Do crewmembers have to perform an annual slide jump?

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Are armrests required by regulation to be down and locked during takeoff & landing?

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Fasten seatbelt sign and passenger compliance

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Most airlines have cabin lights turned off or on the lowest setting before takeoff and landing at night. Is this a regulation or a best practice? 

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Why is it so important for all crewmembers, flight attendants and pilots, to adapt their vision to outside conditions for takeoff and landing, particularly at night?

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We all get taught galley security and I understand why it needs to be done, but what’s the worst thing that could possibly happen? 

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Must armrests in exit seats must be fixed, or is it up to the operator to decide whether the armrests can be of the movable type?

In all my travels on airlines around the world, I’ve yet to see an exit seat with movable armrests. I’m not 100% sure if there is a regulation that requires it, however from a functional standpoint, all exit seat armrests are fixed because they contain the tray used by a passenger seated there. 

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During taxi, what are the regulation(s) that apply to opening an overhead bin or a galley storage container to put something away?

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