民航乘务英语4 inflight.ppt

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1、Unit4InFlightIn-flightAswellaspreparingpassengersfortakeoffs,CA’sarekeptbusyduringtheflight.Aftertakeoff,themajorityoflargepassengeraircraftsusuallyclimbtotheircruisingaltitude,analtitudeofaround10000metres.Uponreachingthisaltitude,theCaptainwillturnoffthe“FASTENSEATBELT”signs.The“NOSMOKING”sign

2、sremainilluminatedasmostairlinesprohibitsmokingonboardaircraftnowadays.However,itisrecommendedthatpassengersshouldkeeptheirseatbeltfastenedatalltimeswhenseatedevenwhenthesignsarenotilluminatedforthehazardofturbulence.TurbulenceTurbulenceisanirregularordisturbedflowofairintheatmospherethatproduce

3、sbumpsandlurchesduringflightwhenandaircraftfliesthroughit.Itiscausedbychangesinatmosphericpressures,jetstreams,mountainwaves,coldorwarmfronts,orthunderstorms.Althoughupto60%ofthisphenomenonisassociatedwiththunderstorms,turbulencecanstrikeevenwhentheskyisclearandblue.In-flightturbulenceisoneofthe

4、leadingcausesofinjuriestopassengersandcrew.Passengersinjuredduringturbulenceareusuallynotwearingseatbelts,orignoringtheaboverecommendations,ormovingaroundthecabintouserestroomfacilitiesortoexerciseonlongflights.飞机遇到晴空湍流，发生激烈颠簸，没系安全带的乘客从座位上弹起，撞上行李架和机舱顶Whenanaircraftencountersturbulence,theCaptain

5、willswitchonthe“FASTENSEATBELT”signandallcabinservicesshouldbesuspendeduntilfurthernotice.Allpassengersmustreturntotheirseatsandremainseatedwiththeirseatbeltsfastened.Injuriescanalsobecausedduringturbulencewhenoverheadcompartmentdoorsopenandthecontentsofthecompartmentfalldownontothepassengers.It

6、istherefore,importantthatCAsshouldcheckthecompartmentdoorsregularlyandclosethemimmediatelyafteropeningtopreventinjuryfrompassengers.PersonalItemsForbiddenDuringTakeoffandLandingStagesThefollowingitemsmayonlybeusedwhentheaircraftreachesitscruisingaltitude.Duringtakeoffandlandingalloftheitemsbelow

7、mustbeswitchedoffsothattheydonotinterferewiththeaircraft’ssophisticatedonboardcomputersandcommunicationsystems.Therefore,itisessentialthatCA’scheckthecabinpriortotakeoffandlandingtoensurepassengersarenotusingtheseitems.Ifast