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ZHawke wrote: Below, you will find 15 items listed that are intact and undamaged after the fire.
In addition to these articles, there is a serviceable, rubber life raft with oars. This raft is large enough to carry yourself, and the crew, but it is unclear at this time whether all 15 items will also fit into the raft. You will need to prioritize the items just in case some of them will need to be left behind.
Nothing else on the yacht was salvageable. A check of the crew reveals they have one package of cigarettes, several books of matches, and five $1 bills, nothing else.
The list: Assign a priority ranking to the 15 items below. Base your rankings on how important each item is to your own survival and that of the crew. Remember, it is unclear whether all 15 items will fit into your raft.
Place the number “1" by the item you feel is most important, the number “2" by the second most important, and so on through the number “15" which would be the least important.
That's it. There's actually a second part of the exercise in which the crew tries to decide together what the priority should be, but, because we can't all get together to decide, we'll just go with part 1. Hopefully, it'll help make a point. Have fun with it.
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FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency spoke with Scholastic Kid Reporter Emily Shao about how kids can help their families prepare for natural disasters.
We also have some great tips to make sure your family is prepared: http://ow.ly/iAX6t
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ZHawke wrote: For those who took the "test" and for anyone else who might be interested, here's what the U.S. Coast Guard says about the ranking priorities in the Lost at Sea exercise:
The basic supplies needed when a person is stranded in mid-ocean are articles to attract attention and articles to aid survival until rescuers arrive. Articles for navigation are of little importance. Even if a small life raft were capable of reaching land, it would be impossible to store enough food and water to subsist during that period of time. Therefore, the shaving mirror and the two-gallon can of oil-gas mixture are of primary importance. These items could be used for signaling air-sea rescue. Of secondary importance are items such as water and food including the case of Army C-rations. A brief rationale is provided for the ranking of each item below. These brief explanations obviously do not represent all of the potential uses for the specified items, but, rather, the primary importance of each.
ITEMS
Sextant: Of minimal use that far out to sea. (Rank 14-15)
Shaving mirror: Critical for signaling air-sea rescue. (Rank 1)
Five-gallon can of water: Necessary to replenish loss by perspiring. (Rank 3)
Mosquito netting: No logical use that far out to sea. (Rank 14-15)
One case of U.S. Army C-rations: Provides basic food intake. (Rank 4)
Maps of the Pacific Ocean: Worthless without additional equipment for navigation--it doesn't really matter where you are, but where the rescuers are. (Rank 13)
Seat cushion (flotation device approved by U.S. Coast Guard): If someone fell overboard, it could function as a life preserver. (Rank 9)
Two-gallon can of oil-gas mixture: Critical for signaling--the oil-gas mixture will float on the water and could be ignited with a dollar bill and a match (obviously outside the raft). (Rank 2)
Small transistor radio: Of little value since there is no transmitter (unfortunately, you are out of range of your favorite AM radio stations). (Rank 12)
Shark repellent: Obvious. (Rank 10)
Twenty square feet of opaque plastic: Utilized to collect rain water, provide shelter from the elements. (Rank 5)
One quart of 160-proof Puerto Rican rum: Contains 80 % alcohol--enough to use as a potential antiseptic for any injuries incurred; of little value otherwise; will cause dehydration if ingested. (Rank 11)
Fifteen feet of nylon rope: May be used to lash equipment together to prevent it from falling overboard. (Rank 8)
Two boxes of chocolate bars: A reserve food supply. (Rank 6)
Fishing kit: Ranked lower than the candy bars because “one bird in the hand is worth two in the bush”. There is no assurance that you will catch any fish. (Rank 7)
Those with survival training probably went through this a little faster than those without. Doing this exercise in a totally non-threatening environment was intended to help illustrate the nature not only of choosing those items that might be critical to one's survival in a time critical situation, but also to help understand why it might be helpful in surviving an emergency or disaster to have some of those items in a "bugout bag" prior to the emergency or disaster happening. There is plenty of information out there already on such "lists", including one provided by Marine on that other message board ( http://pinecam.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=148141 ).
Hope this was at least a little bit of fun.
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