{"id":2227,"date":"2019-08-01T17:49:26","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T16:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/?page_id=2227"},"modified":"2019-08-01T17:54:41","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T16:54:41","slug":"rescue-signals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/further-resources\/codes-signs\/rescue-signals\/","title":{"rendered":"Rescue Signals"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Rescue\"
photo \u00a9 Daniel Steger for openphoto.net CC:Attribution-ShareAlike<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Warning<\/h2>\n

Care must be taken if you are going to 'practice' any sort of rescue signal that there is no possibility of them being mistaken for a 'real' signal.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Under no circumstances should the emergency services have to respond to a 'non-emergency'. This could ultimately cost lives.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ground to Air Signals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n
V<\/td>\nX<\/td>\nN<\/td>\nY<\/td>\n\u2191<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Require Assistance<\/td>\nRequire Medical Assistance<\/td>\nNo or Negative<\/td>\nYes or Affirmative<\/td>\nProceeding in this direc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Sending and Receiving Signals\"Air<\/h2>\n

These are commonly used body signals that will be understood by airmen. Make sure that all signals are made clearly, exaggerate the movements and use a cloth to make the yes and no signals clear.<\/p>\n

A pilot receiving messages from the ground will acknowledge receipt of these messages by:<\/p>\n

Message received and understood<\/strong><\/p>\n

In daylight: flying the plane and tipping the wings in a rocking motion from side to side<\/p>\n

At night: flashing green lights<\/strong><\/p>\n

Message received but NOT understood<\/p>\n

In daylight: flying the plane in a right-handed circle<\/strong><\/p>\n

At night: flashing red lights<\/p>\n

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Mountain Rescue<\/h2>\n

These are internationally recognized by all mountain rescue services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Message<\/th>\nFlare Signal<\/th>\nSound Signal<\/th>\nLight Signal<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
SOS<\/th>\nRed<\/td>\n3 short blasts, 3 long, 3 short Repeat after 1 minute interval<\/td>\n3 short flashes, 3 long, 3 short Repeat after 1 minute interval<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Help Needed<\/th>\nRed<\/td>\n6 blasts in quick succession Repeat after 1 minute interval<\/td>\n6 flashes in quick succession Repeat after 1 minute interval<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Message Understood<\/th>\nWhite<\/td>\n3 blasts in quick succession Repeat after 1 minute interval<\/td>\n3 flashes in quick succession Repeat after 1 minute interval<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Return to Base<\/th>\nGreen<\/td>\nProlonged succession of blasts<\/td>\nProlonged succession of flashes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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\"Link\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Useful Links<\/h4>\n

Life Saving Signals<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Warning Care must be taken if you are going to 'practice' any sort of rescue signal that there is no possibility of them being mistaken for a 'real' signal. Under no circumstances should the emergency services have to respond to a 'non-emergency'. This could ultimately cost lives. Ground to Air Signals V X N Y […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":82,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"sidebar-on-left.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2227","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2227"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2234,"href":"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2227\/revisions\/2234"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/82"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scoutingresources.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}