Muster drill during boarding?

[puppycanducruise]

Bad advice about moving.

 

The more energy you use in cold water, the more your body cools off. If you cannot climb out of the water, conserve body heat by remaining as still as possible and reducing the amount of your body exposed to the water. Protect your critical heat loss regions: the head, sides, armpits, and groin. Do not swim unless shore, a raft, or an overturned boat is nearby. Swimming accelerates heat loss. Remaining still in the water increases your survival time.

 

 

The Heat Escape Lessening Posture (H.E.L.P.) can be used only if you are wearing a personal flotation device. Hold your arms tightly against your sides and across your chest, pull your legs together and up toward your chest. The H.E.L.P. position can be difficult to maintain due to wave conditions, PFD design, and body size. A group of two or more people wearing PFDs can huddle together to conserve body heat, offer moral support, and provide a larger target for rescuers.

 

Thank you for sharing this information.

Good to know.

[shawn742]

Well, it appears that COVID helped to validate my originally query, that there is a much more vacation-friendly way to complete the muster drill. Look who's idea wasn't so bad after all 🙂

[RWolver672]

Let's hope that they keep it this way after the pandemic is over and cruising gets back to normal.