Sea Survival Flashcards
How often should your Life Jacket be checked and by whom?
Every 6 Months
WSE MAINTAINER
Where are the emergency lifejackets stowed on board?
In my mess and some in the upper deck with float free storages
What type of once only suits are held on board and where are they located?
Once only survival suit
Upper deck
What life rafts are utilised by the Ship?
25 man
What are their locations on board?
Upper deck
1K STBD 1K PORT and OIE PORT/STBD
What are your actions on a man overboard? UPPERDECK
LVA, Contact the Officer of the Watch, throw a perim buoy
What are your actions on a Man Overboard? OPS ROOM
Create an emergency contact and report on hearing, contact Officer of the Watch or OPS
How should you dress to abandon ship?
As warm as possible with OOSS and a GSLJ
Should the General Service Lifejacket be worn over or under the Once Only Suit?
Over
How should the lifejacket be inflated and why?
Manually so you don’t get trapped or not inflated fully or it could cause serious injury
How should you abandon ship? (UNFINISHED)
Report to emergency station
If given time what would you put in a life raft?
Extra water
Anything warm
Equipment easily seen by other ships
How should you board a life raft?
Upper body on the step and pulling at a rope hoist yourself up.
First man/woman up is in charge
What are your initial reactions on boarding a life raft?
Move out the way to let people in
Listen to the IC
What is the only part of the life raft that has to be inflated using bellows?
Floor
Where would you find the principles of survival in a liferaft?
There’s a book in one of the pockets
Four main principles of sea survival
Protection
Location
Water
Food
What location aids are available in a life raft?
Emergency Positioning Indicator or Radio Beacon
Search and Rescue Transponder
Search and Rescue Beacon Equipment
What does EPIRB stand for and where is it located? (UNFINISHED)
Emergency Positioning Indicator Radio Beacon and it is located in..
What does SART stand for and where are they located? (UNFINISHED)
Search and Rescue Transponder
When should you start rations in a liferaft?
After 24 hours
How long will food and water supplies last in a life raft at its full capacity?
3 days
Name 3 medical conditions that may occur on a life raft
Sea sickness
Sun stroke
Hypothermia
When why and how would you ventilate the life raft?
WHEN Every 30 minutes WHY Remove CO2 and allow fresh air into the raft HOW Pull the roof down and release
