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Survival index
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Chapter 16
Sea Survival
THE OPEN SEA
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES
16-3. Your survival at sea depends upon your—
Knowledge of and ability to use the available survival equipment.
Special skills and ability to cope with the hazards you face.
Will to live.
16-4. When you board a ship or aircraft, find out what survival equipment is on board, where it is stowed, and what it contains. For instance, how many life preservers and lifeboats or rafts are on board? Where are they located? What type of survival equipment do they have? How much food, water, and medicine do they contain? How many people can be supported? Also, if you are responsible for other personnel on board, make sure you know where they are and they know where you are.
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