SAS 098 – Ropes & Knots

It is important to select the right know for the task in hand. You never know when you may need to tie a knot, so learn their uses and how to tie – and untie each one.

SAS 098 - Ropes & Knots

SAS 098 – Ropes & Knots

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SAS 096 - Camp Tools & Animal Products
Skins and Furs: Properly prepared skins ae supple, strong, and resist tearing. They have good thermal insulation, and are permeable to air and water vapour. For moccasins, shelters, laces, thongs, water bags or canoes, the fur is removed, but for warm clothing, bedding or a good insulating groundsheet is should be left on.
SAS 109 - Direction Finding
Direction by Watch: a traditional analogue watch with two hands can tell direction, provided it is set to true local time. The nearer the Equator you are, the less accurate this method is.
SAS 056 - Animal Trapping
A Paiute deadfall, comprising of several extended stays, in addition to a much more limited stay, plus a rope or strand material taken from the shrubbery to interconnect the much more limited stay (some of the time called get stay or trigger stay) with one of the longer stays, in addition to a rock or different large protest. 
SAS 120 - Moving on Waterways
Moving on the waterways needs to be done very carefully. A large group will need several rafts. The first should carry no equipment or provisions, just the fittest group members to act as lookouts and warn of hazards. Waterfalls and rapids are often indicated by spray or mist. They can also be heard for some distance. If in doubt, moor the raft and reconnoitre on foot.
SAS 118 - Moving
Negotiating territory at night can be dangerous, but may be necessary. Because it is difficult to see clearly you are easily disorientated. It is always darker among trees, so keep to open country if you can. When looking at an object at night, look at one side rather than directly at it. It is hard to distinguish anything in a dark mass, but edges show clearly.
SAS 028 - Food
Should stomach trouble occur, drink plenty of hot water; do not eat again until the pain goes. If it is severe, induce vomiting by tickling the back of the throat. Swallowing some charcoal will also induce vomiting and may absorb the poison at the same time. 
SAS 179 - Disaster Strategy & Hurricane
A hurricane is a wind of high speed - above force 12 on the Beaufort scale - which brings torrential rain and can destroy any flimsy structures. It is a tropical form of cyclone, which in more temperate latitudes would be prevented from developing in the upper levels of the air by the prevailing westerly winds.
Finding South
If you are in the southern hemisphere, you would point 12 o clock at the sun but still split the difference between 12 and the hour hand for north. Also, if you practice daylight saving time, you should subtact one hour from the hour hand.
SAS 127 - Sea Survival, Water Rationing & Fishing
Conserve emergency food supplies until needed. Try to live off sea life. There are dangerous fish, but in the open sea, fish are generally safe to eat. Near the shore there are dangerous and poisonous species.
Spotting a Hidden Handgun
The image in the post depicts how to use a hindered gun and how to fire from it.
SAS 147 - First Aid & Fractures
Types of Fracture: If no medical help is expected, reduce closed fractures as soon as possible after injury by applying traction, then splint and immobilise the whole length of the limb. Splints can be pieces of wood, rools of newspaper, ski sticks, etc.
SAS 045 - Tropical Plants
Some of the most useful edible plants are Water spinach, Lotus, Water Lily, Wild Yam, Wild rice, Sugarcane, Millets, Bamboo. One can recognise the relations of cultivated varieties such as avocado and citrus fruits. Always apply edibility test to unknown plants, using very small amounts. 
SAS 093 - Camp Tools
Camp tools that are used in the camp craft are the Stone Tools, BOne tools, the axes.
SAS 155 - Diseases
When in water, the survivor is more likely to be exposed to water - borne diseases, or those carried by insects and animals. Tropical diseases are less familiar and will therefore be dealt with here in more detail. Where drugs are not available, treatment is largely a matter of dealing with symptoms and making patient comfortable.
PS Family Disaster Plan (6)
Learn the types of natural disasters in your region. Local Emergency management or civil denense officials can identify which disasters are most liekly to hit your community.Identify which human-caused or technological disasters can affect your region
SAS 139 - First Aid & Choking
To prevent Asphyxiation, Pressure on chest can cause asphyxiation. In an avalanche or landslide, crouch with arms bent and elbows tucked well in to protect the chest. A climber who slips and is suspended by a rope round his chest will find it hard to breathe.
NFPA Rating Guide
The NFPA rating Explanation guide refers to the Ratings about the Health Hazards, Flammability Hazards, Instability Hazards, Rating Symbols and the Special Hazards. 
PS Family Disaster Plan (2)
To be on a safer side, keep enough supplies in your home to help for no less than several days. Amass a fiasco Supplies unit with things you might need in a clearing. Store the aforementioned supplies in inquiry, effortless to convey holders for instance rucksacks, duffel packs or secured waste compartments.