Survival Considerations

• Survival principles after unplanned landing

• Basic first aid principles and skills

• Survival kits, contents and use, basic principles of survival relative to the area of operations including;

LOCATION

• Have items that will facilitate being found; that enhance your visibility compared to the surroundings for example;
  • bright ground sheet/tent fly/clothing
  • condys crystals, food colouring
  • flares
  • mirrors/reflection items
  • torch
  • ability to ignite fuel/oil as smoke producer
  • candle
  • fire axe to break pattern of vegetation for searchers
  • lightweight camp shovel (snow ops)
  • whistle