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This checklist encompasses primarily FAA-required duties. Flight Attendants are responsible for accomplishing all FAA required duties.

PRIOR TO CUSTOMER BOARDING:
-Ensure required duty items readily available:
-Current Inflight Manual
-Current ID badge
-Cabin key (on person during flight)
- Working flashlight
- Confirm with agent whether or not an aircraft security search required
- Complete security search(es), when applicable
-Complete preflight check(s), when applicable
-Participate in crew briefing(s), when applicable

CUSTOMER BOARDING:
-Comply with FAA minimum crew complement requirements
- Ensure Flight Verification, Carry-On Baggage and Portable Electronics announcements delivered
-Monitor proper stowage of carry-on baggage
- Verify all customers occupying exit seats meet criteria
- Ensure Final Boarding announcement delivered (after all customers have boarded)

PRIOR TO DOOR CLOSURE:
-Verify cabin and customer compliance (walk-through):
- Carry-on baggage properly stowed
- Emergency equipment accessible
- Overhead bins closed
-Exit seating criteria met
-Address non-compliance issues
-Ensure Portable Electronics announcement delivered
-Inform agent cabin is ready for door closure

PRIOR TO PUSHBACK :
- Ensure Door Closing and Arming announcement delivered
- Arm assigned door(s)
- Complete door crosscheck (and All Call on widebody and 757)
- Verify cabin and customer compliance (walk-through):
- Customers seated with seat belts fastened
- Lavatories unoccupied
-Seat backs, tray tables, headrests, footrests and monitors stowed
-Cell phones and portable electronics turned off
-Cabin, galley and curtains secured
-Address non-compliance issues
-Provide customer count, when needed
-Inform captain cabin is secure

PRIOR TO TAKEOFF :
- Occupy assigned safety demonstration position
- Ensure Safety Demonstration announcement delivered:
* Seat belt operation
* Emergency exits and locations
* Life raft location, when equipped
* Emergency escape path lighting
* Oxygen mask location and operation
* Life vest location and operation (demo on over-water flights)
* Safety information card
* No Smoking/Smoke Detectors
- Ensure Preparation for Takeoff announcement delivered
- Ensure all service items collected
- Re-verify cabin and customer compliance (walk-through):
* Address non-compliance issues
* Monitors stowed
* Lavatories unoccupied and locked
- Comply with sterile flight deck procedures
- Dim cabin lights (night flights only)
- Take assigned jumpseat and remain secured, in brace position (unless performing 30-second review
- Perform 30-second review

TAKEOFF AND IN-FLIGHT:
- Remain secured in jumpseat (unless performing safety-related duties)
- Comply with sterile flight deck procedures
- Comply with security measures for airports requiring special procedures,
when applicable
- Ensure After-Takeoff Seat Belts announcement delivered
- Ensure Portable Electronics announcement delivered (after sterile flight deck light turned off)
- Adhere to flight deck security procedures
- Follow turbulence procedures, when applicable
- Ensure carts and galleys are attended or secured
- Respond to seat belt sign activations:
- Ensure Seat Belt Sign announcement delivered
- Verify customer compliance (walk-through):
*Customers seated with seat belts fastened
*Address non-compliance issues
-Respond to all customer and crew chimes and signals
- Accomplish regular cabin surveillance, including lavatories

PRIOR TO LANDING:
-Comply with security measures for airports requiring special procedures, when applicable
- Ensure Initial Descent announcement delivered
- Ensure all service items collected
- Verify cabin and customer compliance (walk-through):
*Customers seated with seat belts fastened
*Lavatories unoccupied
*Address non-compliance issues
- Ensure Final Approach announcement delivered
-Verify cabin and customer compliance (walk-through):
*Portable electronics turned off
*Carry-on baggage properly stowed
*Seat backs, tray tables, headrests, footrests and monitors stowed
*Cabin, galley and curtains secured
*Lavatories unoccupied and locked
*Address non-compliance issues
- Comply with sterile flight deck procedures
- Dim cabin lights (night flights only)
- Take assigned jumpseat and remain secured, in brace position (unless performing safety related duties)
- Perform30-second review

LANDING, TAXI AND ARRIVAL:
- Remain secured in jumpseat (unless performing safety-related duties)
- Ensure After Landing announcement delivered
- Monitor cabin and customer compliance:
*Carry-on baggage is properly stowed until arrival
*Customers seated with seat belts fastened until arrival
*Address non-compliance issues
- Disarm assigned door(s) when seat belt sign turned off
- Complete door crosscheck (and All Call on widebody and 757)
- Ensure Door Disarming announcement delivered
- Turn cabin lights to bright (757-300 only)
-Comply with FAA minimum crew complement requirements

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