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Flight Attendant Training

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1. MAINT
Maintenance: The department responsible for ensuring the aircraft fleet is properly inspected - maintained - repaired and airworthy.
Service.
JS: An extra crewmember seat in the flight deck or cabin that authorized personnel may occupy during a flight.
A process of controlling airflow into and out of passenger and crew compartments to maintain a normal atmosperic pressure for the occupants

2. Layover Station
The body of an aircraft - excluding the wings and empennage.
Recurrent Training: FAA-mandated annual flight attendant training
A city where a crew rests while waiting for the next scheduled flight.
Law Enforcement Officer: A person who is authorized to carry weapons on board the aircraft.

3. USPS
First Aid Kt.
Transportation Security Administration: A federal agency within the Department of Homeland Security that focuses primarily on transportation security matters.
United States Postal Service (Postal Inspector): A law enforcement division of the USPS that focuses primarily o criminal mail activity.
Principal Operating Inspector: An FAA official who specifically oversees and air carrier at the local level.

4. IT

5. Taxi
The movement of an aircraft on the surface under its own power.
A flight-by-flight record of all operations of an aircraft and its engines - crew - flight time - areas of operation - or other pertinent information.
Located on the trailing edge of the horizontal stabilizer; controls up/down attitude of aircraft
Used to describe non-routine operation in which certain procedures or actions must be taken to protect from hazard.

6. FIDS
Extra Flight attendant.
An airplane seat in the row immediately behind the bulkhead.
Flight Information Display System: Monitors - located in airport terminal - which are used to display flight information to the public.
9:00 pm

7. SIDA
Security Identification Display Area: A restricted area withing an airport that may only be accessed by authorized personnel who must display proper identification at all times.
A temporary change to the manual that must be read - then recorded and inserted into the manual immediately - but must be removed on the specified expiration date - or when a cancellation notice is distributed prior to an expiration date.
No Show. A scheduling code added to a crewmember's schedule when an MFA is determined to be the result of a failure to report for work or call-in prior to the prescribed time limit.
Located on the trailing edge of the wing to provide roll control

8. Policy
A written requirement established by an air carrier that is expected to be complied with by all appropriate personnel.
Recurrent Training: FAA-mandated annual flight attendant training
Protective Breathing Equipment: A portable smoke hood and oxygen supply used for firefighting on board an aircraft.
The right side of the aircraft - facing forward.

9. LED

10. ESCT
Non-Revenue Positive Space: An employee who is traveling on Company business and has a confirmed seat assignment on a flight.
The persons designated to ensure the orderly flow of all aircraft traffic both on the ground and in the air
A passenger manifest code that identifies a prisoner under law enforcement escort.
Estimated Time of Departure.

11. FAIR
Flight Attendant Irregularity Report: An online document available to FAs for the purpose of documenting and communicating any type in incident - irregularity - concern or question to management.
Miscellaneous
2:00 am
KTS: A speed measurement based on nautical miles traveled per hour.

12. BLND
An enclosed walkway used as a loading bridge between the terminal gate and the aircraft cabin that allows the passengers direct - protected access to an aircraft from the terminal. Also know as a jetway.
A logical progression of actions and/or decisions established by an air carrier with which the appropriate personnel can achieve a specific objective.
5:00 am
A passenger manifest code that identifies a passenger who is visually impaired.

13. 2100
The left side of the aircraft - facing forward.
9:00 pm
A passenger manifest code that identifies and infant passenger.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A first aid procedure in which a victim's heartbeat and breathing are manually supported by another individual.

14. OPS
Crew Resource Management: A training course designed to improve communications and coordination among flight deck and cabin crewmembers.
Operations: The operations center at each station that monitors and disseminates all pertinent flight information.
An emergency landing into water.
2:00 pm

15. COMP
Complimentary
A passenger Manifest code that identifies a passenger whocan ascend/descend steps and make his own way to/from cabin seat;requires wheelchair for distance to/from AC door.
Toward the tail section of the aircraft
As moist air is carried upward - it combines with colder air to form ____________.

16. Ditch
As moist air is carried upward - it combines with colder air to form ____________.
Manual Deploy Tool: A tool that is used to gain access to various panels on the E175 aircraft.
A paved area - at or near the terminal - where aircraft park
An emergency landing into water.

17. Pressurization
Initial Operating Experience: On-the-job training time required by the FAA following completion of classroom ground instruction.
Refers to Halon 1211 fire extinguishers.
The left side of the aircraft - facing forward.
A process of controlling airflow into and out of passenger and crew compartments to maintain a normal atmosperic pressure for the occupants

18. OVRWNG

19. STBY
The department that focuses solely on flight attendants and in-flight cabin procedures.
8:00 pm
Infant Life Vest.
Standby: Any passenger who is waiting for a seat to become available on a flight.

