Page 17 - 1. Aircraft Safety Booklet

SAFE, EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT OPERATIONS
The two primary reasons for these recommended positions are: 17
• to reduce personal injury Under Civil Aviation Rule
• to reduce secondary impact. 91.211

Best practice specifies:

1 In forward-facing seats wearing lap belts:
- rest head and chest against legs Ground safety
- grasp ankles or lower legs or wrap
both arms around thighs behind knees
- head face down in lap, not to one side.

Fixed wing safety

2 In seats equipped with shoulder harness:
- lock inertia reel if equipped and
if possible (e.g. Bell 212, front seat),
or tighten harness as much as possible
- if forward facing, sit back in seat with
chin resting on sternum
- if rearward facing, sit back in seat Helicopter safety
with head on seat back or headrest
- place feet firmly flat on floor in front
of the seat edge
- grasp seat edge – don’t grip harness.
Aviation radio channels

3 After landing:
- wait for all movement to stop
- leave the aircraft in an orderly manner
Briefings and
- when out of the aircraft, move clear in an upwind direction,
as a fire risk always exists. questions