Flying in the Deserts and Water

I had a read through the reg’s on what CASA say you need to do if flying over deserts and for that matter flying over water.

In Remote Areas (shown below)

You must:
· carry survival equipment for sustaining life appropriate to the area
· Have on board one of: HF Radio or Emergency Locator Beacon (EPERB)

When over water where you could glide to shore if you lost you engine you must:
· Have a life jacket on board for each passenger and they must wear it if flying below 2000ft but not when taking off or landing.
· Obtain a forecast
· Submit a SAR time or leave a flight note

None of this seems very taxing and is mostly common sense. I have both an EPERB and HF so that's covered, a life jacket on board for each when we fly over water, forecasts are a given anyway, and I intend to submit a flight plan for the desert stretches. That's just leaves what survival equipment?

Given we will be submitting a flight plan with SAR time the max time stuck due to breakdown/forced landing and the HF radio doesn't work should be less than a week.

• Water (10L) plus plastic bags for aditional water gathering
• First Aid - Already in Plane
• Warmth - Matches/fire lighters
• Shelter - Lite Tarp

I might need to carry a "carton of piss" for trading in case we go in the spinifex flats and get picked up by the roo shooters :)