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Once the floor and spray shield have been inflated your
body heat will warm the raft interior to a comfortable temperature. The
cold weather raft will provide a livable shelter, even in frigid arctic
waters.
2-3. GROUND LANDING INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING
If power line contact is unavoidable release both lap
belt releases, allowing the complete survival kit to fall
free. Retaining the kit may entangle you in the power
lines. Deploy kit prior to ground impact to prevent
injury.
NOTE
If parachute landing is made in high winds, canopy
should be released quickly as possible to avoid being
dragged along the ground.
a.
Upon contact with the ground, the fall should be executed in a
fluid and coordinated manner. The five points of the body contact are:
balls of the feet, calf, thigh, buttock, and pushup
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