Jordan Aviation Cabin Safety Operating Manual Flashcards

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering regulatory rules, crew training and duties, fatigue management, flight limitations, physiology, and Boeing 737-300 safety equipment from the Jordan Aviation Cabin Safety Operating Manual.

Cabin Safety Operating Manual (CSOM)

The manual published by Jordan Aviation (JAV) providing detailed and comprehensive procedures mandatory for cabin crew operation and performance under JCAR-OPS 1.995(b).

Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission (CARC)

The national regulatory authority of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan responsible for approving aviation manuals, standards, and operations.

Safety Bulletins (Safety Notices)

Notices printed on yellow colored paper that serve as temporary revisions to the Cabin Safety Operating Manual and are placed as the first page of Chapter 1.

Cabin Crew Minimum Age and Physical Requirements

Candidates must be at least 18 years of age (maximum 30 years upon entry), have a minimum arm reach of $210\,\text{cm}$, weight in proportion to height, and meet an uncorrected or corrected visual acuity of $6/18$ ($20/50$).

Cabin Crew Medical Examination Validity

Valid for 24 months for crew members under 40 years of age, and valid for 12 calendar months after reaching 40 years of age.

Initial Safety Training (Basic Course)

Training conducted by CARC-approved instructors covering safety fundamentals, followed by conversion training, CARC oral assessment, and completion of at least 4 familiarization sectors before line qualification.

Recurrent Safety Training Validity

A validity period of 12 calendar months plus the remainder of the month of issue, extensible if completed within the final 3 months of previous check validity.

Dangerous Goods Recurrent Training

Recurrent training on the transport of dangerous goods by air, required every 24 calendar months for all line cabin crew.

Refresher Training

Training mandatory for a cabin crew member absent from all flying duties for more than 6 months while still within check validity, or who has not operated on a specific aircraft type within the preceding 6 months.

Operating Experience Training

Supervised flying consisting of at least 2 flights under the direct observation of an SCCM on each aircraft type after completing initial safety training, flown as an extra crew member.

Permissible Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)

An absolute maximum blood alcohol level of $0.02\,\text{mg}$ per $100\,\text{ml}$ for flight crew and cabin crew members.

Alcohol Consumption Limitation

Strict prohibition against consuming alcohol for a minimum period of 12 hours prior to standby or reporting for duty, during standby, and while on duty or in uniform.

Class I Drugs

Prohibited substances including Cannabinoids (Hash, Marijuana), Cocaine, LSD, Opiates (Morphine, Heroin, Codeine), and Phencyclidine (PCP), the abuse of which results in immediate termination of service.

Class II Drugs

Restricted substances including Antihistamines, Anxiolytics, Depressants, Hypnotics, Stimulants, Tranquilizers, and Sleeping Tablets that impair performance and judgment.

SCUBA Diving Limitations

Underwater diving with breathing apparatus is forbidden within 12 hours prior to flight duty for depths up to $10\,\text{m}$, and within 48 hours for depths exceeding $10\,\text{m}$ (deep sea diving).

Fatigue

A physiological state of reduced mental or physical performance capability resulting from sleep loss, extended wakefulness, circadian phase, or workload that impairs alertness and safe duty performance.

Fatigue Risk Management System (FRMS)

A data-driven means of continuously monitoring and managing fatigue-related safety risks, based on scientific principles, knowledge, and operational experience.

Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate Validity

Valid for 120 months (10 years), becoming effective 10 days after vaccination.

Senior Cabin Crew Member (SCCM)

The crew member designated in charge of the cabin who is responsible to the Captain for the co-ordination and conduct of cabin safety, security, and emergency procedures.

Cabin Crew Composition Rule

The mandatory legal ratio of one cabin crew member for every 50 passengers, or fraction of 50 passenger seats installed on the same deck of an aircraft.

Aircraft Type Limitation per Crew Member

A crew member may operate on a maximum of three aircraft types, or up to four types with CARC approval if at least two share identical non-type specific procedures and similar safety equipment.

Order of Seniority / Chain of Command

The emergency command succession: 1. Captain, 2. First Officer, 3. Senior Member of Cabin Crew Management, 4. Senior Cabin Crew Member (SCCM), 5. Other Cabin Crew by seniority.

Supernumerary

A person carried on board with specific operational duties who is not a flight or cabin crew member; they may occupy an extra jump seat only if no passenger seat is available and must be briefed on duties.

Block Time

The time between an aircraft's first movement from its parking position for the purpose of takeoff until it comes to a full stop at the designated parking position and all engines are stopped.

Flight Duty Period (FDP)

A period starting when a crew member is required to report for a flight or series of flights and ending 30 minutes after chocks-on of the final sector.

Dispatch Crew

A fully qualified flight or cabin crew authorized to carry out preflight preparations and briefing on behalf of the operating crew, allowing operating crew reporting time to be reduced to 30 minutes before STD.

Window of Circadian Low (WOCL)

The biological low period between 02:00 and 05:59 home base time (or local time after 48 hours outside three time zones), during which performance is lowest.

Class 1 Rest Facility

A bunk or surface allowing a flat sleeping position, isolated from noise and disturbance, temperature-controlled, separate from both the flight deck and passenger cabin.

Class 2 Rest Facility

A seat in an aircraft cabin allowing a flat or near-flat sleeping position, separated from passengers by at least a curtain for darkness and sound mitigation.

