SETS 6000 Personal Survival Techniques

Question 1

• AA device that allows an inflatable liferaft to be deployed automatically if a ship sinks.
• BA cone-like device that is thrown into the sea to keep the lifeboat's bow pointing into the wind.
• CA piece of wood put through the painter allowing it to be untied even when there is weight on the rope.
• DA securing device on the lifeboat gripes that allows them to be easily unfastened.

Question 2

• AA verbal command given by the master or officer in charge.
• B7 short & 1 long blasts on the ship's whistle.
• C1 short blast - abandon ship to starboard; 2 short blasts - abandon ship to port.
• D3 short blasts on the ship's whistle.

Question 3

• ALocation, protection from the environment, water, food.
• BWater, protection from the environment, food, location.
• CProtection from the environment, location, water, food.
• DFood, water, location, protection from the environment.

Question 4

• AA woollen hat.
• BA vest.
• CShort pants.
• DThick woollen socks.

Question 5

• AA type of life jacket.
• BSpecial clothing to protect the wearer from the effects of being in a cold sea.
• CSpecial clothing that allows the wearer to get close to a fire.
• DSpecial clothing that is worn by the lookout whilst on watch.