Which step is conditional and performed only if required during evacuation?

• A. Open exits
• B. Deploy slides if required
• C. Report to the Captain
• D. Direct passengers to exits

Answer: (B)

During an evacuation, some actions are performed at every door, while others depend on the specific exit and situation. Opening the exits and directing passengers to the nearest exits are universal steps you carry out to get people moving quickly. Reporting to the Captain and coordinating the flow are ongoing duties in an emergency, ensuring you’re in sync with command and safety status.

Deploying the slides is the step that is conditional. Not every exit requires a slide, and in many doors the slide may deploy automatically when the door is opened. For exits that don’t need a slide, or where the slide deploys automatically, there’s no separate action required. Only when a slide is needed to provide a safe egress path do you perform the slide deployment. On a 737-700, main doors are equipped with slides, but some exits (like overwing exits) may not require slides, or their deployment may be automatic, so the slide deployment step is carried out only if required.