How to swim out of the jet stream?

Jet stream

If you're going to go relax on the ocean, be sure to read this manual! Maybe she will save your life. One of the most dangerous things of the ocean is the jet stream. In this article I will tell you what it is, how to detect it and how to get out of it, if you already have.

Instruction

Difficulty level: Easy

step 1

The scheme of the jet stream

The jet stream is a surface current, developing a speed of 3-5 m / sec. They do not take under water, but they killed a lot of people. The main danger of these currents is that they can start right at the shore. However, they are not wide. Usually 20-30 meters wide.

However, for a person caught in the jet stream could end very badly. And the main reason to panic. The fact that in the jet for a very high speed, and after a few seconds the man can provide for 50-60 meters from the shore. Seeing such quick removal from the shore, the man begins to panic, faster to swim against the tide and eventually sagging and sinking.

2 step

Jet stream

However, in the jet over can be saved. For this you need to not sail against the current, parallel to the shore, i. e. to the side. The jet stream is usually not large: only 20-30 feet wide. So you can swim out of it and swim to shore in calm water.

3 step

Can swim

To determine the jet stream is not difficult. The jet stream is also referred to as a river in the ocean . Always, when you enter the water, look at algae, any floating objects. If you see that they are carried away unnaturally quickly in the ocean is better there not to swim. Also look for warning signs: yellow-red flag can swim, red flag swim is strictly prohibited.