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Part CAT - ANNEX IV - Commercial Air Transport Operations

CAT.OP.MPA.170 AMC1.1 Passenger briefing
PASSENGER BRIEFING
(a) The operator may replace the briefing/demonstration as set out in AMC1 CAT.OP.MPA.170
with a passenger training programme covering all safety and emergency procedures for a
given type of aircraft.
(b) Only passengers who have been trained according to this programme and have flown on
the aircraft type within the last 90 days may be carried on board without receiving a
briefing/demonstration.
CAT.OP.MPA.170 AMC2 Passenger briefing
SINGLE-PILOT OPERATIONS WITHOUT CABIN CREW
For single-pilot operations without cabin crew, the commander should provide safety briefings to
passengers except during critical phases of flight and taxiing.
CAT.OP.MPA.170 AMC3 Passenger briefing
IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT (IFE) SYSTEMS
When IFE systems are available by means of equipment that can be handled by passengers,
including portable electronic devices (PEDs), provided by the operator for the purpose of IFE,
appropriate information containing at least the following should be made available to passengers:
(a) instructions on how to safely operate the IFE system for personal use in normal conditions;
(b) restrictions, including stowage of retractable or loose items of equipment (e.g. screens or
remote controls) during taxiing, take-off and landing, and in abnormal or emergency
conditions; and
(c) the instruction to alert cabin crew members in case of IFE system malfunction in
accordance with point (f)(9) of GM2 CAT.OP.MPA.170.
CAT.OP.MPA.170 GM2 Passenger briefing
SAFETY BRIEFING MATERIAL
(a) Safety briefing material may include but is not limited to an audio-visual presentation, such
as a safety video or a safety briefing card. Information in the safety briefing material should
be relevant to the aircraft type and the installed equipment and should be consistent with
the operator’s procedures. Information in the safety briefing material should be presented
in a clear and unambiguous manner and in a form easily understandable to passengers.
(b) For those passengers occupying seats with direct access to emergency exits, the
operator should consider providing a separate briefing card, which contains a summary of
the exit briefing information.
(c) The safety briefing card should be designed, and the information should be provided, in a
size easily visible to the passenger. The safety briefing card should be stowed in a location
from where it is easily visible and reachable to the seated passenger and from where it
cannot easily fall out. Information should be presented in a pictographic form and should be
consistent with the placards used in the aircraft. Written information should be kept to the
necessary minimum. The safety briefing card should only contain information relevant to
safety.
(d) The operator conducting an operation with no cabin crew should consider including
expanded information, such as location and use of fire extinguisher, oxygen system if
different from the drop-down system, etc.
(e) The safety video should be structured in a pace that allows a continuous ability to follow
the information presented. The operator may consider including sign language or subtitles
to simultaneously complement the soundtrack.
(f) The operator should consider including the following information in its safety briefing
material:
(1) hand baggage:
(i) correct versus forbidden stowage locations (e.g. exits, aisles, etc.);
(2) safety belts and other restraint systems:
(i) when and how to use safety belts and other restraint systems;
(ii) restraint of infants and children;
(iii) additional installed systems, e.g. airbag;
(3) drop-down oxygen system:
(i) location;
(ii) activation;
(iii) indication of active oxygen supply;
(iv) correct and timely donning of oxygen mask;
(v) assisting others;
(4) flotation devices:
(i) stowage locations (including if different in various cabin sections);
(ii) use for adult, child and infant;
(iii) features, e.g. straps, toggles, tubes, signalling light, whistle;
(iv) when and where to inflate a life jacket;
(v) flotation devices for infants;
(5) emergency exits:
(i) number and location;
(ii) method of operation, including alternative operation in case of ditching;
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