What to do if you were in the open sea

Most of us loves the seaside resorts and at least once a year meets with one of the largest saline lakes. However, we must not forget that water is the same attractive as a wayward.

Us in the Website wondered how to behave like a man caught in the open sea. It turns out that there are a few rules that are not hard to remember.

To pacify the panic



It is not surprising that the man who found himself in the open water, experiencing the wild fear for his life. However, the panic will not help, but cool will cloud the mind and get the necessary breathing rhythm. So the first thing to do is to try to calm down.

Choose the right style of swimming



In this situation, sooner or later you will need to move in the water. How right you choose the style of swimming depends on how long enough. Remember this rule:

• In calm weather it is better to swim on his back. So you will get the opportunity to relax and to breathe normally.
• If you splash around the waves, it is better to swim on the belly. For example, the breaststroke. Take a breath of air, then submerge the head under water and exhale. If you do not have all the time to keep your head above water, you will save more energy.

Find what is kept afloat



If you were at sea in a shipwreck or landing the plane, around you there are certainly a variety of items, well keep afloat. Well, if it's a boat or a raft, which are equipped with the court.

Take care of clothes



Remember that direct sunlight can be extremely dangerous. So do not remove the clothes that will you to protect from the sun.

If you were in the water half-naked, try to find something you can escape from the sun's rays. Ideally, we could build a canopy for shade.

To decide what to eat



Well, if your raft will be set pike. However and without it it is not necessary to starve.

• If you have rations, split it into small daily portions. So reserves will last for a long time, and you will not have problems with digestion.
• If soldering, you can build a fishing rod out of string and, for example, a piece of tin cans (for the hook) and try to catch fish. If you have no such devices, try to get the hands algae. They can get stuck fish.
• Try to fish even if you have stocks. Because fish containssome amount of liquid.
• Do not eat rotten food, no matter how much you go hungry.

Continuously extract the liquid



During this forced shipping , the water is valued morethan food. Because you move the energy a little and not spend it. Butthe liquid is consumed constantly. Remember that to drink sea water it is impossible.

• Condensate. You will need the box, two containers, waterproof material and weights. In a container, pour the sea water. Another check next to the box. Over the two fasten one piece of waterproof material, such as polyethylene, and above the empty container, place the weight. Soon the bowl will be filled with fresh water.
• Rainwater. Try to keep you always in stock had some empty containers to collect rainwater.

To escape correctly



No wonder that in such a situation, you want as quickly as possible to tread on solid ground. However, all of your rescue needs to be carefully considered. Remember a few rules:

• If you do not know where you are, not row. Hope on over. It is more likely to refer you to the land.
• Do not rush into the water, seeing the ship in the distance. Do not try to catch up. It is better to signal with a mirror or piece cans.
• Do not attempt to signal with fire, so as not to jeopardize their temporary shelter in the form of a raft.
• If you happen to save a few flares, don't fire them into the void, and use when in the distance will seem some ship.
• If, among other things, equipment you have found the signal powder, dissolve it in water, when you see a plane or ship. Then you are surrounded by a bright spot that is easy to spot from the air and from afar.

Not cease to hope



Despair is your most dangerous enemy. Don't place the hope of salvation. There are many cases when people were found at sea months after their disappearance.

Illustrator Ekaterina Gapanovich specifically for the Website
According to the materials of Nature Survive


See also
How to survive if you fell through the ice
About the dangers of the sea, few know


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