Which action is listed among ditching commands?

Which action is listed among ditching commands?

• A. Heads down stay down
• B. Stay back wait to inflate
• C. Inflate life vest swim to slide
• D. Inflate life vest roll into the life raft

Answer: (B)

Ditching commands are about coordinating a safe, orderly evacuation onto life-saving devices after a water landing. The directive to “stay back, wait to inflate” fits this purpose precisely: it keeps passengers away from the exits and avoids premature inflation, allowing the raft and doors to be prepared and preventing crowding or entanglement as people move toward safety. The other phrases relate to different emergency moments or actions—bracing for impact, swimming to a slide, or boarding a raft after inflation—but they aren’t the specific ditching instruction listed.

Ditching commands are about coordinating a safe, orderly evacuation onto life-saving devices after a water landing. The directive to “stay back, wait to inflate” fits this purpose precisely: it keeps passengers away from the exits and avoids premature inflation, allowing the raft and doors to be prepared and preventing crowding or entanglement as people move toward safety. The other phrases relate to different emergency moments or actions—bracing for impact, swimming to a slide, or boarding a raft after inflation—but they aren’t the specific ditching instruction listed.