When smoke is present, passengers should follow which instruction set?

• A. Stay High and Breathe Through Water
• B. Stay Seated and Breathe Through Air
• C. Stay Low and Breathe Through Clothing
• D. Move Quickly to the Exit and Hold Breath

Answer: (C)

Smoke follows heat and rises to the ceiling, so the air near the floor is cooler and contains fewer toxic fumes. Staying low reduces your exposure to heat and smoke, giving you a better chance to breathe cleaner air. Breathing through a piece of clothing adds a basic filter, helping to limit some smoke particles before they reach your lungs. The other options would increase exposure (staying high where smoke concentrates), are not practical or safe (breathing through water isn’t possible), or delay you from reaching a safer area (remaining seated or rushing while holding your breath). So, staying low and breathing through clothing is the safer approach in smoky conditions.