Part 121 (Australian Air Transport Operations—Larger Aeroplanes) Manual of Standards 2020
Chapter 14—Emergency evacuation demonstrChapter 14—Emergency evacuation demonstrations and procedural requirements
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Chapter 14—Emergency evacuation demonstrations and procedural requirements
Division 1—General emergency evacuation procedure requirements
14.01 Scope of Chapter 14
This Chapter: (a) is made for subregulation 121.755(1) of CASR; and (b) prescribes requirements for emergency evacuation procedures in relation to an aeroplane and a flight.
14.02 General requirements
The emergency evacuation procedures must: (a) account for the aeroplane carrying the number of passengers that corresponds to the aeroplane’s maximum operational passenger seat configuration; and (b) provide for evacuations on ground and in water (ditching); and (c) be realistic, capable of being practically accomplished and such as to ensure that any reasonably anticipated emergency can be adequately handled; and (d) take into consideration the possible incapacitation of individual crew members.
14.03 Crew members, emergency exits and cabin configuration etc.
The emergency evacuation procedures must be appropriate having regard to the following matters: (a) the number of crew members; (b) the locations on the aeroplane at which a crew member is assigned; (c) the emergency evacuation duties and procedures assigned to each crew member; (d) the number, location, type of emergency exit or type of opening mechanism on an emergency exit available for evacuation in the aeroplane; (e) if the aeroplane is required by section 11.62 to carry one or more life rafts—the location of life rafts; (f) the way the passenger cabin interior configuration affects the emergency evacuation of passengers.