20. Immediate Family
Emergency.
A city where a crew rests while waiting for the next scheduled flight.
Includes spouse - children - stepchildren - grandchildren - parents - stepparents - grandparents - siblings and in-laws.
Maintenance: The department responsible for ensuring the aircraft fleet is properly inspected - maintained - repaired and airworthy.

21. Thunderstorms
A passenger manifest code that identifies a passenger who requires escort (such as a unaccompanied minor).
Severe forms of cumulus clouds.
Special Service Request: A term that identifies a passenger who has a particular need or condition (such as a passenger with a carry-on pet or who purchased an extra seat).
A period of elapsed time - using Universal Coordinated or local time - when a crewmember is free from duty or responsibility to work.

22. RON
Flight Attendant Manual.
Remain over Night
The ratio between the number of seats on a given flight or system versus the total number of seats in the airline inventory by the flight or system. It is expressed in percentages.
The department that focuses solely on flight attendants and in-flight cabin procedures.

23. MX
A required inspection of the cabin interior and emergency equipment - prior to passenger boarding - on any aircraft on which the assigned flight attendant(s) has not previously performed a preflight inspection on the same calendar day.
Flight Operations Manual: A procedures manual. of which the Fight Attendant Manual is an accepted part - which is approved by the FAA for Compass Airlines flight operations.
A designator code assigned to flights that have been cancelled due to a maintenance problem.
Inoperative.

24. Landing gear
The under structure and wheel units (main gear and nose gear) that support the weight of the aircraft while on the ground; this gear retracts during flight
Systems Operation Control: The Company department that is comprised of Dispatch - Crew Scheduling and Maintenance Control personnel.
Aft portion of wing
5:00 am

25. A/C
A period of elapsed time - using Universal Coordinated or local time - when a crewmember is free from duty or responsibility to work.
Flight Operations Manual: A procedures manual. of which the Fight Attendant Manual is an accepted part - which is approved by the FAA for Compass Airlines flight operations.
General Declaration Form: An international document that requires flight information - names of crewmembers on board - numbers of passengers on board and a general declaration of health for all souls aboard.
Aircraft

26. leading edge
The department that is responsible for the Company's computer hardware - software - and network systems.
Flight Attendant Read File: A memorandum issued to alert to flight attendants of pertinent operational information.
1:00 pm
Forward portion of wing

27. PS
A segment status code in a passenger name record indicating the passenger's boarding priority.
Hazardous Material: A substance of material with potentially hazardous characteristics that may pose unreasonable risk to health - safety - and property when transported by air.
Positive Space: A term that describes when a seat assignment is reserved for a crewmember or employee who is reqired to travel on a flight for Company business or operational need.
The time when a crewmember is in uniform and on duty at the airport and is available for an immediate flight assignment.

28. Duty Period

29. THRU
Connection: A Passenger who is making a connection to another flight to reach a final destination.
Standby: Any passenger who is waiting for a seat to become available on a flight.
Through Passenger: A passenger who has boarded prior to an arrival into a city - but is continuing on to another city.
Occurs when temperatures are below freezing and water vapors are transformed into ice crystals.

30. SRVA
The department that focuses solely on flight attendants and in-flight cabin procedures.
A passenger manifest code that identifies a service animal traveling with a passenger.
Passenger Service Unit: A panel located above passenger seats that includes the flight attendant call button - informative signs and/or placards - reading lights - oxygen masks and gasper vents.
Flight Information Display System: Monitors - located in airport terminal - which are used to display flight information to the public.

31. Control Tower
Classification of commercial jet aircraft thaat have one aisle and a maximum of six-across seating.
Airport building from which air traffic controllers can oversee and direct all aircraft movement
The left side of the aircraft - facing forward.
On-the-Job Injury.

32. Base Station
12:00 am
The domicile city where crewmembers are indefinitely assigned to work.
Flight Information Display System: Monitors - located in airport terminal - which are used to display flight information to the public.
No Show. A scheduling code added to a crewmember's schedule when an MFA is determined to be the result of a failure to report for work or call-in prior to the prescribed time limit.

33. CFR
The department that is responsible for the Company's computer hardware - software - and network systems.
The domicile city where crewmembers are indefinitely assigned to work.
A passenger manifest code that identifies a passenger who is completely immobile - requires a wheelchair and also a lift device to ascend and descend stairs.
Code of Federal Regulations: The complete list of federal laws in which Federal Aviation Regulation are found.

34. PTT
Push-to-Talk: A button on the PA handset that must be depressed in order for announcements to carry over the cabin speaker system
A passenger manifest code that identifies a passenger of considerable size who has purchased two adjacent seats in the same row.
Law Enforcement Officer: A person who is authorized to carry weapons on board the aircraft.
Refers generally to the entire flight crew and not a specific flght crewmember position.

35. 1700
Any person who is assigned to perform duties on board an aircraft during flight time.
5:00 pm
A passenger manifest code that identifies a passenger who does not need a wheelchair but still requires assistance.
A period of elapsed time - using either Universal Coordinated or local time - which begins at midnight and ends 24 hours later at the next midnight.

