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Survival Skills: Calling the Mayday #1 Calling the Mayday – 2002 Edition, NFPA 1001 5.3.1, 5.3.5 NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE Skill Sheet 23-4 Candidate's Name Date Evaluator's Name Evaluator's Signature The candidate, given a complete set of PPE and SCBA with obscured facepiece, shall demonstrate the proper procedures for using a radio to call a mayday. This skill must be preformed in five different body positions using left hand and right hand in accordance with Delmar, Firefighter’s Handbook, 2 ed., NYS ed. Time limit for this station is 10 minutes. 02/2007 Criteria: Pass Fail Laying face up and calls mayday with right hand Laying face up and calls mayday with left hand Laying face down and calls mayday with right hand Laying face down and calls mayday with left hand Laying on left side and calls mayday with right hand Laying on left side and calls mayday with left hand Laying on right side and calls mayday with right hand Laying on right side and calls mayday with left hand Kneeling bent over and calls mayday with right hand Candidate gives proper location on all maydays Candidate gives correct information on all maydays Candidate speaks clearly, slowly, and calmly Candidate verifies information with command Evaluator Notes