JOEB conclusion: Operators and National Aviation Authorities should take into account the criteria in this report in respect of the number and location of required cabin crew seats, (see paragraph 4.1 of this report).
Location of assist spaces and view of the toe end of the evacuation slides: In some of the A380-800 assist spaces, it may not be easy for the cabin crew to see the toe end of the canted slides from some of the assist spaces. Some operators may have an Standard Operating Procedure whereby all the cabin crew having operated the exit, occupy the assist space at the hinge arm of the all doors, ie the forward of the two assist spaces that are required by 25.813 (b), to be located on each side of a Type ‘A’ exit. At the forward assist spaces at the Type ‘A’ exits that have forward canted slides, ie. M2L, M2R, U1L and U1R, it may be difficult to see the toe end of the slide when standing in the assist space.
JOEB conclusion: Operators and National Aviation Authorities should consider the importance of cabin crew identifying that they have a useable and safe slide before initiating an evacuation.
Cabin Crew Direct View: In order to meet the cabin crew direct view requirements of 25.785, some A380-800 cabin configurations may have to rely on cabin crew having a direct view responsibility of areas in the cabin that are not immediately adjacent to their own cabin crew stations. In some cases, cabin crew may have a direct view responsibility for an area in another cabin zone, ie separated by another pair of floor level exits. This is not a situation unique to the A380-800 since it exists on many currently certificated aeroplanes.
JOEB conclusion: Operators should review the content of their ‘customised’ Cabin Crew Operating Manuals in order to identify cabin crew direct view areas of responsibility, and determine if additional operational procedures and associated training need to be developed.
APPENDIX A – Passenger Briefing and Passenger Safety Card
SAFETY DEMONSTRATION
(Extracted from A380 CCOM§16-20)
Ladies and Gentlemen, (Pause)
In just a few moments, your cabin crewmembers will demonstrate the safety features of this Airbus A380 aircraft.
We would like to request your attention as we present these safety procedures.
If you have any questions, please ask a cabin crewmember at the end of this demonstration.
Note: (During this introduction, each cabin crewmember must get their demo kit and go to his/her briefing area).
Please take the safety instructions card out of the seat pocket to enable you to follow
the safety procedures.
If you are seated at an exit row, you may be required to assist the cabin crew in an
emergency.
If you are unable or do not want to assist the crew, please advise the cabin crew at
the end of the announcements.
Exits are located on both sides of the cabin, each exit is clearly marked with an EXIT 中国航空网 www.aero.cn 航空翻译 www.aviation.cn 本文链接地址：Joint Operational Evaluation Board Airbus A380-800 Report of the A380-800 Cabin Crew Subgroup(16)
