Lost at Sea Exercise

Lost at sea Exercise Leadership & Team Building Lost at Sea Scenario Your group has chartered a yacht. None of you have any sailing experience. You hired a skipper & two-person caboodle. As you sail through the Southern pacific oceanic, a fire breaks out & much of the yacht & its contents are destroyed. The yacht is sinking. Your location is unclear because navigational & radio equipment have been damaged. The skipper & crew have been lost to the fire. Your best guess is that you are approximately 1,000 km southwest of the nearest landfall.You and your friends have managed to save the following items ( A shaving reflect pic (A quantity of mosquito netting pic ( A 19 liter can of water supply pic (A case of army rations pic (Maps of the Pacific Ocean pic (A floating seat cushion pic (A 7. 5 liter can of oil / petroleum mixture pic (A small transistor radio pic (186 square decimeters of Opaque plastic sheetingpic (Shark sinful pic (1. 1 liters of 160 per penny proof rum pic (4 . 5 meters of nylon rope pic (2 boxes of chocolate bars pic (A fishing kit pic picAlso, you have salvaged a rubber life raft. In your teams pants pockets theres 1 package of cigarettes, 3 boxes of matches & 3 $20 bills. pic YOUR CHANCES OF SURVIVAL WILL DEPEND UPON YOUR ABILILTY TO RANK THE 14 ITEMS IN THEIR ball club OF IMPORTANCE. GOOD LUCK pic Lost at Sea Exercise Instructions Part 1 Participants should divide into teams of 5 and then be given 10 minutes to individually rank the 14 items. Part 2 Team members should then confer for an additional 10 minutes and decide on the teams priority ranking of the 14 items.Part 3 Team members should then compare their individual rankings with those determined by the group as a whole, and prove why the scores differ, if applicable. Or, if individuals would re-rank items based on the group discussion, what changed their minds? How where they influenced by the group? Lost at Sea Suggested Answers / Rationale According to the experts (United S tates Coastguard), the basic supplies needed when a person is stranded mid-ocean are articles to attract attention and articles to aid survival until rescue arrives.Without signaling devices, there is almost no chance of being scratchy and ultimately rescued. Further more than, most rescues occur within the first 36 hours and a person can survive with only a minimum of food and water during that period. So, the following is the order of ranking the items in their importance to your survival 1. The shaving mirror would be critical for signaling. 2. The oil / petroleum mixture would also be critical for signaling. The mixture will float on water & could be ignited with the paper currency & a match. 3. The water would be necessary to fill again fluids lost through perspiration. . One case of army rations would provide basic food intake. 5. The opaque plastic sheet could be employ to collect fall water and provide shelter from the elements. 6. The chocolate bars could provide reserv e food supply. 7. The fishing kit is ranked lower than the chocolate since a birdie in the hand is worth two in the bush, and there is no guarantee that you will catch any fish. 8. The nylon rope could be used to secure people or equipment to prevent them from being washed overboard. 9. The floating seat cushion is a life preserver if someone fell overboard. 10.Shark repellent 11. The 160 per cent proof rum contains 80% alcohol, which is enough to be used as an antiseptic for any injuries otherwise, it is of little value. It will cause vaporization if ingested. 12. The small transistor radio would be of no use without a transmitter. You would also be out of range of any radio station. 13. Maps of the Pacific Ocean would be worthless without navigation equipment. 14. The mosquito netting would not be necessary, as there are NO mosquitoes in the mid-Pacific Ocean, and the fishing kit would be more effective for catching fish.