A319 flight crew is concerned with cabin crew training.

Attributes
ACN	701228
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	701228
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	cabin event other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance Cabin Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

I was assigned to fly as first officer. When the flight attendants boarded; they informed me that this was the first flight for them since their initial training. There were several issues that we; the pilots; had to walk them through which was no problem and the flight attendants were very receptive. My concern is that if we had had an emergency in flight; we would have been too busy flying the airplane to also be mentoring the cabin crew. Why is there not an IOE requirement for new flight attendants? An alternative to this might be like our prohibition against green on green pairings. I know that this situation is legal per the far's but I don't think that it serves our best interest as a leader in safety.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 FLT CREW IS CONCERNED WITH CABIN CREW TRAINING.

Narrative: I WAS ASSIGNED TO FLY AS FO. WHEN THE FLT ATTENDANTS BOARDED; THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST FLT FOR THEM SINCE THEIR INITIAL TRAINING. THERE WERE SEVERAL ISSUES THAT WE; THE PLTS; HAD TO WALK THEM THROUGH WHICH WAS NO PROB AND THE FLT ATTENDANTS WERE VERY RECEPTIVE. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF WE HAD HAD AN EMER IN FLT; WE WOULD HAVE BEEN TOO BUSY FLYING THE AIRPLANE TO ALSO BE MENTORING THE CABIN CREW. WHY IS THERE NOT AN IOE REQUIREMENT FOR NEW FLT ATTENDANTS? AN ALTERNATIVE TO THIS MIGHT BE LIKE OUR PROHIBITION AGAINST GREEN ON GREEN PAIRINGS. I KNOW THAT THIS SIT IS LEGAL PER THE FAR'S BUT I DON'T THINK THAT IT SERVES OUR BEST INTEREST AS A LEADER IN SAFETY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.