Boat Crew Handbook - Rescue and Survival Procedures (BCH16114.2 - December 2017)  (English, Paperback, Coast Guard United States)

1. PURPOSE. This Handbook provides guidance on how to survive in maritime environmentsand situations. Major topics within this handbook are survivability factors, survivalequipment and pyrotechnics, and egress and life rafts.2. DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. The Boat Crew Seamanship Handbook, COMDTINSTM16114.5C, is canceled.3. DISCUSSION. This Handbook provides guidance on how to survive in maritimeenvironments and situations.4. MAJOR CHANGES. First issue.5. DISCLAIMER. This guidance is not a substitute for applicable legal requirements, nor is ititself a rule. It is intended to provide operational guidance for Coast Guard personnel and isnot intended to nor does it impose legally-binding requirements on any party outside theCoast Guard.6. IMPACT ASSESSMENT. No impact assessment warranted.