As soon as we arrived, the organizers set about pumping air into the inflatable life-raft. Then they laid out all the personal protective equipments onto the red, plastic mat and asked us to take one of each. Ten minutes later, they gave a very interesting safety briefing , complete with demonstration.
First, they advised us to tighten the safety helmet at the strap, so that only 2 fingers can go through from one end to another. If the hat is too tight, one might suffocate in the event of falling into the water. If it’s too lose, our heads might hit something hard if we happen to drift across the river. Never happened, but we just can’t stop rumours just because you want them to start!
Then, they demonstrated to us the proper ways of using the life-jacket. To save a person who has fallen into the river, we must pull the black label at the back of the jacket. The incorrect method would be to wrap our arms around the neck of the poor fellow and heave him up from the water.
After which they taught us various simple commands commonly used during white water rafting, like ‘Over-left’, ‘Over-right’, etc. They even taught us the proper way to sit in a raft.
After half an hour of stories and laughter, we were all as joyful as a lark. We were going to start white water rafting now!
First, they advised us to tighten the safety helmet at the strap, so that only 2 fingers can go through from one end to another. If the hat is too tight, one might suffocate in the event of falling into the water. If it’s too lose, our heads might hit something hard if we happen to drift across the river. Never happened, but we just can’t stop rumours just because you want them to start!
Then, they demonstrated to us the proper ways of using the life-jacket. To save a person who has fallen into the river, we must pull the black label at the back of the jacket. The incorrect method would be to wrap our arms around the neck of the poor fellow and heave him up from the water.
After which they taught us various simple commands commonly used during white water rafting, like ‘Over-left’, ‘Over-right’, etc. They even taught us the proper way to sit in a raft.
After half an hour of stories and laughter, we were all as joyful as a lark. We were going to start white water rafting now!
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