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HOW TO SWIM LONG DISTANCE WITH SURVIVAL BACKSTROKE When you need to swim long distance and/or stay afloat in the water for a really long time, do survival backstroke.  Survival backstroke is floating on your back as you propel through the water. You use a simultaneous frog/breaststroke kick and a sculling motion with your hands. Your arms and legs move and come together at the same time. The main goal of the survival backstroke is to conserve energy and reduce heat loss. To maximize energy conservation, do the survival backstroke very slow. Take short strokes and glide for as long as possible. Only take the next stroke when you feel your legs dropping or you loose forward momentum. Take short strokes and glide for as long as possible. Short strokes minimize heat loss from under your armpits and between your legs. Your arms should not extend beyond your shoulders. Also, at the end of each stroke, bring your arms and legs together. Hold them close but comfortable against your body. A

6 Ways to Find and Conserve Drinkable Water at Sea “ Water ! Water everywhere, but not a drop to drink ”. There are many clichéd stories out at sea and this is one of them that we wholly agree to.  O n the flipside, this can only hold true when we are in a small craft striving for our survival. As we all know, food and water are the basics for survival , but out there as castaways at sea,things seem pretty off-balanced . O ne can live for weeks even without food , but it takes only three days to choke unto death without water or fresh drinking water, to be specific. S urviving in open seas is dementing and depends on the survivors’ ability to apply the required skills and be able to use whatever is available and meant for survival. T he question is how do we overcome the mountainous task of surviving in a craft with little or no drinkable water around? S cience has shown us various techniques to manipulate our well-being. Humans on the other hand have adapted, improvised and overcome

We Provide A1 training in DG shipping  Approved  Maritime Courses in South India. P ondicherry Maritime Academy is a certified ISO 9001-2015 Institution certified by Indian Register Quality Systems ( IRQS ) Accreditations, strictly enforcing globally recognized training standards for seafarers. PMA is located in heart of Union Territory Puducherry ( formerly known as Pondicherry ), one of the liveliest and friendliest Union Territory in India and a great place to study  As a former French colony, it exudes Mediterra­nean aura with its own unique culture and so­cial life, museums, theatres, resorts, restaurants, shops, bars, clubs, etc that one will never be short of things. One of the most important challeng­es of Maritime education in our country today: the growing rural-urban divide- where there is an instant shortfall in quality of competent young Maritime professionals from rural areas. The core reasons include inflexible curriculum, poor access to information and technological ad