
inside the survival kit
Where can you find the raft manual? - (answer)inside the survival kit
What do you use the raft knife for? - (answer)to cut the mooring line and lanyard.
What color are crew lifevest? - (answer)Orange
What color are passenger and infant lifevest? - (answer)Yellow
What key items must you show when demo'ing the lifevest? - (answer)Red inflation tube, Locator light,
and inflation tab.
When should you or the passengers inflate your lifevest? - (answer)As you're exiting the aircraft
Universal lifevest are primarily for? - (answer)Infant weighting less than 35lbs but can be used for adults
and children as well.
How long does the battery-powered light locator last when activated? - (answer)at least 8 hours.
When do you hand out infant/universal lifevest in a planned ditching? - (answer)During step 4.
During an unplanned ditching when do you hand out the infant/universal lifevest? - (answer)After the
aircraft exits have been opened and one set of commands have been given, a FA nearest the location
retrieves the universal/infant life vest if time permits.
Are all aircrafts equipped with floatable seat cushions? - (answer)No
What might you use as a floatation device for none OWE aircrafts? - (answer)Door slides
What are slide/liferafts used for? - (answer)The slide maybe used during a land evacuation and as a
liferaft during a ditching.
unlike liferafts the slide/raft must be what? - (answer)Up right in water to be useable.
, True or false
Is the liferaft dual useable? (capable of being used on both sides). - (answer)Yes (True)
What are the three ditching catgories? - (answer)Non-overwater equipped, partially overwater
equipped, and overwater equipped.
What system will not be activated during a ditching? - (answer)The emergency signaling system
What exits should you use in a ditching? - (answer)Only the exits above the water line.
Before opening a door during a ditching what should you do? - (answer)assess conditions outside and
check for water seepage.
before opening an over-wing exit what do you do? - (answer)assess conditions, look for the water line
and damaged caused to the wings.
What determines the amount of time an aircraft will stay afloat? - (answer)Aircraft damage, weight of
the aircraft, and water conditions.
What are the five principles of sea survival? - (answer)Flotation, protection, Medical, sustenance, and
rescue.
What two principles are the most important of the five principles of sea survival and should be
completed in order. - (answer)Flotation and protection.
During cold temperatures the raft needs more? - (answer)Air and can be inflated using the hand pump
inside the survival kit
Where can you find the raft manual? - (answer)inside the survival kit
What do you use the raft knife for? - (answer)to cut the mooring line and lanyard.
