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The pre-flight safety demonstration (also known
as a pre-flight briefing, in-flight safety
demonstration, safety instructions, or
simply the safety video) is a detailed explanation
given before takeoff to airline passengers about the
safety features of a commercial
aircraft.
On smaller aircraft this may take place in the form of a live
briefing performed by flight attendants standing up in the aisles,
while another flight attendant narrates over the public address system. On many larger
aircraft equipped with in-flight entertainment, safety
demonstrations may take place in the form of a video, which
typically lasts 2 to 6 minutes. In consideration for travelers not
speaking the airline's official language and for the passengers
with hearing problems, the video may feature subtitles, an on-screen signer, or may be
repeated in another language. Some safety videos are made using
three dimensional graphics.[1]
By 2009 several airlines have striven to make distinctive safety
videos. Many safety videos were uploaded to YouTube.[2][3]
Safety demonstrations are required by the basic international
air safety standards set by the International
Civil Aviation Organization.
A safety demonstration typically covers all these aspects, not
necessarily in this order:
- a reminder to review the aircraft safety card
- the use of the seat
belt
- the requirement that passengers must comply with lighted signs,
posted placards, and crew members instructions (Generally only
included in safety demonstrations on US and New Zealand carriers as
the FAA (US) and CAA (NZ) require it to be stated)
- the location and use of the emergency exits, evacuation
slides and emergency floor lighting
- the use of the oxygen mask
- the location and use of the life vests, life
rafts and flotation devices (not typically included if the
flight does not overfly or fly near vast masses of water)
- the brace
position (not typically included on U.S. nor EU flights)
- the use of passenger seat cushions as flotation devices
(typically only included on aircraft that do not provide life
vests)
- generally, a reminder not to smoke on board, including the
toilets
- reminder not to tamper with or disable lavatory smoke
detectors
- the precautions to take before take-off and landing:
- to stow luggage under a seat or in an overhead compartment
- to return folding trays and seat backs to the upright
position
- to turn off most electronic devices (laptops, mobile phones, etc.)
If an emergency happens once airborne, flight attendants are
trained to calmly brief passengers with emergency procedures
quickly.
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