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Flight Attendant Training

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1. 0400
Aircraft
Emergency Medical Kit - also referred to as the Expanded Medical Kit (XMK)
4:00 am
A passenger manifest code that indicates a passenger does not speak or understand English.

2. 0500
Crew Resource Management: A training course designed to improve communications and coordination among flight deck and cabin crewmembers.
Quick Reference Checklist: A checklist used by flight crewmembers for various phases of flight.
5:00 am
Notification - preparation - impact and evacuation. The four phoses of a planned emergency.

3. Clouds
As moist air is carried upward - it combines with colder air to form ____________.
Any person currently employed by Compass Airlines with whom any other compass Airlines employee interacts.
Principal Operating Inspector: An FAA official who specifically oversees and air carrier at the local level.
Federal Flight Deck Officer: A certified pilot employed by an air carrier who is authorized by federal law to carry a firearm while on duty aboard an aircraft.

4. FLT
9:00 pm
Temporary Duty: A temporary assignment to another crewmember domicile.
Flight Attendant Service Trends Form: A form carried on the aircraft for the purposes of documenting and communicating any discrepancies involving catering and aircraft cleaning.
Flight.

5. GEN DEC
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.
Overwing: A term used to describe an area of the fuselage that is located directly above the aircraft's wings.
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.
Child-Restraint System: A government-approved child seat that is designed to protect small children.

6. Inboard
Denotes a position closest to the center of the aircraft
A device used in place of a fuse - which breaks and electrical current in the event of an overload.
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 of considerable size who has purchased two adjacent seats in the same row.

7. Knots
o exit the aircraft under normal circumstances.
KTS: A speed measurement based on nautical miles traveled per hour.
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.
11:00 am

8. 0600
Located directly forward of the trailing edge flaps to assist the ailerons in roll control and to act as speed brakes for descent and landing
Light-Emitting Diode: Found on the emergency flashlight - this light gives a continuous visual indication of the battery's readiness.
Initial Operating Experience: On-the-job training time required by the FAA following completion of classroom ground instruction.
6:00 am

9. INFT
First Officer (see SIC).
A passenger manifest code that identifies and infant passenger.
The engine exhaust power produced when an aircraft's engines are running.
Period of time that separates two duty periods/flights within a crew pattern

10. CRM
Standby: Any passenger who is waiting for a seat to become available on a flight.
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.
Located on the trailing edge of the horizontal stabilizer; controls up/down attitude of aircraft
Crew Resource Management: A training course designed to improve communications and coordination among flight deck and cabin crewmembers.

11. MX
Passenger. The word "passenger" - as used throughout the Code of Federal Regulations - means any passenger regardless of age unless the in qualified by definition.
A designator code assigned to flights that have been cancelled due to a maintenance problem.
Any person who is not an employee of Compass Airlines with whom an employee interacts.
Severe forms of cumulus clouds.

12. BRT
Principal Operating Inspector: An FAA official who specifically oversees and air carrier at the local level.
The time when a crewmember is in uniform and on duty at the airport and is available for an immediate flight assignment.
A logical progression of actions and/or decisions established by an air carrier with which the appropriate personnel can achieve a specific objective.
Bright

13. IRROP
Infant Life Vest.
Irregular Operation.
A device used in place of a fuse - which breaks and electrical current in the event of an overload.
A passenger manifest code that identifies a passenger who does not need a wheelchair but still requires assistance.

14. Base Station
o exit the aircraft under normal circumstances.
3:00 am
A passenger manifest code that identifies a passenger of considerable size who has purchased two adjacent seats in the same row.
The domicile city where crewmembers are indefinitely assigned to work.

15. SERV
Denotes a position furthest from the center of the aircraft
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.
Pilot in command of the aircraft; occupies left seat in flight deck
Service.

16. CLV
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.
7:00 am
Crew Life Vest
Law Enforcement Officer: A person who is authorized to carry weapons on board the aircraft.

17. HAL
Located on the trailing edge of the wing to provide roll control
1:00 am
A build up of electrical charges in cloud formations.
Refers to Halon 1211 fire extinguishers.

18. CXLD
An airplane seat in the row immediately behind the bulkhead.
A form required to be filled out by passengers traveling without a visa - who are entering the United States - so that their arrival and departure can be recorded.
Flight.
Cancelled

19. SIDA
An airplane seat in the row immediately behind the bulkhead.
Ground
Period of time that separates two duty periods/flights within a crew pattern
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.

20. External Customer
Any person who is not an employee of Compass Airlines with whom an employee interacts.
2:00 am
Temporary Duty: A temporary assignment to another crewmember domicile.
United States Secret Service. A specially trained security detachment that protect the President of the United States and other High-profile political leaders.

21. FOM
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.
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
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.
The body of an aircraft - excluding the wings and empennage.

22. Layover Station
A city where a crew rests while waiting for the next scheduled flight.
A passenger manifest code that identifies a prisoner under law enforcement escort.
2:00 pm
A passenger manifest code that identifies a passenger who has been assigned a seat in an emergency exit row.

23. XFA
Extra Flight attendant.
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).
4:00 pm
A passenger manifest code that identifies and infant passenger.

24. ISC
Initial Operating Experience: On-the-job training time required by the FAA following completion of classroom ground instruction.
7:00 am
Inflight Security Coordinator: A person trained and qualified in aircraft security regulations and procedures who is responsible for security-related events that occur during flight (typically the PIC).
Federal Aviation Regulations: Federal Law specific to aviation that is published by the Federal Aviation ?Administration (see CFR)

25. TURB
Turbulence
Designator code for Delta Airlines.
4:00 pm
Any person who is not an employee of Compass Airlines with whom an employee interacts.

