Course scope
Independent revision aid only. It does not replace the RYA Basic Sea Survival course, pool practice, or safety equipment servicing advice.
Compass Revision course
Sea Survival revision
Sea survival revision for lifejackets, liferafts, abandoning ship, cold water, emergency signalling, search and rescue, and survival priorities.
Independent revision aid only. It does not replace the RYA Basic Sea Survival course, pool practice, or safety equipment servicing advice.
Syllabus map
What this course covers
Survival Priorities
FreeA source-reviewed survival decision loop for protecting people, alerting early, monitoring a damaged vessel, preparing a liferaft, deciding when transfer is safer, and staying findable.
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Lifejackets and PFDs
FreeSelection, fit, inflation readiness, spray protection, locating aids, harness and recovery limits, servicing, and aboard wearing policy.
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Liferafts and Grab Bags
A source-reviewed liferaft readiness system for matching people and route, verifying the actual raft and pack, proving stowage and service, controlling painter and transfer decisions, and reconciling the grab bag.
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Abandoning Ship
A source-reviewed abandonment command system for comparing platforms, separating prepare and abandon orders, maintaining closed-loop roles and named headcounts, controlling transfer and attachment, and preserving the rescue picture.
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Cold Water Survival
A source-reviewed cold-water decision system for the first breathing response, Float to Live, early personal alerting, conditional HELP and huddle use, movement choices, visibility, recovery and chronological handover.
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Flares, EPIRB, PLB, SART, and AIS
A source-reviewed distress-signalling system for alert, identity, communication, location and confirmation across satellite, AIS, radar and visual receiver paths.
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Search and Rescue Techniques
A source-reviewed search-to-contact system for maintaining position and target evidence, lookout, signal timing, acknowledgement, rescue coordination and accountable handover.
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Liferaft Management
Source-reviewed raft command, stability, exposure, supplies, equipment, watchkeeping, morale and rescue-handover decisions.
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How to use the guide
Work through each module lesson, test recall with the module quiz, and use the flashcards until the decision checks feel automatic. The content is written for revision and confidence building before formal training, assessment, or official documentation checks.