SAFETY AND

SURVIVAL SKILLS
LESSON OBJECTIVES:
1. Define personal safety.
2. Explain mental and physival preparation.
3. Enumerate the different types of

environment.
4. Demonstrate the different types of

knots.
PERSONAL SAFETY
YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY IS A

GENERAL RECOGNITION AND

AVOIDANCE OF POSSIBLE

HARMFUL SITUATIONS OR

PERSONS IN YOUR

SURROUNDINGS

THE MORE YOU PRACTICE A PARTICULAR SURVIVAL SKILL,

THE MORE YOU'LL UNDERSTAND HOW AND WHY IT WORKS,

AND THE MORE YOU'LL UNDERSTAND YOUR OWN

STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES.

 PHYSICAL PREPARATION
IN ORDER FOR US TO DEAL WITH OUR PERSONAL SAFETY,

WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT OUR LIMITATIONS.

THE BENEFITS OF EXERCISE

OVER TIME, EXERCISE INDUCES CHANGES SUCH

AS WEIGHT LOSS, AS WELL AS IMPROVED

POSTURE, PHYSIQUE, STRENGTH, AGILITY,

MENTAL ALERTNESS, AND STAMINA. THESE

ARE ALL VITAL ATTRIBUTES SHOULD YOU FIND

YOURSELF IN A SURVIVAL SITUATION.

MENTAL PREPARATION
UNDERSTANDING THIS WILL HELP YOU TO DEAL WITH IT BETTER AND REDUCE ITS IMPACT.

INDIVIDUAL REACTION TO DISASTER

PEOPLE REACT TO SURVIVAL SITUATIONS IN DIFFERENT WAYS,

ALTHOUGH YOU CAN EXPECT TO FIND SOME COMMON EMOTIONAL

REACTIONS IN VICTIMS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING, OR HAVE SURVIVED

A DISASTER SITUATION. YOU MAY EXPERIENCE ONE OR MORE OF THEM

DURING OR AFTER ANY SURVIVAL EXPERIENCE OR TRAUMA.

AGGRAVATING FACTORS COPING STRATEGIES

The most common aggravating factors

The main areas to think about are

are: hunger, thirst, fatigue, seasickness,

training, motivation, attachment, hope,

and hypothermia. acceptance, and helping others.

TRAVEL SAFETY
PLANNING YOUR JOURNEY WHETHER YOUR TRIP

INVOLVES A DAY OUT WITH YOUR BACKPACK, OR A

FULL EXPEDITION OVER WEEKS, CROSSING CONTINENTS

IN FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES, YOU NEED TO PLAN IT

VERY CAREFULLY.

MINIMIZING THE “IF ONLY”

The time to minimize the chances of an "if only" situation is during the

planning stage.
THE SIX P'S
PRIOR PLANNING AND PREPARATION PREVENTS POOR

PERFORMANCE.
 THE FOUR BASIC PRINCIPLES

THE FOUR BASIC PRINCIPLES OF SURVIVAL ARE:

PROTECTION, LOCATION, WATER, AND FOOD. IN

MOST SURVIVAL SITUATIONS, THIS IS ALSO THE

ORDER IN WHICH YOU SHOULD PRIORITIZE THEM.

TYING
KNOTS
8 ESSENTIAL
KNOTS AND

HITCHES
SQUARE KNOT CLASSIC FOR CONNECTING LINES

2 HALF HITCHESTO TIE TARPS/HANG-UP THINGS

TAUT LINE HITCH ADJUSTABLE LOOP KNOT

BOWLINE FIXED LOOP KNOT

CLOVE HITCH A GOOD BINDING KNOT

FISHERMEN'S KNOT
TO CONNECT TWO ROPES TOGETHER

PRUSIK KNOT
TO ATTACH A LOOP TO A ROPE

TRUCKERS HITCH
FOR THIGHTENING UP A LINE


END OF LESSON

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