Safety, Fire & Survival · Survival — Rationing Water
Standard practice for drinking water in a liferaft is to:
- ADrink all the water on the first day
- BWithhold water for the first 24 hours (if uninjured), then ration small measured amounts, and never drink seawater✓ Correct
- CDrink seawater to stretch supplies
- DDrink only when no longer thirsty
Explanation
A common regime withholds water for the first 24 hours (the body has reserves and the uninjured can cope), then issues small rationed amounts. Seawater and urine are never drunk — their salt accelerates dehydration. Collected rainwater and solar-still output supplement the ration.
Authority: Survival at sea references; IAMSAR
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