DEFSS00011

Survival Skill Set

Description

This skill set provides a set of skills to survive for a significant period of time under food restrictions and in the absence of normal living conditions. For example; a person parachuting from a downed plane into a remote and/or hostile environment.

Skill set requirements

Units

DEFSUR001

Catch aquatic animals in a survival situation

DEFSUR002

Construct improvised weapons and equipment in a survival situation

DEFSUR003

Employ visual emergency signalling techniques in a survival situation

DEFSUR004

Erect a survival shelter using natural resources in a survival situation

DEFSUR005

Maintain physical and emotional health and fitness in a survival environment

DEFSUR006

Navigate using celestial aids

DEFSUR007

Preserve and cook foodstuffs in a survival situation

DEFSUR008

Produce fire using improvised means in a survival situation

DEFSUR009

Trap and kill animals in a survival situation

DEFSUR010

Locate, treat and manage water in a survival situation

DEFSUR011

Survive at sea

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