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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.
| Cold Climate Kit |
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| Hot Climate Kit |
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Overwater Kit |
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Individual survival kit with general and medical packets. |
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| NSN | Description | QTY/UI |
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| 1680-00-205--474 | Survival Kit, Individual Survival Vest (OV-1), large, SC 1689-97-CL-A07 |
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| 1680-00-187-5716 | Survival Kit, Individual Survival Vest (OV-1), small, SC 1680-97-CL-A07 |
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| 7340-00-098-4327 | Knife, Hunting: 5 in. long blade, leather handle, w/sheath | 1 each |
| 5110-00-526-8740 | Knife Pocket: one 3-1/16 in. large cutting blade & one 1-25/32 in. large hook blade, w/safety lock & clevis | 1 each |
| 4220-00-850-8655 | Life preserver, Underarm: gas or orally inflated, w/gas cylinder, adult size, 10 in. h, orange color, shoulder & chest type harness w/quick release buckle & clip | 1 each |
| 6230-00-938-1778 | Light, Marker, Distress: plastic body, rd, 1 in. w, accom 1 flashtube; one 5.4 volt dry battery required | 1 each |
| 6350-00-105-1252 | Mirror, Emergency Signaling: glass, circular clear window in center or mirror for sighting, 3 inch long, 2 inch wide, 1/8 inch thick, w/o case, w/lanyard | 1 each |
| 1370-00-478-6504 | Survival Kit, Individual consisting of | 1 each |
| 4240-00-152-1578 | General Packet, Individual Survival Kit: w/mandatory pack bag; 1 package each of coffee & fruit flavored candy; 3 package chewing gum; 1 water storage container; 2 flash guards; w/infrared & blue filters; 1 mosquito headnet & pr mittens; 1 instruction card; 1 emergency signaling mirror; 1 fire starter & tinder; 5 safety pins; 1 small straight-type surgical razor; 1 rescue/signal/medical instruction panel; 1 tweezer, & 1 wrist compass, strap & lanyard | 1 each |
| 6545-00-231-9421 | Medical Packet, Individual survival Kit: w/carrying bag; 1 tube insect repellent & sun screen ointment; 1 medical instruction card; 1 waterproof receptacle, 1 bar soap & following item: | 1 each |
| 6510-00-926-8881 | Adhesive Tape, Surgical: white rubber coating, 1/2 inch wide, 360 inch long porous woven | 1 each |
| 6505-00-118-1948 | Aspirin Tablets, USP: 0.324 gram, individually sealed in roll strip container | 10 each |
| 6510-00-913-7909 | Bandage, Adhesive: flesh, plastic coated, 3/4 inch wide 3 inch long | 1 each |
| 6505-00-118-1914 | Diphenoxylate Hydrochloride and Atropine Sulfate Tablets, USP: 0.025 mg atropine sulfate & 2.500 mg diphenoxylate hydrochloride active ingredients, individually sealed, roll strip container | 10 each |
| 6505-00-183-9419 | Sulfacetamide Sodium Ophthalmic Ointment, USP: 10 percent | 3.5 gram |
| 6850-00-985-7166 | Water Purification Tablet, Iodine: 8 mg |
50 each |
| Vest, Survival: nylon duck | 1 each | |
| 8415-00-201-9098 large size |
1 each | |
| 8415-00-201-9097 small size |
1 each | |
| 8465-00-254-8803 | Whistle, Ball: plastic, olive drab w/lanyard | 1 each |
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SRU-21P Aviator's Survival Vest |
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| NSN | Description |
| 8465-00-177-4819 | Survival Vest |
| 6515-00-383-0565 | Tourniquet |
| 5820-00-782-5308 | AN/PRC-90 Survival Radio |
| 1305-00-301-1692 | .38 caliber tracer ammunition |
| 1305-00-322-6391 | .38 caliber ball ammunition |
| 1005-00-835-9773 | Revolver, .38 caliber |
| 9920-00-999-6753 | Lighter, butane |
| 6350-00-105-1252 | Mirror, signaling |
| 6545-00-782-6412 | Survival kit, individual tropical |
| 1370-00-490-7362 | Signal kit, foliage penetrating |
| 6230-00-938-1778 | Light, distress marker, SDU-5/E |
| 8465-00-634-4499 | Bag, storage, drinking water |
| 5110-00-162-2205 | Knife, pocket |
| 4240-00-300-2138 | Net, gill, fishing |
| 6605-00-151-5337 | Compass, magnetic, lensatic |
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OV-1 Rigid Seat Survival Kits |
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| NSN | Description |
| 1680-00-148-9233 | Survival kit, cold climate (RSSK OV-1) |
| 1680-00-148-9234 | Survival kit, hot climate (RSSK OV-1) |
| 1680-00-965-4702 | Survival kit, overwater (RSSK OV-1) |
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| Updated: 12 January 2008 |
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Born on 22 October 1999 |