SAR Fundamentals/Search techniques/Question bank
From PCSAR
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What are the 5 basic categories of clues? Give an example of each. |
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If you wanted as close to 100% POD as possible, what type of search would you use? |
Type 3 | |
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Describe a Type 4 search |
Fine search. Usually hands and knees. Usually looking for evidence. | |
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When performing a Widely-Spaced Sound Sweep, how far apart are the searchers? |
They are apart as the the terrain and conditions allow the searcher to hear a subject calling back. | |
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How many active search techniques are there for searching by foot? |
5 | |
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What are the two categories of search techniques? Give an example of both. |
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What additional considerations are involved in a night search? |
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After how much time does quality of searching begin to wane for an individual? |
After 4 hours | |
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What are the 3 heights for search zones? |
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What is a search cube? |
Look methodically up, down, left, right, forward and behind. | |
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How far apart are searchers in a type 3 search? |
Arm's length. | |
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What is a sound sweep? |
Stop periodically in a type 2 search & call or whistle & listen carefully. | |
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What does a confinement team do? |
Keep the subjects from getting further away. | |
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Name and describe the principal characteristic of the 5 types of active search techniques. |
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