E.A.S.T 48 HOUR Ditched Bush Plane
This Course is a simulated Bush Plane forced landing - you are forced to leave the crash site and make your way to a suitable location to signal rescue parties .


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Navigation
  • Relative map reading.
  • Compass by watch. 
  • Time estimating.
  • Distance /travel time calculations
 
Travelling
  • Water crossing
  • Climbing.
 

 
Survival Skill testing 
  • Shelter Building
  • Group management
  • Route planning and notifications.
  • Emergency procedures-and accurate location finding.
  • Fire Skills
 
The S.W.S 48 HOUR (Trek Out) is one of two wilderness and survival training weekends which we run to test the hardware . This course is aimed at simulating a survival situation and forcing the participant into digging deep and coming up with the skills  and solutions over a prolonged period of stress both physical and mental. I
n doing this course the participant can rightfully say that they have survival experience.

 
   Course Dates

   31 July, 2009 - 02 August, 2009

   24 October, 2009 - 26 October, 2009

   20 November, 2009 - 22 November, 2009