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46 Palm Beach (Qld) SLSC training Indonesians in use of rescue buoy, Kuta Beach, Bali, Indonesia. September 1977
46 Palm Beach (Qld) SLSC training Indonesians in use of torpedo buoy, Kuta Beach, Bali, Indonesia. September 1977
Torpedo buoy training was in full swing with Nym Nananjaya and John (Spider) McPherson in the centre of the photograph observing the squad's drill. Ken (Wolfman) Warner, in red cap, was doing the same with his trainee instructor Rahman. All these squad members were strong swimmers and they easily absorbed the the use of the versatile torpedo buoy. The buoy was an excellent rescue tool. It was lighter than a belt when swimming through big surf, gave the patient buoyancy, and for the safety of the rescuer could be passed to a panicking patient. A drowning man will clutch at straws -- he will also cling to an arriving rescuer, impeding the rescuer's efforts and endangering both. The torpedo buoy was the perfect substitute for a straw. The patient could grasp it as tightly as they wished and gain confidence from its buoyancy.
46 Palm Beach (Qld) SLSC training Indonesians in use of rescue buoy, Kuta Beach, Bali, Indonesia. September 1977
46 Palm Beach (Qld) SLSC training Indonesians in use of torpedo buoy, Kuta Beach, Bali, Indonesia. September 1977
Torpedo buoy training was in full swing with Nym Nananjaya and John (Spider) McPherson in the centre of the photograph observing the squad's drill. Ken (Wolfman) Warner, in red cap, was doing the same with his trainee instructor Rahman. All these squad members were strong swimmers and they easily absorbed the the use of the versatile torpedo buoy. The buoy was an excellent rescue tool. It was lighter than a belt when swimming through big surf, gave the patient buoyancy, and for the safety of the rescuer could be passed to a panicking patient. A drowning man will clutch at straws -- he will also cling to an arriving rescuer, impeding the rescuer's efforts and endangering both. The torpedo buoy was the perfect substitute for a straw. The patient could grasp it as tightly as they wished and gain confidence from its buoyancy.