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Survival Priorities

A 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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protect alert stabilise prepareMayday and DSCvessel versus liferaft
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Lifejackets and PFDs

Selection, fit, inflation readiness, spray protection, locating aids, harness and recovery limits, servicing, and aboard wearing policy.

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lifejacket versus buoyancy aidperson task and clothing selectionfit and crotch straps
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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.

6 topics · Learn, Practise and Test

capacity standard and packstowage service and installationpainter and release control
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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.

8 topics · Learn, Practise and Test

platform decision and change triggersprepare versus abandon ordersclosed-loop command
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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.

8 topics · Learn, Practise and Test

cold shock and breathing controlFloat to Live cuesearly alerting before dexterity fades
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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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alerting layersEPIRBPLB
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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.

7 topics · Learn, Practise and Test

search picturetarget descriptionlookout
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Module 8

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Liferaft Management

Source-reviewed raft command, stability, exposure, supplies, equipment, watchkeeping, morale and rescue-handover decisions.

6 topics · Learn, Practise and Test

command and accountabilitystability and habitabilityseasickness and exposure
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