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A seated figure bent forward with hands on the head, on an aircraft safety card.
Also known as: Brace for impact symbol, Crash position diagram, Brace pictogram
The brace position symbol shows a seated figure bent forward with the head down and the hands placed on the back of the head or against the seat in front. It appears on aircraft safety cards and is one of the few symbols whose correct reading is a physical action. The exact position differs by airline, aircraft and seat type — whether there is a seat in front to brace against, and whether a child is being carried — which is why the card in the seat pocket rather than a remembered picture is the authority.
Shows the position a passenger should adopt on an instruction to brace, drawn as a seated figure bent forward with the head down and the hands placed on the back of the head or against the seat ahead.
Contexts: Public information, Navigation
Varies by airline, aircraft and seat position, because whether there is a seat in front to brace against changes the position entirely — which is why the card in the seat pocket governs rather than a remembered picture.
Contexts: Public information, Navigation
A figure shown from the side sitting in a seat, folded forward at the waist with the head lowered towards the knees and both arms bent up over the back of the head.
Both appear on the same aircraft safety card.