What this code covers
Travel attendants and travel stewards ensure the comfort and safety of passengers; serve meals and beverages; and render personal services, usually on aircraft and on board ships. They may plan and coordinate housekeeping and social activities on ships. Their tasks include: a) greeting passengers entering aircraft or ship; checking tickets or boarding passes; and directing them to their seats or berths; b) announcing, explaining and demonstrating safety and emergency procedures, such as the use of oxygen masks, seat belts, and life jackets; c) assembling and serving pre-prepared meals and beverages; d) selling duty-free and other goods; e) taking care of general needs and comfort of passengers, answering inquiries, and keeping cabins clean and tidy; f) directing and assisting passengers and following prescribed procedures in the event of an emergency, such as evacuating a plane following an emergency landing; g) verifying that first aid kits and other emergency equipment are in working order; h) administering first aid to passengers in distress; i) attending pre-flight briefings concerning weather, altitudes, routes, emergency procedures, crew coordination, lengths of flights, food and beverage services offered, and numbers of passengers; j) preparing passengers and aircraft for take-off and landing; k) determining special assistance needs of passengers such as small children, the elderly, or disabled persons. Examples of the occupations classified here: Aircraft cabin attendant, Airlines steward and hostess, Airport attendant, Flight attendant, Flight steward/stewardess, Ship steward, Travel attendant, Travel steward