Designing for the Future: Safety first

This graph is really self-explained; it shows all the wet weather events that occurred throughout time, their durations and the lives they claimed within the United Kingdom.

Date	Event	Duration	Deaths
30/01/1607	Bristol Channel Flood	10 days	28
27/11/1703	Great storm	9 days	8,500
08/1848	Moray Firth fishing disaster	1 day	100
05/02/1852	Holmfirth Flood	3 days	81
11/03/1864	Great Sheffield Flood	7 days	270
14/10/1881	Eyemouth Disaster	1 day	189
07/01/1928	Thames flood	8 days	14
20/01/1952	Lynmouth flood	1 day	34
31/01/1953	North sea flood	2 days	307
15/09/1968	The Great flood	1 month	2
12/01/1968	Scotland Storm	6 days	20
15/10/1987	The Great Storm	1 day	18
25/01/1990	Burns’ Day storm	1 day	97
28/11/1998	Easter Floods	1 day	5
09/2000	Floods of the UK	3 months	20
30/07/2002	Glasgow floods	5 days	0
16/08/2004	Boscastle flood	8 hours	0
15/01/2007	Storm Kyrill	9 days	11
12/06/2007	UK floods	55 days	13
06/09/2008	Morpeth Flood	1 day	0
11/2009	Great Britain & Ireland Floods	1 month	4

Floodwaters cannot diminish if the ground itself is too wet, because it won’t be able to absorb the extra water, therefore the ground must dry off first. There is no set time on how long a flood can last, It could rain for days, weeks even months.

As seen on the chart, the lives claimed by these disasters are decreasing by time due to the awareness of floods. However, people still remain homeless and stray due to the loss of their homes as well as the loss of millions even billions of pounds for damage repair.

To survive a flood disaster :-

you will need……

1- Survival Geere

Equipment

Batteries
Flashlights
Fishing kits
Inflatable boat cleaner
Ditch bags
Poly bottles
Bailers
Flotation Equipment
Life Jackets
Knives
Buckets

Signage

Distress Flags
Man overboard Buoys
Solas Reflective Tape
Beacon Lights

First Aid

First Aid Kits: SOLAS, USCG
Food Rations
Water Rations
Sea Sick Pills
Thermal Protective Aids
Desalinators

Pyrotechnics

Flares
Buoy Smoke
Parachute Rockets
Speed lines
Bridge Sets

Its is very essential for any raft or life saving means to include all of these things.

The Equipment = will be for personal use to help ease and adjust the time spent

The Signage = are bright coloured signs for the surviver to be noticed by others

First Aid= will keep the surviver alive

Pyrotechnics= To help other find you easily

2- Raft Design

A raft is a survival like boat that helps shield the people from the water incase of emergencies. Rafts come in different shapes, sizes and forms, what makes a better raft is its safety gear, and considerably more interior space than commercial-grade models.

Anchors

The sea anchor is an integral part of the stability design. It creates drag, prevents "riding", reduces the chances of capsizing, and turns the raft's hatch away from oncoming waves.

Painter

the painter keeps the raft from floating away, and when pulled, it activates the inflation mechanism.

Manual Inflation

Due to the weather change, it is very likely that the raft will deflate, that’s why an oral inflation tube is in need.

Canopies

Canopies with large entryways, offer greater horizon views and increased ventilation.

Storage Containers

Rafts come in either a soft, flexible valise for below-deck storage, or a durable fiberglass canister for mounting on deck.

Floors

Rafts have either single or double-layer floors, to insulate passengers from energy- draining cold water, reduce the feeling of sitting on a half-filled waterbed.

These are a couple examples of different life rafts :-

Rafts come in varies shapes and form, what makes them unique is the capacity of people they can hold, as well as the varies equipment they can carry for safety that would isolate anyone from harm.