Qatar Airways - Wannabes & Recruitment II
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Flying Adobo.,
Thanks Man, I hope to see you there too. When do you plan on applying for QR? Keep me posted.
fawannabe18
Hi there yes they have the same procedure, and for you to get in they have to put you on the assessment list because they don't have open days. i think.
Thanks Man, I hope to see you there too. When do you plan on applying for QR? Keep me posted.
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Hi there yes they have the same procedure, and for you to get in they have to put you on the assessment list because they don't have open days. i think.
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Hi, does anybody know how much time do we have to obtain a medical clearance? My FI was in October (5th) 2009. is it possible that after some time must everything do from the really beginning (OD) if want to get DOJ?
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@Topgun 29
Dont mind my saying, but can you please be a little more clearer with your english, coz I really cant make out what you're actually trying to ask.
@EVERYONE-- Well, even though im ectstatic on recieving my Offer Letter and DOJ, I cant help but feel apprehensive and comment on some discussions doing the rounds on PPRuNe about Qatar Airways. You should look through the discussions on "Human Rights Qatar Airways", and such threads where the pilots have opened up whole the whole work culture in Qatar Airways. They have posted some links which track into some article in a newspaper, where their are quite some scary stories of people going to work there, and not being able to come back to their home-country due to "permission not granted" for exit permits from Qatar. This is being quite some reason for my uneasiness, and one more thing to notice, there havent been as many negative discussions about any other airline, as much as Qatar Airways, and that too by their own employees...!!
Scary stuff people.
Please comment.
Dont mind my saying, but can you please be a little more clearer with your english, coz I really cant make out what you're actually trying to ask.
@EVERYONE-- Well, even though im ectstatic on recieving my Offer Letter and DOJ, I cant help but feel apprehensive and comment on some discussions doing the rounds on PPRuNe about Qatar Airways. You should look through the discussions on "Human Rights Qatar Airways", and such threads where the pilots have opened up whole the whole work culture in Qatar Airways. They have posted some links which track into some article in a newspaper, where their are quite some scary stories of people going to work there, and not being able to come back to their home-country due to "permission not granted" for exit permits from Qatar. This is being quite some reason for my uneasiness, and one more thing to notice, there havent been as many negative discussions about any other airline, as much as Qatar Airways, and that too by their own employees...!!
Scary stuff people.Please comment.
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Well, you have your DOJ, so you need to go. I guess you won`t change your mind at this stage. It doesn`t make sense to do a research on Qatar Airways NOW. It`s too late for that.
My colleagues (EK) who used to work for Qatar all hated it (not mentioning Doha) but you can survive 1-2-3 years. It depens on your attitude and you need to follow the rules of course. If you always say `yes`, you won`t ever get in trouble. If you don`t like drinking, parties and sex but sitting at home and cooking/watching TV/going to the gym, you should be fine. I`ve seen some rosters: they are very demanding, very tight in my opinion but you won`t be bored at least.
Money is good and you can travel the world. And it`s a 5-star-airline. If you are nice and good-looking, you might find a job in private flying after 3 years.
My colleagues (EK) who used to work for Qatar all hated it (not mentioning Doha) but you can survive 1-2-3 years. It depens on your attitude and you need to follow the rules of course. If you always say `yes`, you won`t ever get in trouble. If you don`t like drinking, parties and sex but sitting at home and cooking/watching TV/going to the gym, you should be fine. I`ve seen some rosters: they are very demanding, very tight in my opinion but you won`t be bored at least.
Money is good and you can travel the world. And it`s a 5-star-airline. If you are nice and good-looking, you might find a job in private flying after 3 years.
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Hi all.. =)
There will be a Cabin Crew Recruitment Campaign in Singapore this coming 27th Feb 2010.
I kinda need some advice and help in this area. This will be my very first application to Qatar and clearly, I’m clueless of what else to bring or expect other then bringing the CV. Can anyone help me, like what else am I supposed to include in the CV?
Much help is appreciated.
There will be a Cabin Crew Recruitment Campaign in Singapore this coming 27th Feb 2010.
I kinda need some advice and help in this area. This will be my very first application to Qatar and clearly, I’m clueless of what else to bring or expect other then bringing the CV. Can anyone help me, like what else am I supposed to include in the CV?
