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Table 9-1. Ditching
PLANNED DITCHING
PILOT
A. ALERT OCCUPANTS
B.
ORDER TO PREPARE SURVIVAL GEAR FOR
AERIAL DROP
C. TRANSMIT DISTRESS MESSAGE
D.
LIFE VEST - CHECK (DO NOT INFLATE)
E. DISCHARGE MARKER
F. LAND AND DITCH AIRCRAFT
G. ABANDON AIRCRAFT
IMMEDIATE DITCHING
PILOT
A. WARN OCCUPANTS
B. TRANSMIT DISTRESS MESSAGE
C.
LIFE VEST - CHECK (DO NOT INFLATE)
D. APPROACH - NORMAL
E.
NOTIFY OCCUPANTS TO BRACE FOR
DITCHING
F. LAND AND DITCH AIRCRAFT
G. ABANDON AIRCRAFT AFTER COPILOT
THROUGH CABIN EMERGENCY HATCH
COPILOT
COPILOT
A. REMOVE CABIN EMERGENCY HATCH
A. REMOVE CABIN EMERGENCY HATCH
B.
LIFE VEST - CHECK (DO NOT INFLATE)
B.
LIFE VEST - CHECK (DO NOT INFLATE)
C.
ABANDON AIRCRAFT (TAKE LIFE RAFT AND
C.
ABANDON AIRCRAFT (TAKE LIFE RAFT AND
FIRST AID KIT)
FIRST AID KIT)
PASSENGERS
PASSENGERS
A. SEAT BELTS - FASTEN
A. SEAT BELTS - FASTEN
B.
LIFE VEST - CHECK ( DO NOT INFLATE
B.
LIFE VEST - CHECK (DO NOT INFLATE)
C.
ON PILOTS SIGNAL - BRACE FOR DITCHING
C.
ON PILOTS SIGNAL -BRACE FOR DITCHING
D. ABANDON AIRCRAFT THROUGH CABIN
D. ABANDON AIRCRAFT THROUGH CABIN
DOOR (TAKE LIFE RAFT AND FIRST AID KIT
DOOR (TAKE LIFE RAFT AND FIRST AID KIT)
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