Out Door Ed Flashcards
Equalisation-ears
Holding the nose and blowing gently and hearing two pops, one from each ear
Drive flag
Blue and white flag
Driving on your own attach it to yourself so fellow swimmers, boat drivers no there is a driver under neath
Snorting conditions
Warm weather, high tide and small waves
Buddy systems
To keep each other safe when under water and letting other drivers around that you buddy is under water
Positive, negative and mutual buoyancy
Positive is when the object is lighter than the water
Negative when the object is heavier than the water
Mutual is when it’s the same weight as the water
Duck driving
To duck drive you bend your hips and drive head first with arms out in front on your head
3 factors that determine the size of a wave
Duration of the wind, distance of the wind, intensity on the wind
Types of waves
Plunging waves- break with a very heavy force
Spilling waves- crest of the wave falls down on the face
Surging waves- never break, don’t lose speed, and gain weight (most dangerous
Wetsuit- material, benefits
Sun protection and limited physical protection, helps you flout, prevents hypothermia
Parts of the wave
Lip, crest (the top) trough (the bottom) face
Why do waves break
As the waves come into shore the sand get shallow and the waves slows down then it folds over itself
Rips- what are some signs of a rip? - types of rips
Rips is a body of water moving out to sea, signs of rips are no waves or light movement in the area. A dark patch of water, derbies
Springs and neap tides
Spring- strong that occur a fall moon and new moon
Neap- weak that occur drying quarter moon
Predicting changes in the weather
Clouds being grey/dark and scatter around the sky, animals hidden. No clouds blue sky animals out.
10 parts of the trangia stove
Gripper, lid, lower wind shelid, sause pan x2 , (middle) simmering ring (large) spirit holder, strap, burner lid (small) upper wind shelid