26. ELS
Emergency Light Switch
Federal Air Marshall: A federal law enforcement officer who is specifically trained to prevent any attempt to take control of a commercial aircraft during flight.
Inoperative.
Located directly forward of the trailing edge flaps to assist the ailerons in roll control and to act as speed brakes for descent and landing

27. CONX
Headquarters: The Company facility where Operations Command And Control Center and corporate offices are located
Evacuation
Connection: A Passenger who is making a connection to another flight to reach a final destination.
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.

28. Checklist
Revision: A permanent change to the manual that must be read then recorded and inserted into the manual immediately.
A passenger manifest code that indicates a passenger does not speak or understand English.
Missed Flight Assignment: A scheduling code designating a flight assignment that has been missed.
A formal list used to identify - schedule - compare - or verify a group of elements or actions.

29. 1500
Customer Service Agent
7:00 am
3:00 pm
Extinguisher

30. LED

31. BLND
A passenger manifest code that identifies a passenger who is visually impaired.
List of Effective Pages: A list of page numbers that notes the current revision number for each page within the manual.
Remain over Night
A passenger manifest code that identifies a passenger who has been assigned a seat in an emergency exit row.

32. INOP
Remain over Night
Souls on Board: The total numbers of individuals on board an aircraft (including crewmembers).
Inoperative.
Flight Attendant Manual.

33. PTT
Information
Push-to-Talk: A button on the PA handset that must be depressed in order for announcements to carry over the cabin speaker system
The period of elapsed time - using either Universal Coordinated or local time between a crewmember's reporting for an assignment involving flight time and release from that assignment by the air carrier. [121.467(a)]
Operations: The operations center at each station that monitors and disseminates all pertinent flight information.

34. 0700
A term that describes the ramp areas of the airport.
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.
7:00 am
A passenger who has paid a quoted fare for a reserved seat on board an aircraft.

35. Fuselage
Main body of the aircraft to which the wings - landing gear and tail are attached
FD: The interior section of an aircraft that is occupied by the flight crewmembers. (captain and first officers)
Bright
Any person currently employed by Compass Airlines with whom any other compass Airlines employee interacts.

36. CZ
Designator Code For Compass Airlines
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.
National Transportation Safety Board: A federal agency that focuses primarily on the causes of accidents and issues recommendations for changes in the various transportation industries.
Hazardous Material: A substance of material with potentially hazardous characteristics that may pose unreasonable risk to health - safety - and property when transported by air.

37. 1900
Period of time that separates two duty periods/flights within a crew pattern
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.
On-the-Job Injury.
7:00 pm

38. LANG
A passenger manifest code that indicates a passenger does not speak or understand English.
Oxygen
A passenger manifest code that identifies a passenger who does not need a wheelchair but still requires assistance.
Pilot in command of the aircraft; occupies left seat in flight deck

39. Non revenue Guest
A guest that is traveling on a free or service charge ticket (usually an employee)
Emergency Flash Light
Service.
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.

40. EXIT
A period of elapsed time - using Universal Coordinated or local time - when a crewmember is free from duty or responsibility to work.
4:00 am
A passenger manifest code that identifies a passenger who is visually impaired.
A passenger manifest code that identifies a passenger who has been assigned a seat in an emergency exit row.

41. Ramp/Apron/Tarmac
Standby: Any passenger who is waiting for a seat to become available on a flight.
Located directly forward of the trailing edge flaps to assist the ailerons in roll control and to act as speed brakes for descent and landing
A passenger manifest code that indicates a passenger does not speak or understand English.
A paved area - at or near the terminal - where aircraft park

42. 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
Refers generally to an entire cabin crew and not a specific flight attendant position.
3:00 am
Designator code for Delta Airlines.

43. 2300
11:00 pm
Federal Aviation Administration: A federal agency within the Department of Transportation that has direct oversight of aviation operations and laws.
Abbreviation for a choice of beverage.
Airline Safety Action Program: A coordinated program between the FAA - ALPA and Select air carrier departments that allows certain FAA-certified Company employees to report violations made in error in the interest of improving safety without fear of

44. Trailing edge
Aft portion of wing
Emergency Medical Technician: An individual specifically trained in advanced emergency life-support techniques and equipment.
A passenger manifest code that identifies a passenger of considerable size who has purchased two adjacent seats in the same row.
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).

45. FAA
A flight-by-flight record of all operations of an aircraft and its engines - crew - flight time - areas of operation - or other pertinent information.
A light signaling ITMs to respond to guest needs or crew communication
Federal Aviation Administration: A federal agency within the Department of Transportation that has direct oversight of aviation operations and laws.
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.

46. Leading Edge
A passenger manifest code that identifies and infant passenger.
10:00 pm
The forward edge of a wing.
7:00 pm

47. Reserve
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
Right Hand
A period of time when a crewmember is on-call for duty and must report to work within a specified period of time.

48. 0900
9:00 am
Recurrent Training: FAA-mandated annual flight attendant training
3:00 pm
A logical progression of actions and/or decisions established by an air carrier with which the appropriate personnel can achieve a specific objective.

49. Operations Bulletin
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.
10:00 pm
A change to the manual (that will be included in a later revision) that must be read - then recorded and inserted into the manual immediately.
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).

50. MAAS
Information
2:00 pm
A passenger manifest code that identifies a passenger who does not need a wheelchair but still requires assistance.
Oxygen