Much help is appreciated.
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congratulations...........finish your medicals asap....wearing a contact lens wont be a problem. I have met many Qatar cabincrews who wear contact lenses, but your eyes will get dry on air so it is not good to wear contact lenses during the flight. but don't worry you can wear the glasses as it is allowed in Qatar Airways....and many of CC wear them .
If you think you are underweight eat a balanced diet and get back to normal. First of all check with your doctor whether you are in a bad condition or you are normal. I hope you will get your medicals cleared.
congratulations...........finish your medicals asap....wearing a contact lens wont be a problem. I have met many Qatar cabincrews who wear contact lenses, but your eyes will get dry on air so it is not good to wear contact lenses during the flight. but don't worry you can wear the glasses as it is allowed in Qatar Airways....and many of CC wear them .
If you think you are underweight eat a balanced diet and get back to normal. First of all check with your doctor whether you are in a bad condition or you are normal. I hope you will get your medicals cleared.
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" If you don`t like drinking, parties and sex"
even sex? I don't believe it! I hope they don't want us all to turn gay!
Now thats strange unless you exaggerated it a little bit.
No Sex= FAIL!!
even sex? I don't believe it! I hope they don't want us all to turn gay!
Now thats strange unless you exaggerated it a little bit.
No Sex= FAIL!!
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That's not true at all. You can have Party, alcohol and sex here in Qatar.
The only thing to bear in mind is to do it all in the correct moment and place
It's all about times and places, otherwise you can do everything you want here, it's not that bad, even for someone like me who comes from Europe.
Remember, the main reason we are coming here is WORK, not party. Sorry but I find it quite immature to see it otherway. (Even if of course you are expecting to have fun as well).
The only thing to bear in mind is to do it all in the correct moment and place
It's all about times and places, otherwise you can do everything you want here, it's not that bad, even for someone like me who comes from Europe.Remember, the main reason we are coming here is WORK, not party. Sorry but I find it quite immature to see it otherway. (Even if of course you are expecting to have fun as well).
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@iceania: Thanks I totally agree with you. You have to find the right place and the right time for everything. If you follow the rules, you're gonna be fine. It is so simple.
I don't know who wrote you can't have alcohol, or party or sex, but this is bull****. I'm sorry, but it is. You can have. If you wanna drink alcohol, go to a club/pub/hotel whatever and drink. No, you can't have alcohol at home as a cabin crew. BUT e.g. our instructor told us, that he has a license, that he can buy alcohol and have it at home with him. Yes, he is not flying any more, he is instructing, but he can do that.
You also can have party. Go to a club/pub/hotel/friend's house...etc. If you will have evening classes during training, which means you start your class at 14.00 and finish at 20.00, you can have a party every single night and go home until 03.30 in the morning. You can, it is allowed, because you will be able to rest the minimum 10 hours before your training starts.
And sex: you can invite anyone to your flat between 07.00 and 22.00, girls, guys, whoever. Or you can go out anywhere you want. You can stay out until 03.30, you can do anything you want. You decide, right?
@AVshrey88: yes you will have to apply for an exit permit, but it is a kind of administrative stuff. Let me tell you something. I read here or at other forums, that you are not allowed to leave the country in the first 6 months. It is NOT true. After you finish your training, you apply for an exit permit, and you can go out IF you have at least 2 days off. You can go anywhere you want. BUT if you do something wrong, e.g. you don't go to work one day, you don't provide any medical certificate, and you don't give explanation, yes, the result will be, that the company will not allow you to go out on your days of for 6 months. But it is only on your days off. If during that time you wanna go for an annual leave, they'll give you the exit permit, or if you wanna resign, they'll give you the exit permit. Sorry for writing this for so long, I just don't want you to have the picture, that it is a kind of prison country. It isn't.
And if you wanna be more safe, register yourself at your home country's embassy, so if you have any problem you can contact them or if there is any problem in the country they will search for you.
@Everyone: I write again. It is a muslim country with muslim traditions. And QA is the national airline of it. It does have very strickt rules. But as I wrote before they'll tell you 99% of the regulations during the open day. It is not working like that you come here, and after arrival you will be told this, and this, and that, and you will be surprised, and you will think ohhh, my God, I didn't know about all these things. NO. IT IS NOT WORKING LIKE THIS!!! You know the regulations, BEFORE you sign your contract. So, if you don't want to come, don't come.
