Survival and Self Rescue

Theory

1. Survival Principles
2. Survival Equipment
   1. Buoyancy Aids
   2. Lifevests
3. Cold Water & Hypothermia
4. Drownproofing
5. Signals

Practice

1. Drownproofing
   
   1. Use of a lifevest
   2. Falling in
   3. Floating
   4. HELP posture
   5. HUDDLE positions

2. Swimming Underwater
   
   1. Enter the pool at the deep end using the stride entry,
   2. Be aware of any air pockets in your clothes.
   3. Push off the wall to get a start.
   4. Swim underwater the width of the pool without surfacing.
   5. Do arm and leg movements as in the breaststroke.
   
   
3. Jump and Swim
   Water entries from a height of 3 meters or more require the swimmer to position his body to protect it from injury. Ensure that the water is at least 3 meters deep.
   
   
   1. Jumping from a height of 3 meters, using the high-level-entry jump position. Cross the legs at the ankles keeping the knees slightly bent.
   2. Jump from a height
   3. Stabilize, and swim the length of the pool to the shallow end.
   4. Put your arms across the chest while jumping and entering the water.
   5. First jump without a rucksack, then with a rucksack.
   6. If you get into a mission situation that requires entering the water from a height of 3 meters more, remove the rucksack before jumping. Unless you jump into moving water, throw the rucksack first, then follow.