Class 3 Rest Facility

A seat in an aircraft cabin or flight deck that reclines at least $40^\circ$, provides leg and foot support, is separated from passengers by a curtain, and is not adjacent to passenger seats.

Split Duty

A flying duty period consisting of two or more sectors separated by a break of at least 3 hours and not more than 10 hours in suitable accommodation or an adequate facility.

Cumulative Duty Hours Limitations

A maximum total assignment of 190 duty hours in any 28 consecutive days, and 60 duty hours in any 7 consecutive days.

Cumulative Block Hours Limitations

A maximum operational limit of 100 block hours in any 28 consecutive days, and 900 block hours per calendar year.

Maximum Basic Daily FDP

A maximum basic daily limit of 13 hours, reduced by 30 minutes for each sector from the third sector onwards (up to a maximum reduction of 2 hours).

Minimum Rest at Home Base

An uninterrupted rest period before a flight duty period starting at home base that is at least as long as the preceding duty period or 12 hours, whichever is greater.

Minimum Rest Away from Home Base

An uninterrupted rest period away from home base that is at least as long as the preceding duty period or 10 hours (whichever is greater), guaranteeing an 8-hour sleep opportunity.

Weekly Rest Period

An uninterrupted rest period of 36 hours including two local nights, scheduled so that no more than 168 hours elapse between the end of one period and the start of the next.

Time Zone Rest Extension

Mandated rest increase following time zone crossings: 24 hours of rest for 4 time zones, 36 hours for 5 to 8 time zones, and 48 hours for more than 9 time zones.

Disruptive Passenger Report (DPR)

The specific internal company form completed by cabin crew immediately following any incident involving disruptive passenger behavior.

Air Safety Report (ASR)

A formal incident report completed for serious occurrences such as medical incapacitation, armed or violent behavior, smoke detector tampering, aggression, breaches of security, or evacuations.

Mandatory Occurrence Report (MOR)

A statutory safety reporting category legislated by the CARC requiring specific serious aircraft incidents to be reported to the regulatory authority within defined timeframes.

Aircraft Cabin Log Book (ACLB)

The official aircraft maintenance log in which cabin crew record all observed cabin discrepancies, unserviceable equipment, and damage affecting interior airworthiness.

Passenger Classification by Age

Adult: a person above 12 years of age; Child: a person aged 2 years and above up to 12 years; Infant: a person less than 2 years of age.

Four Forces of Flight

Lift (upward force opposing gravity), Weight (downward pull caused by gravity), Thrust (forward force produced by engines), and Drag (retarding rearward resistance caused by airflow).

Ailerons

Primary flight control surfaces located on the trailing edge of each wing that move differentially to roll the aircraft about its longitudinal axis.

Elevators

Movable horizontal control surfaces located on the rear tail section that control aircraft pitch (nose up or down).

Rudder

The vertical control surface attached to the vertical stabilizer used to yaw the aircraft left or right.

Spoilers / Speed Brakes

Surfaces on the upper wing that deploy to assist ailerons in roll control, or extend symmetrically to spoil lift and increase descent rate without increasing airspeed.

Troposphere

The lowest atmospheric layer extending from the surface, characterized by weather and cloud formation, where temperature typically decreases at a lapse rate of $1.98^\text{o}\text{C}$ per $1,000\,\text{ft}$.

Hypoxia

A physiological condition resulting from an insufficient supply of circulating oxygen to meet the body's tissues and mental performance requirements.

Time of Useful Consciousness (TUC)

The maximum duration of time an individual has following a decompression during which they retain the cognitive and physical ability to perform self-protective actions, such as donning an oxygen mask.

B737-300 Type A Door

Inward-outward plug-type main passenger entry and galley service doors (4 total) equipped with emergency evacuation slides.

B737-300 Type B Over-Wing Exit

Two plug-type emergency escape hatches located over the wing (one on each side) designed to be manually unlatched, removed inward, and disposed of outside or inside.

B737-300 Lavatory Fire Extinguisher

A fixed Freon extinguisher bottle mounted below the sink fitted with dual fusible discharge tips that automatically melt and discharge when temperatures exceed $174^\text{o}\text{F}$.

Lavatory Extinguisher Temperature Indicator

A self-adhesive strip containing four heat-sensitive patches located above the waste container that turn from gray to black when exposed to temperatures between $180^\text{o}\text{F}$ and $250^\text{o}\text{F}$.

B737-300 Passenger Oxygen Masks

Chemical-generator supplied constant-flow masks located in overhead units that automatically deploy at a cabin altitude of $14,000\,\text{ft}$ and provide $100\%$ oxygen for approximately 12 minutes.

Red Warning Flag (Door Slide)

A visual warning flag positioned across the door viewing window indicating that the girt bar is attached to floor brackets and the evacuation slide is armed.

Manual Release Tool (MRT)

A specialized tool used to manually unlatch oxygen compartment doors if passenger oxygen units fail to drop automatically during a cabin depressurization.

Main Landing Gear Sight Viewer (B737-300)

An optical viewing glass located in the cabin floor under the carpet in the mid-cabin aisle through which three aligned red stripes confirm that the main gear is down and locked.

Flight Deck Emergency Access System

A numerical keypad outside the cockpit door allowing authorized emergency entry; pressing the emergency code alerts pilots and initiates an automatic unlock sequence within 30 seconds unless manually denied.