Content

• Steps
• Part 1 of 4: Don't Panic
• Part 2 of 4: Arm yourself with the essentials
• Part 3 of 4: Act Together
• Part 4 of 4: Take Care of Salvation
• Tips
• Warnings
• What do you need

Your worst nightmare has come true, as a victim of circumstance, you find yourself washed ashore on a desert island. It seems to you that there is no more hope of salvation. However, it turns out that it is very simple - to survive on a desert island, thrive on it, or even escape, but only if you know how to act.

Steps

Part 1 of 4: Don't Panic

1. 1 Keep calm. The most important thing is to stay balanced and think clearly. If you start to panic, you can lose control of yourself and lose your chances of survival. You cannot help yourself if you lose your sanity. Read William Golding's novel The Thief Martin as a prime example of how you can convince yourself of almost anything by letting panic take over. Also for comfort, you can find something that would pass you as a friend. Having someone to talk to can help you calm down. Your priorities should be safety, water, shelter, food. In that order.
2. 2 Look around for protective gear. Is this place safe? Are there wild animals here? Is there a risk of flooding? Creating the conditions for physical security is the first important step.

Part 2 of 4: Arm yourself with the essentials

1. 1 Find a source of clean drinking water. Most people start looking for food, but evidence indicates that almost all "lost" people are found within hours or days. You can live without food for about 2 weeks, but without water - only 3-4 days. If you can't find a natural source, come up with a way to collect rainwater.
   • Any source of water will be helpful. As long as you have at least some water, you can purify or desalinate it.
   • If you find fresh water, it will be better to boil it for 2-3 minutes just in case.
   • If you have a desalination device, great! If not, there are several ways to make the water drinkable.
   • The first way is distillation. Build a solar or fire-powered watermaker.
   • A solar watermaker can be constructed by filling a large flat container with salt water or even urine that can be reused if needed. Place a smaller container in the center with a stone to keep it still. Cover it all with a thin sheet of plastic or whatever material you have and place the stone in the center above the bowl. In direct sunlight, the water should begin to evaporate and condense onto the plastic, flowing down and dripping into a smaller container.
   • For the fire method, evaporate the water and cool the steam using a piece of metal or glass to allow the already desalinated water to drain into another container.
2. 2 Build a shelter. You will need protection from the elements and predatory animals. This can be a natural shelter, such as a cave, or a shelter built by yourself.
   • Once you have found a natural shelter, the next step is to build a more durable one. It will be your main base, a warm and shady place to sleep, where you can store your supplies and hide from animals. Try to position the shelter above the ground so that insects do not crawl over you.
3. 3 Find food sources. The ocean is full of life. At low tide, try to build a low V-shaped wall of stones so that its sharp end faces the sea. At high tide, the fish will swim in, but will be trapped when the water is gone.
   • You can find many edible root vegetables and berries, but be careful! Some of them may be poisonous. Use them only when you are completely confident in their safety. The best and most reliable food source is beetles. Yes, beetles. They are found everywhere and are high in protein. If you decide to fish for bugs instead, you can make a hook by cutting it out of a stick and attaching a thorn to the top. Tie a string to it and your rod is ready to go.
4. 4 Assess your resources. Do you have a supply of fresh water? Do you have a long-range radio, satellite phone, or other means of communication? Are there other people there? They, if properly managed, can do the most good.
5. 5 Make a fire. This may seem like a trivial thing on a desert island, but fire has many uses. At the very least, it boosts morale. The first task, which is key to morale, has been completed. Fire can also be used to distill water (more on this later), to cook food, and to provide lighting for you and your resources. If you fail to light the fire, don't worry, move on to the next task and keep trying.
6. 6 Stay away from dangerous animals. If there are dangerous animals nearby, use fire at night to keep them at a distance.If you have a fire extinguisher, it can come in handy to keep animals away in an emergency. Traps and warning signals (such as twigs crunching) can be used to prevent animals from entering your shelter or alert you to their presence.

Part 3 of 4: Act Together

1. 1 Act in a coordinated and collaborative manner. All team members must work together to ensure that all needs are met and that all the resources at your disposal are used correctly.
2. 2 Bury your dead comrades. If someone dies, bury him and arrange a funeral. This will bring relief, allow you to show proper respect, and also eliminate a potential source of illness.

Part 4 of 4: Take Care of Salvation

1. 1 Arrange rocks or other large objects in a certain way to signal for help. In William Golding's novel The Thief Martin, a beached man laid out stones so that they could be seen by passing ships. The recognized distress signals are based on groups of three (there are six in the UK). Distress signals can be three bonfires or three piles of stones laid out in a triangle, three strong whistles, or three flashes of light, which follow one after the other at one minute intervals and are repeated until an answer is received. The appropriate answer is three whistles or flashes. If you can see you well from the ship, try drawing a large red X.
2. 2 Try to make contact. Build large, unnatural looking shapes using bright colors and shiny things. If available, use the radio to contact possible rescuers. Take advantage of signal mirrors, fire and flashes of light, or anything that could draw attention to you. Do all this while you wait for help.
3. 3 Never give up. Despair can lead to death. Willpower is what helps people survive without food for weeks. Without a thirst for life, you cannot survive. Always imagine the wonderful life you will have if you don't give up, otherwise it will be the end for you.

Tips

• Collect large piles of firewood and light them to give a smoke signal; dry wood is best for this.
• Try to make a rod with twigs and vines. Use worms or something similar for bait.
• Before starting a fire, make sure you have ignition material, fuel, and tinder. It is best to lay out the wood for the fire in a conical / triangular shape.
• Make a hat to keep out the sun and not burn out.
• Each individual situation is unique and requires appropriate analysis. Take time to think about what you have, who is with you, what you need, and so on.

Warnings

• Do not eat jellyfish or fish with spines, fish that bloat, or those that have something like a beak.
• Do not eat white berries, most of them are poisonous.
• Don't drink salt water even if you think it's a lifesaver. Salt water dehydrates your body and makes it worse unless you have other water. A professor from England proved this by swimming for 58 days and drinking only salt water.
• As a last resort, drink your own urine, but only if there is no other source of water available. Do not store urine in bottles, as only fresh urine is sterile. It should also be noted that you can only drink the first urine, as high concentration urine can cause kidney failure. To do this, you need to make a desalination plant. You need to get water by getting rid of salt and other impurities. Otherwise it is even worse than salt water.
• Do not touch plants with a cluster of three leaves, it could be poison ivy.

What do you need

• Knife (The knife is the most versatile tool ever invented.There is nothing that you cannot do with it. If you don't have a knife, you can make one. A piece of stone is a good place to start.)
• Dental floss (for homemade clothesline, laces, for strengthening frayed ropes, patches on a defective spot, and for brushing teeth).
• Rope
• Pots and pans or metal cans (for cooking, storing water, etc.)
• Tarpaulin (effective protection against wind and rain, can be used as a blanket or shelter, such as a makeshift tent).