Which statement best describes equipment located in the flight deck and preflight responsibilities?

Which statement best describes equipment located in the flight deck and preflight responsibilities?

• A. There are some pieces of equipment located in the flight deck and are not flight attendants responsibility to preflight
• B. All equipment in the cockpit must be preflighted by flight attendants
• C. The crew is never preflight any equipment
• D. ELTs are always preflighted by flight attendants

Answer: (A)

The key idea is the division of preflight duties between the flight crew and the flight attendants. Some equipment sits in the flight deck and is the pilots’ responsibility to preflight, not the flight attendants. Flight attendants focus on items in the cabin and on equipment they are assigned to preflight, such as emergency gear and cabin safety items. That’s why the statement noting that there are cockpit items not preflighted by flight attendants is correct. The other options overstate or misstate who handles cockpit equipment or the ELT checks, since pilots perform cockpit preflight checks and flight attendants don’t routinely preflight every cockpit device.

The key idea is the division of preflight duties between the flight crew and the flight attendants. Some equipment sits in the flight deck and is the pilots’ responsibility to preflight, not the flight attendants. Flight attendants focus on items in the cabin and on equipment they are assigned to preflight, such as emergency gear and cabin safety items. That’s why the statement noting that there are cockpit items not preflighted by flight attendants is correct. The other options overstate or misstate who handles cockpit equipment or the ELT checks, since pilots perform cockpit preflight checks and flight attendants don’t routinely preflight every cockpit device.