Contents
IT CAN'T HAPPEN TO ME ix
SIGNALS xii
INTRODUCTION 3
1. PREPARE YOURSELF 9
2. ABANDON SHIP 19
3. BUOYANCY 29
4. SWINGING OUT 34
5. LOWERING 38
6. WATERBORNE 42
7. SETTING SAIL 48
8. OPEN BOAT SEAMANSHIP 55
9. NAVIGATING 62
10. TRANSPORTS 68
11. LIFERAFTS 73
12. TANKERS 79
13. MEDICAL 87
14. MORALE 101
15. WATER AND THIRST 110
16. FOOD AND HUNGER 116
17. WIND AND RAIN 124
18. FREEZING WEATHER 132
19. SHIPBOARD PRECAUTIONS 141
20. LOOKOUT 148
21. ENGINE ROOM 152
22. TANKER SAFETY 155
23 TROPICS 158
24. DEVICES AND EQUIPMENT 165
25. FACTS AND FIGURES 175
ABSTRACT OF BANIGAN'S VOYAGE 182
INDEX 187
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