Originally Posted by
stupidhead
Isn't there a crewmember usually sitting in a jumpseat at pretty much every exit door?
Yes, but unfortunately crew are not immune from dying in a ditching or crash.
Doors have placards explaining how to use the door and slide rafts have instructions on how to disconnect it from the aircraft.
767GE over wing exits/747 doors 3 and upper deck doors/A380 main deck doors 3 are not raft equipped doors and should only be used to get out of the aircraft if other doors are unusable. If you do use them, prepare to swim. I believe the same applies to A320/737 over wing exits.
On the 767RR doors 3 can be detached and used as a flotation devices but contains no emergency equipment and is a secondary means of escape. The same applies on the A330-200 doors 3.