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Fig. 14–3. Eyewash station, positioned around the rig

This is a practical course; attendees are strapped into a mock helicopter
cabin that is ditched into a pool and turned upside down. Divers are in the
water to assist anybody who has real problems. In the mock cabin, all the
windows are out and the door is open, but even for somebody who is at
home under the water, it can be a little stressful. It is easy to see that in
a real ditching and especially in rough water, if the chopper turned over
and sank straight away, someone would have a real problem getting out.
One thing that would aid escape would be to carry a mask and snorkel.
As any diver will know, human eyes do not focus when submerged in
water, but wearing a mask allows proper vision (though everything will

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