I also heard, that Dubai or Abu Dhabi are more free, no exit permits and stuff like that. But everyone has the right to choose Abu Dhabi or Dubai instead of Doha right? So please think, before you decide.
I wish good luck to everyone, who is just waiting for OD, or doing medical, or waiting for departure. You're gonna make it.
I don't know who wrote you can't have alcohol, or party or sex, but this is bull****. I'm sorry, but it is. You can have. If you wanna drink alcohol, go to a club/pub/hotel whatever and drink. No, you can't have alcohol at home as a cabin crew. BUT e.g. our instructor told us, that he has a license, that he can buy alcohol and have it at home with him. Yes, he is not flying any more, he is instructing, but he can do that.
You also can have party. Go to a club/pub/hotel/friend's house...etc. If you will have evening classes during training, which means you start your class at 14.00 and finish at 20.00, you can have a party every single night and go home until 03.30 in the morning. You can, it is allowed, because you will be able to rest the minimum 10 hours before your training starts.
And sex: you can invite anyone to your flat between 07.00 and 22.00, girls, guys, whoever. Or you can go out anywhere you want. You can stay out until 03.30, you can do anything you want. You decide, right?
@AVshrey88: yes you will have to apply for an exit permit, but it is a kind of administrative stuff. Let me tell you something. I read here or at other forums, that you are not allowed to leave the country in the first 6 months. It is NOT true. After you finish your training, you apply for an exit permit, and you can go out IF you have at least 2 days off. You can go anywhere you want. BUT if you do something wrong, e.g. you don't go to work one day, you don't provide any medical certificate, and you don't give explanation, yes, the result will be, that the company will not allow you to go out on your days of for 6 months. But it is only on your days off. If during that time you wanna go for an annual leave, they'll give you the exit permit, or if you wanna resign, they'll give you the exit permit. Sorry for writing this for so long, I just don't want you to have the picture, that it is a kind of prison country. It isn't.
And if you wanna be more safe, register yourself at your home country's embassy, so if you have any problem you can contact them or if there is any problem in the country they will search for you.
@Everyone: I write again. It is a muslim country with muslim traditions. And QA is the national airline of it. It does have very strickt rules. But as I wrote before they'll tell you 99% of the regulations during the open day. It is not working like that you come here, and after arrival you will be told this, and this, and that, and you will be surprised, and you will think ohhh, my God, I didn't know about all these things. NO. IT IS NOT WORKING LIKE THIS!!! You know the regulations, BEFORE you sign your contract. So, if you don't want to come, don't come.
I also heard, that Dubai or Abu Dhabi are more free, no exit permits and stuff like that. But everyone has the right to choose Abu Dhabi or Dubai instead of Doha right? So please think, before you decide.
I wish good luck to everyone, who is just waiting for OD, or doing medical, or waiting for departure. You're gonna make it.
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One Abnormality On My Cbc. Will They Finally Let Me Thru??
hi guys!
It's me again..some of you might remember a couple of my previous posts, all full of frustration and bitching about me having to repeat my CBC countless times.
Well, it got to the point (after 1 month, some meds, lots of visits to different docs etc) that my brand new CBC, which I picked up just now is CLOSE TO PERFECT. Meaning, there is still one "arrow" (one abnormality, not big though) on my CBC.
It's like: big yeeeey! after all I had to go thru..... but not entirely...
So do you guys think there is any point in sending this CBC to QR, or should I keep on improving untill I finally succeed and get a completely super perfect CBC? Do you think they might clear me? (yes you can hear hope in my voice). Honestly, what do you think: is there a chance they might accent this CBC? And one more thing: are you guys all subhumans here
I mean do you all have perfect book like CBC?
Thanks for any replys, it means a lot to me.
All the best for everybody on Pprune here! It seems we're all kinda crazy here And completely fixated on just finally going to Doha
It's me again..some of you might remember a couple of my previous posts, all full of frustration and bitching about me having to repeat my CBC countless times.
Well, it got to the point (after 1 month, some meds, lots of visits to different docs etc) that my brand new CBC, which I picked up just now is CLOSE TO PERFECT. Meaning, there is still one "arrow" (one abnormality, not big though) on my CBC.
