Survival at Sea
The greatest risk to individuals forced to abandon their craft in Irish waters is death by hypothermia and drowning. Due to the ambient sea temperature people can very quickly become so cold, as to be incapable of helping themselves once in the water.
Even after boarding a liferaft, it is still a possibility to succumb to hypothermia, unless individuals take the necessary survival precautions.

Survival at sea even for relatively short periods of time, is dependent on suitable equipment, adequate preparation and knowledge of survival techniques.

A number of recognised course providers, offer a one day Basic Sea Survival Course which covers both the theoretical and practical aspects to sea survival techniques.