36. 1000
A passenger Manifest code that identifies a passenger whocan ascend/descend steps and make his own way to/from cabin seat;requires wheelchair for distance to/from AC door.
Passenger Service Kit
10:00 am
Captain

37. PSI
Aft portion of wing
Transportation between any two points within Puerto Rico - the U.S. Virgin Islands - the District of Columbia - or any state of the United States of America.
Pounds per Square Inch.
Non-Revenue Positive Space: An employee who is traveling on Company business and has a confirmed seat assignment on a flight.

38. EMK
Overwing: A term used to describe an area of the fuselage that is located directly above the aircraft's wings.
The department that is responsible for the Company's computer hardware - software - and network systems.
Emergency Medical Kit - also referred to as the Expanded Medical Kit (XMK)
Pilot in Command: The flight crewmember who is oltimately responsible for and has ultimate command authority over the safe and efficient operation of a flight (the captain)

39. PIC
Pilot in Command: The flight crewmember who is oltimately responsible for and has ultimate command authority over the safe and efficient operation of a flight (the captain)
A passenger manifest code that identifies a passenger who is visually impaired.
Portable Oxygen Bottle.
Occurs when temperatures are below freezing and water vapors are transformed into ice crystals.

40. CSI
The engine exhaust power produced when an aircraft's engines are running.
4:00 am
Passenger. The word "passenger" - as used throughout the Code of Federal Regulations - means any passenger regardless of age unless the in qualified by definition.
Cabin Safety Inspector: A Federal Aviation Administration safety inspector who specifically focuses on flight attendants and procedures withing the aircraft cabin.

41. Air Traffic Control
Dead Head: A crewmember who is on duty and traveling to or from an assignment on a flight - but is not scheduled to perform any specific duties aboard that flight.
A passenger manifest code that identifies a passenger who requires a lift device to ascend and descend stairs - but is able to make his own way to/from cabin seat.
The time when a crewmember is in uniform and on duty at the airport and is available for an immediate flight assignment.
The persons designated to ensure the orderly flow of all aircraft traffic both on the ground and in the air

42. FOM
FD: The interior section of an aircraft that is occupied by the flight crewmembers. (captain and first officers)
Flight Operations Manual: A procedures manual. of which the Fight Attendant Manual is an accepted part - which is approved by the FAA for Compass Airlines flight operations.
Transportation between any two points within Puerto Rico - the U.S. Virgin Islands - the District of Columbia - or any state of the United States of America.
Light-Emitting Diode: Found on the emergency flashlight - this light gives a continuous visual indication of the battery's readiness.

43. 1100
1:00 am
11:00 am
Horizontal airfoil at the tail of the aircraft that creates lift
12:00 pm

44. RT
Passenger Service Unit: A panel located above passenger seats that includes the flight attendant call button - informative signs and/or placards - reading lights - oxygen masks and gasper vents.
Recurrent Training: FAA-mandated annual flight attendant training
Initial Operating Experience: On-the-job training time required by the FAA following completion of classroom ground instruction.
Flight Information Display System: Monitors - located in airport terminal - which are used to display flight information to the public.

45. External Customer
A procedure of agreement that exists between two or more air carriers.
A guest that pays a fare for their ticket
A logical progression of actions and/or decisions established by an air carrier with which the appropriate personnel can achieve a specific objective.
Any person who is not an employee of Compass Airlines with whom an employee interacts.

46. UMNR
United States Secret Service. A specially trained security detachment that protect the President of the United States and other High-profile political leaders.
Air Trafic Control: A division of the Federal Aviation Administration responsible for the expeditions and safe movement of aircraft on the ground and in the airspace system.
A passenger manifest code that identifies a passenger who requires escort (such as a unaccompanied minor).
9:00 am

47. MCD
A process of measuring the distribution of the payload weight - total aircraft weight - and the resulting center of gravity of and aircraft before flight.
A passenger manifest code that identifies a passenger who is visually impaired.
Notification - preparation - impact and evacuation. The four phoses of a planned emergency.
Main Cabin Door: The passenger entry door of an aircraft that is used for boarding and deplaning.

48. Call Light
A light signaling ITMs to respond to guest needs or crew communication
Denotes a position closest to the center of the aircraft
Service.
Inoperative.

49. HDQ
A form of low stratus clouds that causes low visibility.
Aircraft
Headquarters: The Company facility where Operations Command And Control Center and corporate offices are located
Any person who is assigned to perform duties on board an aircraft during flight time.

50. CLV
Service.
An enclosed walkway used as a loading bridge between the terminal gate and the aircraft cabin that allows the passengers direct - protected access to an aircraft from the terminal. Also know as a jetway.
Crew Life Vest
Main body of the aircraft to which the wings - landing gear and tail are attached