The SEP part of initial training takes 15 days of the 6 week training
course. Cabin crew are trained to operate on the A340-300 and 600 and
are then converted onto the Boeing 747 before gaining their wings. The
cabin crew are also trained in equipment location, operation and procedures
which are standard on all aircraft types that Virgin Atlantic operates.
Our Foreign national crew are trained on the fleet which operates to their
destination/s.
The training is intense and consists of classroom theory, exercises,
aircraft visits, practical demonstrations of evacuation techniques, fire
fighting, swimming pool drills, Security, Dangerous Goods and Crew Resource
Management (CRM) training. Daily testing ensures that trainees can demonstrate
their understanding of SEP along the way and a final test is carried out
before they are allowed to continue to the next phase of the course.
Only after completion of the 30 day training course will cabin crew be
signed off and presented with their wings. |
