A 36-year retrospective study of all Canadian military aircraft has been conducted. There have been 55 aircraft accidents where aircrew or passengers have landed in the sea. One hundred and fifty-eight personnel have been involved with 68 fatalities, an overall survival rate of 57 percent. Survivors were rescued in under 15 minutes in 40 percent of cases; the remainder were rescued in under three hours. The longest time spent in a life raft was 2 hours and 45 minutes. Seventy percent of aircrew had less than 15 seconds warning of impending water immersion. There were five cases where crew and passengers probably died from a combination of cold, drowning, and cardiac arrythmias. Immersion suits were worn in only six accidents and in two of these, leakage was reported. Aircrew who have received training in water survival, underwater escape trainers, who are strong swimmers or sports divers, have a better chance of survival. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that aircrew, particularly helicopter pilots flying over water, should receive underwater escape training.
Canadian Aircrew Sea Water Survival, 1952-1987
1988
36 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
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