It's like: big yeeeey! after all I had to go thru..... but not entirely...
So do you guys think there is any point in sending this CBC to QR, or should I keep on improving untill I finally succeed and get a completely super perfect CBC? Do you think they might clear me? (yes you can hear hope in my voice). Honestly, what do you think: is there a chance they might accent this CBC? And one more thing: are you guys all subhumans here
I mean do you all have perfect book like CBC?Thanks for any replys, it means a lot to me.
All the best for everybody on Pprune here! It seems we're all kinda crazy here
And completely fixated on just finally going to Doha
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Excuse me: I never said that you CAN`T drink or party or have someone in Doha. I said: like. It`s a difference!
Most of the girls/boys shouldn`t be party animals and casanovas: that`s not the type they are looking for on the recruitment days. (Am I wrong?) The point was: if you don`t mind the restrictions, you will be just fine.
People are so different...
1. Of course you can have a lover. But if it comes to a serious boy-friend, believe me: you won`t be liking the 3-hour-rule (neither does he, especially if he`s a Westerner and older than 21). You can drink in bars, however there are not many clubs, bars in Doha and alcohol is pretty expensive. Yes, you can swim and get some tan on the beach if you go to one of the Hotel`s and the daily entrance is quite expensive. (Do you get a discount somewhere? I don`t know.) You won`t have the kind of freedom like in the UK for example.
2. Of course you can find a nice partner anywhere. I have a friend (ex-Qatar) who is a mouslin girl, not arabic, she`s European, and met a guy on the internet long time ago. She lived in Doha and he lived in Dubai. They were dating for 3 years (just dating, chating, having tea, they don`t drink or going to clubs of course) and got married 2 months ago. She stoped flying after the wedding.
There are so many different nationalities, different cultures, different personalities etc. We cannot really generalize.
I know that I would be fine with one year anywhere. I`m sure most of you will. The problems MIGHT (I said might!) start after some time. It also depends on your personality and how much you can (or want) to adapt.
That`s only my opinion and it`s just an opinion. If you don`t want to understand what I`m saying, you don`t have to.
If you missed my point: I told the ppruner to TRY and go and not to look back.
Yes, you know some of the regulations, yes you THINK you can deal with them. Sometimes you are simply WRONG. However: I would go for it and I would try it. I wouldn`t miss this chance for sure. It`s a five-star-airline after all and you can travel the world and meet so many new people.
I had no idea what to expect when I came to the Middle-East. No idea! You have to see it with your own eyes and you have to live it. Let us know how you feel after 3, 6 and 12 months. Your gender, age, nationality, religion, family background and personality is relevant as well. Different people experience the same thing in a different way.
There are people who resign during the training or shortly after. But I think the main reason is usually that they simply miss home and they are scared, the reason is not the airline culture or the place itself.
Most of the girls/boys shouldn`t be party animals and casanovas: that`s not the type they are looking for on the recruitment days. (Am I wrong?) The point was: if you don`t mind the restrictions, you will be just fine.
People are so different...
1. Of course you can have a lover. But if it comes to a serious boy-friend, believe me: you won`t be liking the 3-hour-rule (neither does he, especially if he`s a Westerner and older than 21). You can drink in bars, however there are not many clubs, bars in Doha and alcohol is pretty expensive. Yes, you can swim and get some tan on the beach if you go to one of the Hotel`s and the daily entrance is quite expensive. (Do you get a discount somewhere? I don`t know.) You won`t have the kind of freedom like in the UK for example.
2. Of course you can find a nice partner anywhere. I have a friend (ex-Qatar) who is a mouslin girl, not arabic, she`s European, and met a guy on the internet long time ago. She lived in Doha and he lived in Dubai. They were dating for 3 years (just dating, chating, having tea, they don`t drink or going to clubs of course) and got married 2 months ago. She stoped flying after the wedding.
There are so many different nationalities, different cultures, different personalities etc. We cannot really generalize.
I know that I would be fine with one year anywhere. I`m sure most of you will. The problems MIGHT (I said might!) start after some time. It also depends on your personality and how much you can (or want) to adapt.
That`s only my opinion and it`s just an opinion. If you don`t want to understand what I`m saying, you don`t have to.
