Air Crew Survival at Sea part one: The Single Seat Dinghy

Training film on survival at sea. A pilot ejects from his aircraft and demonstrates the use of features included with his single-seat dinghy before being rescued by a Whirlwind helicopter.

De Havilland Vampire fighter aircraft are seen in flight, a pilot ejects from a Meteor fighter aircraft and is seen at sea in his single-seat dinghy. The narrator lists and explains the principles of survival in order of priority. The film shows the contents of the survival pack fitted to the Martin Baker Mk3 ejection seat and the pilot demonstrates the dinghy’s features before being rescued by a Whirlwind helicopter.