Nelson Tramping Club / beta

You may decide to seek help if someone in your group is seriously injured or goes missing. If you are carrying a Mountain Radio or an emergency beacon, getting advice and assistance may be easier than if you don’t. If not, you will have to send someone, if possible two people, out with a message. However you get help, make sure you communicate the following essential details:
• what has happened, and when
• details of the missing person/people and other group members
• details of injuries/illness
• relevant resources: clothing, equipment and experience
• location of the group
• action taken and immediate plans.
Messengers must mark their route carefully so searchers can find their way to the group easily

MOVING ON...

If you need to move to a safer site, or if changing circumstances enable you to make your own way out, make it easy for searchers to follow you. Leave notes, cairns, arrows etc. indicating the route you have taken.
It is often better to stay put unless you are sure you can find your way out.
HELP SEARCHERS FIND YOU
MAKE SIGNS THAT WILL ATTRACT ATTENTION:
• Arrows – of rocks or wood.
• Cairns – mounds of stones.
• Coloured items of clothing or equipment – place on ridges, or tie to saplings and shake.
• Smoke – burn green leaves.
• Noise – if you hear searchers: blow your whistle, bang rocks together or against a plate, shout, fire gunshots.