e walls, or on the floor overhead.

BOATS AS IMPROVISED SHELTERS

If no better fallout protection is available, a boat with an enclosed
cabin could be used. However, in addition to emergency supplies such as
food, drinking water and a battery-powered radio, you should have aboard
the items you would need (a broom, bucket, or pump-and-hose) to sweep
off or flush off any fallout particles that might collect on the boat.

The boat should be anchored or cruised slowly at least 200 feet
offshore, where the water is at least 5 feet deep. This distance from
shore would protect you from radioactive fallout particles that had
fallen on the nearby land. A 5-foot depth would absorb the radiation
from particles falling into the water and settling on the bottom.

If particles drift down on the boat, stay inside the cabin most of the
time. Go outside now and then, and sweep or flush off any particles that
have collected on the boat.

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CHAPTER 6

SUPPLIES FOR FALLOUT SHELTERS

SUMMARY

BEFORE AN EMERGENCY

1. If you intend to go to a _public_ fallout shelter in a time of
attack, find out _now_ whether it has emergency supplies in it.

--If it _has_ emergency supplies, always keep on hand at home (or in
your car) those few additional supplies you would need to take with you.

--If it _does not have_ emergency supplies, always keep on hand at home
all the supplies you would need to take with you.

2. If you intend to use a family fallout shelter at home, always keep on
hand, in and around your home, all the supplies and equipment you would
need for a shelter stay of two weeks.

DURING AN EMERGENCY

1. If you are going to a _public_ fallout shelter, take with you the
supplies you will need.

2. If you are going to your _home_ fallout shelter, gather up the
supplies and equipment you want to take to the shelter area with you.

SUPPLIES FOR FALLOUT SHELTERS

People gathered in public and private fallout shelters to escape fallout
radiation after a nuclear attack would have to stay there--at least part
of the time--for a week or two.

During this time they would need certain supplies and equipment in order
to stay alive and well, and to cope with emergency situations that might
occur in their shelters.

This chapter tells you what supplies and equipment to take with you if
you go to a public fallout shelter, and what items you should keep on
hand if you plan to