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Author: Sarah-Jane Prew ,
Simon Austin
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Ashgate Publishing Limited
Edition: New edition
Weight: 0.440kg
ISBN: 9781840145212
ISBN 10: 1840145218
Pages: 152
Publication Date: 28 June 1999
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
'...the author's enthusiasm for the subject is obvious...contains useful background information, interesting tips and sound comments...providers of aircrew training will find this book a useful addition to their reading lists.' Journal of Professional Aviation Training '...well written and illustrated throughout...Survival for Aircrew is a must for airline safety and emergency departments...it is sure to provide a solid return on the investment.' The Journal for Civil Aviation Training '...this highly informative volume is a very good place to start for the general overview of land and sea survival techniques...perfect resource for classroom or library reference...highly readable, straightforward style...a useful and important study...' Flight Safety Digest 'The highest compliment one can give anything is to identify it as a desired object if one were to find him- or herself on a deserted island. This reviewer would certainly consider this book as a necessary companion on such an island, although one needs the wisdom this book offers long before ending up in such a circumstance.' Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine
’...the author’s enthusiasm for the subject is obvious...contains useful background information, interesting tips and sound comments...providers of aircrew training will find this book a useful addition to their reading lists.’ Journal of Professional Aviation Training ’...well written and illustrated throughout...Survival for Aircrew is a must for airline safety and emergency departments...it is sure to provide a solid return on the investment.’ The Journal for Civil Aviation Training ’...this highly informative volume is a very good place to start for the general overview of land and sea survival techniques...perfect resource for classroom or library reference...highly readable, straightforward style...a useful and important study...’ Flight Safety Digest ’The highest compliment one can give anything is to identify it as a desired object if one were to find him- or herself on a deserted island. This reviewer would certainly consider this book as a necessary companion on such an island, although one needs the wisdom this book offers long before ending up in such a circumstance.’ Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine
Author Information
Sarah-Jane Prew has been a cabin safety consultant for a number of years, working as the Editor of her own newsletter, Cabin Safety Update as well as Co-Director of The Write Partnership. She has carried out consultancy and training with the airlines and has experience in a wide range of areas such as Crew Resource Management, hijack management, security, first aid, cabin accident investigation and cabin crew training. She has a wide range of experience of survival, having attended many courses and worked with many professional groups. Practical courses attended include open sea survival courses, underwater escape 'dunker' courses, helicopter winching and desert survival courses. In producing this book she has attended courses and researched with, among others, the UK and US Coast Guards, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, the Royal Navy, the Royal Air Force School of Combat Survival and the UK Department of Transport.
