1 3 7 Sur viv al Be Prepared Case his t ories of sur viv al incidents indicat e that adequat e preparation and rehear sal bo th mental and actual are the most ef f ectiv e measures f or correct sur viv al response Man y fatal accidents are traced t o a lac k of pr oper preparation usually relat ed t o a mental attitude called the it cant hap pen t o me syndr ome The f ollo wing section deals mainly with sur viv al preparation that is measures that can be tak en prior t o fnding y our self in an emergency situation Specifc sur viv al t ec hniques represent a length y subject that is treat ed in v arious published sur viv al manuals Also ref er t o Chapt er 5 T ranspor tation and Chapt er 6 T ra v er sing All e xplora tion per sonnel should be trained in sur viv al t e c h niq u e s and su pplie d with a co p y o f a re co mme nd e d su r viv al manual Each ind ividualpar ty on a reconnaissance or isolat ed se tout should be eq uipped with a sat ellit e t elephone and a global positioning syst em GPS f or emergency use All v ehicles should contain a sur viv al kit at all times and be suffcient f or the number of passenger s carried Char t er air craf t and boats are req uired b y la w t o carr y this kit kno w the location Be cognizant that sur viv al kits of t en ge t t ossed out on the landing pad par ticularly on char t er helicopt er s so be diligent Com panies should specify in air craf t char t er contracts the type and cont ents of the sur viv al kit req uired a good bush sur viv al kit does no t mak e a good ar ctic sur viv al kit Helicop t er se touts f or a da ys w or k of t en place a per son be y ond w alking distance t o cam p Ideally full scale sur viv al kits including sleeping bags and a t enttar p should be se t out at the pick up point This pr ocedure also allo ws bo th the pilo t and passenger t o identify and agree upon the location of the pick up sit e T ra v er sin g on gr ound The appr opriat e eq uipment must be carried and individuals must ha v e the kno wledge t o enable them t o sur viv e an une xpect ed night out of cam p