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SURVIVAL, OH LAND AND SEA 
Swim or paddle slowly toward a lifeboat, raft, or any floating 
object that will support you. The danger of injury from under - 
water explosion is lessened by swimming or floating on your 
back. When you reach a raft, if depth bombing is going on, 
sit or stand up on it ; do not lie prone upon it. 
PROCEDURE IN RESCUE CRAFT 
Half the battle is won when you get safely aboard your rescue 
craft, whether it be a raft or lifeboat. Despite lurid newspaper 
accounts of exceptional cases, actual statistics show that of 
boats adrift for more than 24 hours nearly half have reached 
safety within 5 days. It is the exception for any lifeboat not 
to be picked up within 3 weeks. If you have foresight, knowl- 
edge, and initiative your chances are excellent. From now on, 
the way you act will affect not only your own physical com- 
fort and chances of survival but those of your companions as 
well. 
Do not exhaust yourself by getting excited. Do not sing or 
shout for it uses up strength and valuable moisture. If a mass 
of men are around a raft, hang on but don't try to climb on it. 
Help get the wounded on. No matter how close-packed or un- 
comfortable you m'ay be, do your best to be cheerful and, if you 
can’t, be quiet. Make the best of it, for your survival depends 
on everyone carrying out routine cheerfully and promptly. It 
is highly important that everyone aboard a boat or raft should 
be allocated some job, however small. Only the badly wounded 
or very exhausted should he excused. Watches should be set 
on a definite routine. 
