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PART 2: THE SUPERPOWERS

2.15 WILDERNESS & SURVIVAL SKILLS

Wilderness and emergency skills concern defined tasks such as route planning, communication, shelter, water, first aid and evacuation under particular environments. They do not guarantee survival or psychological confidence.

Core competencies depend on environment and training: navigation, communication, first aid, shelter, water safety, fire safety and local hazard knowledge. Foraging and improvised fire or water treatment require qualified, location-specific instruction and legal awareness.

Priority is determined by the immediate hazard, environment, health, available equipment and rescue plan. The popular 'Rule of 3s' is a mnemonic, not a physiological timetable or universal decision rule.

Use a written, location-specific emergency plan and reassess as conditions change.

Training: use qualified instruction, controlled practice, appropriate equipment, communications and a turn-back plan. Never rely on a skill first attempted during an emergency.

A successful drill supports only the practised task and conditions; it does not establish readiness for an untested emergency.

Table 9 — 2.15 WILDERNESS & SURVIVAL SKILLS
Boundary	No impairment protocol
Hazard	Do not undertake wilderness, water, driving, height, fire, weapon, rescue, or emergency tasks while impaired.
Scope	This section provides no alcohol, caffeine, supplement, medication, or controlled-substance use protocol.

Full harm-reduction and contraindication guidance: Section 5.1.4.