MH370 Crew/Tan Size Hiang

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Tan Size Hiang
Source: TSRMY-016

Tan Size Hiang

Flight Steward

Tan Size Hiang joined Malaysia Airlines as a flight attendant in 1996.

Tan had 18 years experience, working on Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 737 and the wide-body aircraft, Airbus A380 and Boeing 777.

Tan was promoted to Flight Steward (wide-body aircraft) in 2001.

Tan Size Hiang was married with three children.

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Tan Size Hiang

Tan Size Hiang, a flight steward and father of a 5-year old daughter. His brother, Kenny, described Size Hiang as someone who is very passionate about his job and would always share his in-flight experiences with his family. Size Hiang would call his father before a flight and immediately after arriving back in Kuala Lumpur. Kenny also described Size Hiang as a family-orientated man who also cared for his siblings and parents. He has served the Malaysia Airlines for almost 18 years and also has his own flight simulator at home. He is also a football fan. On March 14, his daughter celebrated her fifth birthday. ATWMY-019-1

Profile

Flight Steward (FS) 1

Sex Male
Age 46 years
Marital status Married with 3 children
Date of Joining MAS 16 April 1996
Aircraft Ratings B737/B777/A380
Crew Performance Appraisal Rating 5
Validity period of licence 24 October 2014
Aeronautical experience 18 years
Last 24 hours 0:00:00 hours
Last 72 hours 11:02:00 hours
Last 7 days 30:58:00 hours
Last 28 days 119:27:00 hours
Last 90 days 429:15:00 hours
Last promotion FS Wide-body aircraft (03 December 2001)

Source: Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 1.5.6 8) Flight Steward (FS) 1

Notes

Four male Flight Stewards and two female Flight Stewardesses were on flight MH370, one short of a recommended team of six.

Two Flight Steward/Stewardess would normally be working in the Gold Class cabin assisting the Chief Steward, Andrew Nari, and the Chief Stewardess, Goh Sock Lay.

Remaining Flight Steward/Stewardess would be allocated to two teams each managing a section of the Economy Class cabin. One team would be led by Leading Stewardess Tan Ser Kuin. The other team would be led by Leading Steward Wan Swaid Bin Wan Ismail.

The In-flight Supervisor, Patrick Gomes, was responsible for nominating positions and working areas. Tan's allocated working area is not known.