During a water landing, which evacuation device should be held onto in the water?

• A. Life Vest
• B. Liferaft
• C. Oxygen Mask
• D. Slide

Answer: (D)

In a water landing, you want a device that keeps you afloat and together with others once you’re out of the aircraft. The evacuation slide is designed to inflate into a life raft, so you hold onto that slide-raft to stay buoyant and close to your group while you wait for rescue. The life vest is worn for flotation, but you don’t hold onto it as your primary flotation device in the water. Oxygen masks aren’t used in this scenario, and while liferafts are the goal, the immediate object you grip after leaving is the slide-raft because it provides the readily accessible flotation and a stable platform.