If you missed my point: I told the ppruner to TRY and go and not to look back.
Yes, you know some of the regulations, yes you THINK you can deal with them. Sometimes you are simply WRONG. However: I would go for it and I would try it. I wouldn`t miss this chance for sure. It`s a five-star-airline after all and you can travel the world and meet so many new people.
I had no idea what to expect when I came to the Middle-East. No idea! You have to see it with your own eyes and you have to live it. Let us know how you feel after 3, 6 and 12 months. Your gender, age, nationality, religion, family background and personality is relevant as well. Different people experience the same thing in a different way.
There are people who resign during the training or shortly after. But I think the main reason is usually that they simply miss home and they are scared, the reason is not the airline culture or the place itself.
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Ditching
From one of the Doha travel blogs by Bambi:
We flew to Dubai for what we call ditching which is water evacuation training. Qatar don't have the facilities available so we had to go to the Emirates College and use their training centre. It was so spectacular being there and seeing where the Emirates crew train as their facilities greatly exceed ours. For starters the front of the building has been designed in the shape of an aircraft. Once we entered the building we had some lunch in their cafeteria which kicks butt compared to ours, and they have a huge balcony decked out with tables and a gorgeous view of Dubai and the river. We then went to the pools to begin our training. Turns out our group had to do the drills with trainee pilots, although they seemed much more excited than us (except for the poor guy who only bought speedos)!
The Emirates pool had 2 aircrafts beside them with slides coming out of the aircrafts into the pool and on the ground. They had beanbags around them in case anyone fell off the slide. They also had a huge raft in the pool. Lots of photos were taken so I'll be sure to include them.
We started off changing into casual clothes and boarding an aircraft simulator. Training was conducted as if you were really on an aircraft. You would sit down in your jumpseat, and then the whole simulator would rise, then it would start to shake and make you actually feel like you were moving forward down the runway. Then the aircraft pressure would change and the nose would rise and it honestly felt like you had just taken off. Even the pilots were impressed! Then after take-off we had to grab the food carts and pretended to serve food. Then out of no where a situation would arise that you had to deal with. The simulator could produce smoke in various parts of the aircraft so then we'd have to initiate our fire drill. The simulator also had sound affects to make it feel more real. We practised a number of fire drills, as well as heavy turbulence, rapid decompression which is when you lose pressure in the aircraft so the captain has to nose dive to a safe level. For that exercise the aircraft simulator really did dip forward, and oxygen masks dropped down from above each seat. For heavy turbulence the simulator jerked sideways rather violently but not enough to hurt you if you were seated. We then had to practise a proper evacuation which required sliding down the ramp slide. We were all shown how to sit to prevent injury so we all got through it fine, and it actually was quite a lot of fun. We then re-entered the aircraft using a rope which wasn't too difficult.
After that we had to get into our swim gear, which suddenly made us realise why we had a big talking to the day before and told that we had to bring shorts and a t-shirt. Obviously speedo-boy wasn't listening to those instructions! We then had to board the simulator again and practise a prepared ditching, which is where you know the aircraft is going to crash land on the water and you have to prepare the passengers. I had to jump up onto the seats and demonstrate how to do the brace position and then do a life jacket demonstration and make sure everyone had them on and tightly. We then had to inflate our life jackets and board a slide raft.
That was fun being all squished in there floating on the pool. We then had to construct a conopy which didn't take long, although having a raft full of people who know what they're doing in a safe environment certainly made it easier. I imagine the real situation would be terrifying, and depending on the water conditions you might be too busy holding on for dear life. After that we had to jump into the water. It was absolutely freezing! I have never been so cold in my life but they do that deliberately to make you aware of how difficult it is when you're cold, although it still wouldn't even compare to how cold the ocean gets. One of the guys showed me how to keep yourself that bit warmer so I floated along hugging my legs to my chest while uncontrollably chattering my teeth. I was breathing out fog that's how cold it was. We then had to climb into the raft on the side using rope which was extremely difficult. Although 2 of the guys came to our rescue and decided to help lift all the girls out one at a time so we really didn't have to do much except help push ourselves up using the foot rope. After that we all enjoyed a luke-warm shower and headed back to Qatar, where once again we were expected to wear business-attire with make-up and prefect hair.
