Self Rescue in Rafting.

Rafting Self Rescue

In rafting, the safety of each participant is the main thing. Many factors must be considered in conducting this rafting activity. But still need to be realized by each participant that this rafting activity will never escape from all the risks and dangers, either by human factors, equipment and natural factors that accompany it. But you do not need to worry, because it is where lies one of excitement you'll feel when playing with water.

Self rescue or self rescue actions during this rafting activity you need to look right. While you will be guided by an experienced skipper, but the skipper will still have limitations. So the best thing you should do is take action ourselves before the rescue came a rescue team that will help you.

The principle of every action in a rafting rescue is to save yourself before taking action to rescue others, and the rescuer should really be in a safe condition in the rescue action. This is intended to avoid other risks and possible increase in casualties.

The following are terms of what you should do in a self rescue.

Swimmer
Swimmer is a term used by the boater to call someone who was thrown out of the boat while rafting. If you have never experienced it, believe me someday you will experience it (Believe Me !!!). For those of you who do activities arungjeram first time, you do not need to worry.
Many participants who first followed the rafting experience this and do not happen to them even became a story of interest to his colleagues and create impression for the experience. But not a few participants who did not experience in any activity that followed.

The first thing you should do if you have a swimmer is NOT PANIC!

Why do not panic? Because if there was panic, you will not know what you must do for self-rescue actions. Once you can overcome the sense of panic, then you should be aware and know the situation around you.

Swimming technique in the current

a. Defensive swimming position

Defensive swimming is swimming attended a current position in the supine position.
with legs in a state meeting and always be above water to avoid foot
entrapment. Defensive swimming done in the rushing stream with a view
kehilir directional. Use your hands as a regulator of the balance or to go
edge of the river and avoid other obstacles.

Remember ... though nothing happened while you do the defensive swimming and
you begin to enjoy it, but you are not completely truthful in a safe position.
Try to reach the banks of the river and get out of the water. Do not try
to stand even in the shallow area, before you reach the banks of the river
or are at a fairly calm currents.

b.Aggressive swimming position

Aggressive swimming position is swimming against the tide way. do
the current relative calm in the position facing hulu.Tujuannya to
rescue boat approached, avoiding strainers, sieves, undercut, and to
across one side of the river banks of the laindengan fast. Aggressive swimming remember this
only effectively be done on a relatively calm river currents. If you do this
the currents rushing your energy will be wasted and you have still dragged down by
swift currents.

Here are some questions that can help you define the situation
around you when you experienced swimmer and determine what action
you should do

* Are you behind a boat there? (Both boats that threw you or other boat)

If yes, try to approach it from the side of the current relative calm with Aggressive swimming position, do not do from the front because you can be dragged by the boat. If it is near, reach out and hold the boat boat line that existed at tersebut.Tunggu to your colleagues and raise you to pull the boat back by pulling your shoulder wear a life jacket.

Self Rescue in Rafting

If not, do Aggressive defensive swimming or swimming towards the riverbank.
* Are you near there is a rescue team that will throw a throw bag / rope rescue to you?

If yes, take the throw bag / rope rescue is thrown. Hold tightly to the rope, not on the bag strap. Hold while doing defensive swimming techniques, while a rescue team pull you into the river banks.

If not, do Aggressive defensive swimming or swimming towards the riverbank.


* Are there obstacles in your close or obstacle? (Rocks, branches / twigs or fallen tree)

If yes, avoid the area either with Aggressive defensive swimming or swimming.

If not, do Aggressive defensive swimming or swimming towards the riverbank.

* Are you near there under the cut, strainers and sieves?

If yes, avoid the area as quickly as possible with Aggressive swimming.
If not, do Aggressive defensive swimming or swimming towards the riverbank.


* Are you under the overturned boat?

If yes, get out from under the boat by diving towards the upstream or to the side, do not dive in the downstream direction because you will still be trapped under the boat.
If not, do anything aggressive or defensive swimming toward the banks of river swimming.


* Whether you are in the hole / hydraulic (flow swirling)?

If yes, do aggressive swimming by following a round of outward flow toward the downstream, or it can be done with a dive at the center of the vortex in a standing position until the feet touch the bottom of the river, then tolakkan your legs as strong as possible in the downstream direction.

If not, do anything aggressive or defensive swimming toward the banks of river swimming.