When using the rainwater collection tubes on...

Question 1 / 2707066636eec28f7522a1c51d06c

Question 1 of 2707066636eec28f7522a1c51d06c

When using the rainwater collection tubes on a life raft, the FIRST collection should be __________.

Question 1 of 27070

When using the rainwater collection tubes on a life raft, the FIRST collection should be __________.

🔍 Key Concepts

• Survival at sea water discipline – when and how to start drinking collected water • How liferaft canopies and tubes are exposed to seawater and spray • Effects of salt contamination in drinking water on dehydration

💭 Think About

• Think about what might be on the outside of the canopy and tubes just after launching the raft and how that could affect the first water collected. • Consider whether it is more important to drink immediately or to make sure the water is safe and as fresh as possible for later use. • Ask yourself: what is the most likely problem with water collected right after the raft has been in heavy seas or spray?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify what may be washed off the canopy and tubes into the first collection of rainwater. • Consider standard liferaft survival procedures for handling the initial amount of potable water or rainwater. • Think about whether the very first batch of collected water is as pure as later collections will be.

Question 1 of 27070

When using the rainwater collection tubes on a life raft, the FIRST collection should be __________.

passed around so all can drink

poured overboard because of salt washed off the canopy

saved to be used at a later time

used to boil food