Survival
Police, ambulance, fire and coastguard in the Maldives. One number.
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If you can't call
GPS works without signal, outdoors. Read your position out to the call taker.
Check the Maldives Meteorological Service when you're online. Offline, the colours below still apply.
Be aware. For example 50 mm of rain in an hour, or wind of 19–24 mph.
Take care. 70 mm of rain in an hour, or wind of 25–30 mph. Avoid travelling by sea.
Serious. 90 mm of rain in an hour, or wind of 34–40 mph. Avoid travelling by sea.
Extreme. 180 mm of rain in 6 hours, or wind above 40 mph. Stay off the sea.
By law, life jackets must be worn on boats up to 9 m, on any boat in an area under a weather alert, and on water-sports craft.
South-west monsoon (Hulhangu, the wet season): mid-May to November. North-east monsoon (dry): January to March. December and April are in between.
Every step in Survival comes from one of these. Nothing is written from memory.
An offline survival guide, with a Maldives section for island life.
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Where the steps come from. Every step names its source and the date it was checked. Nothing is written from memory.
Illustrations. Redrawn from US Army field manual FM 21-76 Survival (public domain), and drawn for Survival.
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