We flew to Dubai for what we call ditching which is water evacuation training. Qatar don't have the facilities available so we had to go to the Emirates College and use their training centre. It was so spectacular being there and seeing where the Emirates crew train as their facilities greatly exceed ours. For starters the front of the building has been designed in the shape of an aircraft. Once we entered the building we had some lunch in their cafeteria which kicks butt compared to ours, and they have a huge balcony decked out with tables and a gorgeous view of Dubai and the river. We then went to the pools to begin our training. Turns out our group had to do the drills with trainee pilots, although they seemed much more excited than us (except for the poor guy who only bought speedos)!
The Emirates pool had 2 aircrafts beside them with slides coming out of the aircrafts into the pool and on the ground. They had beanbags around them in case anyone fell off the slide. They also had a huge raft in the pool. Lots of photos were taken so I'll be sure to include them.
We started off changing into casual clothes and boarding an aircraft simulator. Training was conducted as if you were really on an aircraft. You would sit down in your jumpseat, and then the whole simulator would rise, then it would start to shake and make you actually feel like you were moving forward down the runway. Then the aircraft pressure would change and the nose would rise and it honestly felt like you had just taken off. Even the pilots were impressed! Then after take-off we had to grab the food carts and pretended to serve food. Then out of no where a situation would arise that you had to deal with. The simulator could produce smoke in various parts of the aircraft so then we'd have to initiate our fire drill. The simulator also had sound affects to make it feel more real. We practised a number of fire drills, as well as heavy turbulence, rapid decompression which is when you lose pressure in the aircraft so the captain has to nose dive to a safe level. For that exercise the aircraft simulator really did dip forward, and oxygen masks dropped down from above each seat. For heavy turbulence the simulator jerked sideways rather violently but not enough to hurt you if you were seated. We then had to practise a proper evacuation which required sliding down the ramp slide. We were all shown how to sit to prevent injury so we all got through it fine, and it actually was quite a lot of fun. We then re-entered the aircraft using a rope which wasn't too difficult.
After that we had to get into our swim gear, which suddenly made us realise why we had a big talking to the day before and told that we had to bring shorts and a t-shirt. Obviously speedo-boy wasn't listening to those instructions! We then had to board the simulator again and practise a prepared ditching, which is where you know the aircraft is going to crash land on the water and you have to prepare the passengers. I had to jump up onto the seats and demonstrate how to do the brace position and then do a life jacket demonstration and make sure everyone had them on and tightly. We then had to inflate our life jackets and board a slide raft.
That was fun being all squished in there floating on the pool. We then had to construct a conopy which didn't take long, although having a raft full of people who know what they're doing in a safe environment certainly made it easier. I imagine the real situation would be terrifying, and depending on the water conditions you might be too busy holding on for dear life. After that we had to jump into the water. It was absolutely freezing! I have never been so cold in my life but they do that deliberately to make you aware of how difficult it is when you're cold, although it still wouldn't even compare to how cold the ocean gets. One of the guys showed me how to keep yourself that bit warmer so I floated along hugging my legs to my chest while uncontrollably chattering my teeth. I was breathing out fog that's how cold it was. We then had to climb into the raft on the side using rope which was extremely difficult. Although 2 of the guys came to our rescue and decided to help lift all the girls out one at a time so we really didn't have to do much except help push ourselves up using the foot rope. After that we all enjoyed a luke-warm shower and headed back to Qatar, where once again we were expected to wear business-attire with make-up and prefect hair.
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Honey, you need to cope with this, otherwise you fail the training and you have to go home.
(I never, never, never understood people who applied for this job without knowing how to swim! It's a requirement by most of the airlines.)
(I never, never, never understood people who applied for this job without knowing how to swim! It's a requirement by most of the airlines.)
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@flutterby: Im very sorry, but I have to agree with Mari. Swimming is very, very very important in this job. Not during the training, but during real life, during flying. During ditching training, yes, maybe you can just float on the surface of the water in your lifejacket. But what happens if you will have a real emergency, you will land on the water, have to evacuate and your jacket won't work? Will you go back to the aircraft and search for another one?! And if you won't have the opportunity? Please, swimming can save your life!!!!! Start learning ASAP!!! For your own safety!