Land Survival
What’s the first step of survival?
Recognition
What is the immediate response to sudden immersion includes gasping for air, hyperventilation, and rapid rise in blood pressure?
Cold Shock Response
Name one reason your engine might cut off while you’re running?
Emergency shutoff switch got pulled, vacuum in fuel (open vent), water in fuel, fuel hoses/connections, out of fuel, fuel pinched
What are the emergency letters?
SOS
What are the steps to using a fire extinguisher?
APASS
What are two types of emergencies?
Delayed and Immediate Onset
What does the “1–10–1 Rule” stand for
1 minute to control breathing, 10 minutes of useful movement, ~1 hour before moderate hypothermia.
What is the recommended scope ratio in calm conditions?
7 to 1
What two things must a signal “do”?
Attract attention and convey a message of distress
How fast can a brown bear run?
35MPH
What are three of the high heat loss areas?
Head, neck, armpits, sides, groin, chest, back
The body loses heat in water at this rate compared to air?
25x
Name two considerations when anchoring
Weather, tide, water depth, slope, holding bottom, size of vessel, hazards, rocks, boats, total amount of space, type of anchor, geographic location
What are the four components necessary for fire?
Fuel, oxygen, heat, chemical reaction
What is the first rule of docking?
Slow is pro
What are the two of the four categories of items in a survival kit?
Fire, Shelter, Health, Signals
What are two important things to remember for self-rescue from ice?
Lie down, stay horizontal, swim back to ice that broke before, roll once on ice and do not stand up right away
What is scope?
Scope is the ratio of the length of anchor rode to the depth of water. Acceptable answers include: Anchor line and chain.
What are the 5 components of a MayDay call?
Mayday (3x), location, name/description, nature of emergency, # of people onboard
What causes the tides?
Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun on Earth's oceans
Name the seven steps of survival in order
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List four of the seven Stay Rules of cold water survival.
Stay afloat, Stay dry, Stay still, Stay warm, Stay with boat, Stay together, Stay sober.
What are two pieces of critical information in a float plan?
Who (vessel, how many people, operator, descriptions), What (type of activity), Where (destination and route), When (When will you be back? WHEN TO CONTACT AUTHORITIES.). Not as critical, but useful, what survival equipment do you have onboard
Name three active and passive emergency signals.
Active: mirror, flare, Mayday call. Passive: SOS letters, tarp color, ground contrast.
Which fire extinguishing agent is used on all A,B, and C fires?
Dry chemical