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Life Raft Operation and Survival Practices

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Material Code: 41600





Life Raft Operation and Survival Practices

Course Length: 30 minutes

Next to lifeboats, the life raft can be your second best choice of escape in a marine disaster. However, if you are unfamiliar with the different methods of boarding, launching and maintaining with both davit and throw-over launched life rafts, they won't do you any good in an emergency. Part of the Marine Survival Series.

This course presents interactive instruction covering the following topical areas:

  • Working the Painter to Inflate the Raft
  • Righting the Raft
  • Patching Leaks
  • The Use of Pyrotechnics to Signal Help
  • Setting the Sea Anchor
  • Closing Down the Exits to Maintain Seaworthiness
  • Passing out Seasickness Pills and Provisions
  • Bolstering Morale


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