Appendix A - Survival Kits
The Army has several basic survival kits, primarily for issue
to aviators. There are kits for cold climates, hot climates,
and overwater. There is also an individual survival kit with
general packet and medical packet. The cold climate, hot
climate, and overwater kits are in canvas carrying bags.
These kits are normally stowed in the helicopter’s cargo/
passenger area.
An aviator’s survival vest (SRU-21P), worn by helicopter
crews, also contains survival items.
U.S. Army aviators flying fixed-wing aircraft equipped with
ejection seats use the SRFU-31/P survival vest. The individual
survival kits are stowed in the seat pan. Like all
other kits, the rigid seat survival kit (RSSK) used depends
on the environment.
Items contained in the kits may be ordered separately
through supply channels. All survival kits and vests are
CTA 50-900 items and can be ordered by authorized units.
