THE USE OF PERSONAL LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES FOR THE SURVIVAL OF THE CREW AND PASSENGERS AFTER LEAVING THE SHIP

Abstract

The implementation of appropriate methods and techniques for maintaining safe conditions for human survival in the aquatic environment, preparation for action in various emergencies using individual life-saving equipment (lifebuoys, life jackets, wetsuits and protective equipment, life nets and trawls) according to the International Rescue Code (LSA Code) sets out the general requirements for life-saving appliances for the manufacture, installation and equipment of life-saving appliances, prepared on the basis of the provisions of Part 3 of Chapter III "Life-saving appliances and devices" of the SOLAS-74 Convention. A favorable outcome of survival largely depends on its psychophysiological and physical qualities, strong knowledge of the basics of life safety, survival and other factors. With a short-term threat, a person acts on a sensory level, there is no need to talk about any will to live in such cases. In the conditions of autonomous long-term survival there comes a critical moment when the futility of further resistance suppresses the will. The desire to survive must be conscious, purposeful and dictated not only by instinct but also by conscious necessity. Moral preparedness for an emergency situation at sea, first of all, requires knowledge of techniques and means of self-rescue. You need to know how to properly use existing individual and collective rescue equipment. Clumsy actions when using rescue equipment often lead to their destruction or ineffective use. Rescuers often find dead during water accidents. This is due to improper use of rescue equipment. That is why the ships create all the necessary conditions for the deployment of individual and collective rescue vehicles. Also, special attention is paid to training the crew to use this equipment correctly.