Download or read book Boat Crew Handbook - Rescue and Survival Procedures (BCH16114.2 - December 2017) written by United States Coast Guard and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2020-03-06 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1. PURPOSE. This Handbook provides guidance on how to survive in maritime environments and situations. Major topics within this handbook are survivability factors, survival equipment and pyrotechnics, and egress and life rafts. 2. DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. The Boat Crew Seamanship Handbook, COMDTINST M16114.5C, is canceled. 3. DISCUSSION. This Handbook provides guidance on how to survive in maritime environments and situations. 4. MAJOR CHANGES. First issue. 5. DISCLAIMER. This guidance is not a substitute for applicable legal requirements, nor is it itself a rule. It is intended to provide operational guidance for Coast Guard personnel and is not intended to nor does it impose legally-binding requirements on any party outside the Coast Guard. 6. IMPACT ASSESSMENT. No impact assessment warranted.