LOST @ SEA ACTIVITY

In this activity we had to prioritize the salvaged items below (these are my personal ranking):

1. A 25 liter container of water
2. A case of army rations
3. A small transistor radio
4. 20 square feet of Opaque plastic sheeting
5. A 10 liter can of oil/petrol mixture
6. One bottle of 160% proof rum
7. 15ft nylon rope
8. 2 boxes of chocolate bars
9. A fishing kit
10. A sextant
11. A quantity of mosquito netting
12. A floating cushion
13. A shaving mirror
14. Maps of the Pacific Ocean
15. A can shark repellent

While pretending to be stranded on a life raft

with matches in themiddle of the ocean. I chose water and the MRE's because I was thinking about basic survival, food and water.

I had a difficult time prioritizing the shark repellent because I wasn't sure if shards would be a problem if you were in a raft.

The only exact similarity in my groups ranking and my personal ranking was the nylon rope at #7. Our group worked together well except for disagreeing on the number one choice. We all thought water, except for one of us and that one thought the mirror should be #1. As it turned out the mirror was #1. The #1 priority our team agreed on was water. The group put more importance on the fishing kit then I thought was necessary and it turned out that it wasn't very useful.

My priorities were slightly off compared to the Coast Guard experts, they put water @ #3 and the mirror and oil/petrol mixture first with the idea that you need to get someone to rescue you because the water won't last forever.

I learned that in this situation being found is very important.