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LESSON TWO

INTRODUCTION
TO
SURVIVAL

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LESSON TWO
( INTRODUCTION TO SURVIVAL )
• The Aim’s of this Lesson is to Teach you the
following:
• 1,WHAT IS SURVIVAL,
• 2,CONDITIONS AFFECTING SURVIVAL,
• 3,SURVIVAL STRESSES,
• 4,SURVIVAL REQUIREMENTS,
• 5,INTRODUCTION TO SURVIVAL PRIORITIES,

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Reason way:
Survival training reduces fear of the unknown and
gives you self-confidence, it teaches you to live by
your wits.
Your Incentive

Survival training will teach you to stay alive in a hostile

environment if become lost and separated or
experience an in flight emergency .

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The Hunter-Gatherers,
SURVIVAL IS NOT SOMETHING NEW

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THIS STILL HAPPENS TO DAY

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WHAT IS
SURVIVAL?

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Survive:
Stay alive and escape from a hostile environment.

Survival:
The ability and the desire to stay alive, under adverse
conditions, all alone! Until Rescued

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THE
THE ART
ART OF
OF SURVIVAL
SURVIVAL
The
The art
art of
of staying
staying alive
alive when,
when, faced
faced with
with loss,
loss, hardship,
hardship, danger
danger or
or disaster,
disaster,
utilising
utilising what
what you
you have
have to
to hand
hand to
to create
create aa positive
positive environment
environment to
to live
live through
through
your
your experience.
experience.

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Your Aim Is To
Survive Until Rescued

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CONDITIONS AFFECTING
SURVIVAL
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CONDITIONS AFFECTING
SURVIVAL
All Survival situations are different and the
following conditions will bring both
Physical and Psychological Affects on the
survivor causing Mental Conflict & Stress.

This is termed as Survival Stresses

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CONDITIONS AFFECTING SURVIVAL

ENVIRONMENTAL
CONDITIONS

*Climate

*Terrain

*Life Forms

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CONDITIONS AFFECTING SURVIVAL

DURATION

(Time Condition)

*Short Term

*Moderate Term

*Long Term

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CONDITIONS AFFECTING SURVIVAL

SURVIVOR’S CONDITION

*Physical

*Psychological

*Material

*Obligatory

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CONDITIONS AFFECTING SURVIVAL

SOCIO POLITICAL CONDITIONS

*Friendly

*Hostile

*Unknown

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CONDITIONS AFFECTING SURVIVAL

SOCIO
POLITICAL DURATION
CONDITIONS (Time Condition)
*Short Term
*Friendly
*Hostile SURVIVAL *Moderate Term
*Long Term
*Unknown
SITUATION

SURVIVOR’S
CONDITION ENVIRONMENTAL
The Survivor will have to deal with all
*Physical CONDITIONS
the conditions.
*Psychological *Climate
*Material *Terrain
*Obligatory *Life Forms

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THE CONDITIONS HAVE A AFFECT

ON THE SURVIVOR

Mental Conflict & Stress;

Survival Stresses
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i ety Co
nx ld
d A a nd
an Pain Injury and H
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Fe Illness t
i va t i on
De pr
Sleep
Fatigue

Hunger
Survival Stresses
Mental Conflict & Stress, Such As;

Boredom
hir st
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Loneliness and isolation

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Survival
Requirements
In all survival situation we must have
requirements

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Equipment

This will generally be

limited to the contents of
your pockets and the
clothes you are wearing
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I encouraged you to carry your own

personal survival items.
Knife

Para Cord

Heliograph

Whistle
A Map and Compass
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Contents of a Survival Tin

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1.
2.
.Matches
.Candle
Equipment
3. .Flint & Steel
4. .Cotton Balls
5. .Needles & Thread
6. .Fishing Set. (Line, Hooks, Small Weights)
7. .Button Compass
8. .Mirror (Stuck to lid of tin)
9. .Brass Wire
10. .Wire Saw
11. .Potassium Permanganate
12. .Surgical / Razor Blade
13. .Butterfly Sutures / Steri-Strip
14. .Plasters
15. .Condoms
16. .Water Sterilising Tablets
17. .Safety Pins
18. .Para Cord
19. .Tin Foil
20. .Salt
21. .Tampon Remember seal with a strips of adhesive tape ,
which can be easily removed and replaced to make it waterproof.
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Equipment

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Knowledge
Even the best equipment in the world
could be useless without the
knowledge of its use.

Read a book ???? Do a Course ???? Practice ???? Practice ???? Practice ????
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Willpower
This is perhaps the most important
factor of all.
Having Survival skills is important;

Antarctica 1912

Having the will to survive is essential

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Sir Ernest Shackleton 1914-16

Strong willed people have in many

cases come through some
seemingly impossible situations.
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REMEMBER
Self Pity can be a killer
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Self Pity Can Be a killer

Only Positive Action or Maybe Luck Will Save You.

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Priorities
For
Survival

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Survival Priorities
Successful survival depends on many
environmental factors whether you are in the?

Jungle Desert Mountains At Sea

Your priorities should be:

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Protection

From the elements.

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Location

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Water

Essential for life.

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Food

Although not immediate, but must have

for strength.
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Your Survival Priorities In Order are:

1.Protection
2.Location
3.Water
4.Food
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Look Forward
Lesson 3
In the Next lessons we will start looking at
the survival Priorities in more detail:

Starting With: Protection

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Homework:
You must start making the following
items for the field phase:
1. A Survival Tin
2. Improvised hat
3. Improvised Sleeping Bag
4. Improvised water bottle
5. Improvised Rucksack
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