SAS 129 – Sea Survival, Rescue & Signalling

Making a Land Fall: When approaching land, select a landing point where it will be easy to beach or swim ashore. Take down the sail; the sea anchor will keep you pointing at the shore and will slow down your progress. Steer away from rocks.

SAS 129 - Sea Survival, Rescue & Signalling

SAS 129 – Sea Survival, Rescue & Signalling

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SAS 055 - Animal Trapping
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SAS 178 - Disaster Strategy, Flood, Tsunami & Avalanche
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SAS 096 - Camp Tools & Animal Products
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SAS 020 - Swimming & Food
When fishing or swimming stay within your depth and watch for large waves which can knock you off your feet. If caught in undertow of a large wave, push off thebottom and swim to the surface.
SAS 034 - Edible Plants
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SAS 131 - Rescue & Signalling
By day smoke is good locator. Have a supply of smoke-producing material ready to put on your fires. Smoke not only helps rescue aircraft find you, it also shows surface wind direction. Make sure smoke is downwind of landing site and of any panel codes you have laid so it does not obscure them from above.
SAS 155 - Diseases
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SAS 069 - Fishing
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SAS 098 - Ropes & Knots
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SAS 095 - Camp Tools & Beds
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SAS 124 - Sea Survival
Survival Afloat: Rafts, boats and dinghies are built to carry a limited number. These numbers should not be exceeded. Place infants and the infirm aboard, and as many able-boclied as can be accomodated. The rest must hang on in the water, frequently swopping places with fit survivors in the raft.
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