Ditching Landing Survival

Question 1

What are the 4 principals of survival?

Answer 1

Protection
Location
Water
Food

Question 2

What’s the principle cause of exhaustion and death in hot areas ?

Answer 2

Dehydration

Question 3

What are the 4 points for the Will to Survive ?

Answer 3

Positive mental attitude
Keep occupied
Push negative thoughts out your mind
Conserve energy

Question 4

On land should you detach all the slides like you do the raft ?

Answer 4

No. Leave one attached if possible to allow for re entry

Question 5

On land how long shall you keep watch for ?

Answer 5

24hrs - allocate in 4 hour periods

Question 6

Minimum number of people to conduct a search ?

Answer 6

3

Question 7

What indicates water isn’t far away in the desert?

Answer 7

Animal droppings
Campfire ashes
Disturbed surfaces

Question 8

What is the 2 ranges of terrain in the jungle ?

Answer 8

Primary - large tress up to 200ft (61m) with little undergrowth
Secondary- Tress varying in height with dense undergrowth

Question 9

What are rivers known as in the jungle ?

Answer 9

Rivers are the roads of the jungle

Question 10

Where is the easiest place to survive ?

Answer 10

The jungle

Question 11

As the trees in the jungle might obscure the ELT signal what must you do ?

Answer 11

Stay in the vicinity of the aircraft
Put ELTs as high as possible
Light smoky fires
Scatter bright coloured objects

Question 12

What does blaze a trail mean ?

Answer 12

Leave markers to ensure your can return to the aircraft if needed.

Question 13

How far will you possible travel a day in the jungle ?

Answer 13

1 or 2 miles a day

Question 14

What should you avoid eating in the jungle ?

Answer 14

Bright plants
Anything with a milky Sap
Fungi

Question 15

What is the buddy system ?

Answer 15

Check each other frequently for ticks and leeches. Never remove them use tobacco juice/ heat/ salt or wood ash

Question 16

What is Tundra ?

Answer 16

Tundra is a level of treeless plain with permanently frozen subsoil

Question 17

At what temperature does the body usually fall too when death will likely occur ?

Answer 17

35 degrees

Question 18

What’s the international distress signal in the Arctic?

Answer 18

3 fires lit like tips of a pyramid

Question 19

Why Should you not eat ice ?

Answer 19

It reduces body temperature and can cause soreness to lips gums and tongues

Question 20

What should you melt where possible ? Ice or snow

Answer 20

Ice as it produces more water quickly

Question 21

What to do with someone suffering with exposure ?

Answer 21

Provide them with heat as soon as possible

Question 22

3 common medical conditions in the artic ?

Answer 22

Exposure
Frostbite
Snow blindness

Question 23

What colour are sea dye markers ?

Answer 23

Green. They last for 45mins

Question 24

What are your signs that land is approaching ?

Answer 24

Flocks of birds
increase of floating debri
Cumulus clouds that gather in one place
Change in sea colour

Question 25

Who is usually responsible for a rescue ?

Answer 25

Military forces in the area of the flight information region ( fir)

Question 26

Who directs the search operation ?

Answer 26

The RCCs rescue co-ordination centre

Question 27

What signal means your require Assistance?

Answer 27

V

Question 28

How long should the signal be?

Answer 28

At least 2.5metres