Aircraft safety card

A Safety Instruction Card ( short Safety Card ) is a document that explains the passengers on board an aircraft, the procedures in the event of an emergency.

Safety Cards normally found on all commercial flights. They are usually located in the seat pocket in front of each passenger.

The maps are often laminated or made ​​of plastic and contain instructions that are based on the aircraft types. Some low cost, the Safety Card is in the form of a sticker on the back of the seatback of the front seat. The maps show most pictures which illustrate the passenger graphical procedures such as the use of seat belts, the seat position in the event of a forced landing, the use of oxygen masks, opening the emergency exits or the use of lifejackets. Since the cards mostly consist of graphics, they are also understood by the passengers who speak a language other than the flight attendants.

In addition to normal safety cards are in some airlines in the rows of seats at the emergency exits over the wings additional maps, which should point specifically to the correct operation of emergency exits.

The Federal Aviation Authority has issued guidance on the standardization of safety used in Germany by airlines Cards, which recommends the use of certain symbols and pictograms.

Safety Cards are also a very popular collectibles in aviation interested persons. The distance from onboard an aircraft is forbidden, as this is a part of the emergency equipment of the machine. Expediently and most promising is to ask the cabin crew for a card.