Hi all I have a nice little challenge to do below. This is something my girlfriend had to do in a interview she had... Have a go and write down your findings and I will release the answers in a week today!!
So here goes....
Lost at Sea
You have chartered a yacht with three friends, for the holiday trip of a lifetime across the Atlantic Ocean. Because none of you have any previous sailing experience, you have hired an experienced skipper and two person crew.
Unfortunately in mid Atlantic a fierce fire breaks out in the ships galley and the skipper and crew have been lost whilst trying to fight the blaze. Much of the yacht is destroyed and is slowly sinking.
Your location is unclear because vital navigation and radio equipment have been damaged in the fire. Your best estimate is that you are many hundreds of miles from the nearest landfall.
You and your friends have managed to save 15 items, undamaged and intact after the fire. In addition you have salvaged a four man rubber life craft and a box of matches.
Your test is to rank the 15 items below in terms of importance (and write your reason why), as you wait to be rescued. Place the number 1 by the most important item, number 2 by the second most important, and so on through to number 15 for the least important.
Here is your list of items (in no particular order)
A sextant
A shaving Mirror
a quantity of mosquito netting
a 25L container of water
A case of army rations
Maps of the Pacific Ocean
A floating seat cushion
a 10L can of petrol/oil mixture
A small transistor radio
20 square feet of opaque plastic sheeting
Can of shark repellent
One bottle of 160 per cent proof rum
15ft nylon rope
2 boxes of chocolate bars
A fishing kit
Cheers Dave!