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: 1.5hr 19:45-21:15
: 1.5hr 19:45-21:15
:: 2003-10-18 10:22 - 11:35 : 1.3h
:: 2003-10-18 10:22 - 11:35 : 1.3h
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: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.20
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: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.20, Appendix A
: w/mgmt. Video (30min)
: w/mgmt. Video (30min)
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: Urgency Determination Form
: see sar/pc/training/subject/sar-fundamentals/components/subject/anatomy-of-an-incident
: see sar/pc/training/subject/sar-fundamentals/components/subject/anatomy-of-an-incident
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'''flex'''
'''flex'''
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: assigned reading
: assigned reading
:: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.4,5
:: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.4,5
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:: FOG SAR Manual: Ch.3
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:: FOG SAR Manual: Ch.3, Ch. 24 "Survival (Body Management)"
: otherwise 0.5h
: otherwise 0.5h
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: assigned reading
: assigned reading
:: distribute Communications Handbook
:: distribute Communications Handbook
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'''Inland Water Search'''
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: assigned reading
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: FOG SAR Manual: Ch.19 "Inland Water Search"
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: otherwise 0.5hr
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:: 2005-02 13:20 - 13:38
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'''SAR resources and technology, & Power Tools'''
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: assigned reading
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: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.15
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: FOG SAR Manual: F-05 "SAR Technology", F-11 "SAR Transportation"
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: otherwise 0.5 hr
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:: 2005-02 10:22 - 10:40, 15:05 - 15:20
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'''Search Skills'''
'''Search Skills'''
: 3 hr - 13:30-16:30
: 3 hr - 13:30-16:30
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: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.17
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: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.17, Ch.19
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: FOG SAR Manual: Ch.15
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: FOG SAR Manual: Ch.15, Ch.16 "Search Principles & Techniques (How to Search)"
: Search skills 0.5hr
: Search skills 0.5hr
: Exercise- search skills 2.0hr
: Exercise- search skills 2.0hr
: Debriefing 0.5 hr
: Debriefing 0.5 hr
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: Clue consciousness
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: 0.75hr - 14:00-14:45
: 0.75hr - 14:00-14:45
: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.22
: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.22
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: FOG SAR Manual: Ch.12
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: FOG SAR Manual: Ch.12, Ch.13 "Search Area/Confinement"
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: Search Area / Confinement
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'''Navigation - Lat/Long'''
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'''Survival'''
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: 0.75 hr - 11:15-12:00
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: 0.75 - 11:15-12:00
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: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch13
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: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Chapter 7
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: FOG SAR Manual: 25, F-17 "PSAR"
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: prevention, trip plan
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: improvising
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: video Share The Responsibility
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and where appropriate will be covered in earlier sections.
and where appropriate will be covered in earlier sections.
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* Inland Water Search 0.5hr Ch.19
 
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2005-02 13:20 - 13:38
 
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* Search Principles and Techniques 1.25hr Ch.16
 
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Clue Consciousness 0.25hr Ch.19 Ch.20
 
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(Roy offers to instruct)
 
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Search Area / Confinement 1.0hr Ch.13
 
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'''Navigation - Lat/Long'''
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: 0.75 hr
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: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch13
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Rationale to not include:
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SAR workers only use lat/long when interfacing with members of the public
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and air searchers. Conversion to UTM can be accomplished by a suitably
 +
trained person in the planning section.
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* equipment 0.25hr Ch.24
 
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related skills-exercise on knots 0.50hr Ch.25
 
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* Emergency survival skills, (improvising) 0.5hr Ch.7 Ch.25
 
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(Roy offers to instruct)
 
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(Short Term Survival Skills)
 
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* Survival (Body Management) 0.5hr Ch.24
 
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* Navigation - LLD, Roads, Approach Number
 
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Navigation - Review and Practice 0.25hr Ch.13
 
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Actual Start: ______ End: ______
 
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2006-09-30 10:15 11:45
 
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* Urgency Determination Form 0.25hr Appendix A
 
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part of SAR Management video
 
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* SAR resources and technology,
 
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& Power Tools 0.5hr Ch.15
 
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SAR Technology 0.5hr F-05
 
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2005-02 10:22 - 10:40
 
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SAR Transportation 0.25hr F-11
 
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2005-02 15:05 - 15:20
 
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'''Navigation - Legal Land Description, Road Numbering System,
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Municipal Approach Numbering System''
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: 1.5 hr
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:: 2006-09-30 10:15 11:45
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Rationale to not include:
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SAR workes only use LLD and its derivatives when navigating to the search
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site and interfacing with the public and municipal workers.
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Navigation by LLD is a difficult skill to maintain.
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Conversion to UTM can be accomplished by a suitably
 +
trained person in the planning section.
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Rope rescue 0.75hr Ch.21
 
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* Preventive SAR video Share The Responsibility 0.5hr F-17
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'''Rope rescue'''
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Actual Start: ______ End: ______
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: 1.25 hr
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2005-02 16:12 - 16:21 no video
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: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch. 25
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2006-09-30 15:44 - 16:01
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: FOG SAR Manual: Ch.21 "Rope Rescue Equipment"
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: related skills-exercise on knots
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Rationale to not include:
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To assist in a rope rescue takes considerably more training than
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can be included in this course.

Revision as of 23:56, 4 March 2010

This is a sample schedule for SAR Fundamentals courses hosted by PCSAR.

It is intended to help instructors schedule their sections. It is not intended for students as a commitment of what will be taught when. Times are only approximate. Elements may be moved around.

Contents

Evening 1

Typically a Friday. 18:00-21:30


Introductions and Registration

0.5hr - 18:00-18:30
see sar/pc/training/subject/sar-fundamentals/components/subject/00-introduction-registration

SAR, what is it and where do you fit

0.5hr - 18:30-19:00
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.1,2
FOG SAR Manual: Ch.1,2
Video Operation GSAR 11 min

SAR standards, SAR Alberta, SAR RCMP Policy

0.5hr - 19:00-19:30
see sar/pc/training/subject/sar-fundamentals/components/subject/the-sar-role

break

0.25 hr - 19:30-19:45

Anatomy of an incident

1.5hr 19:45-21:15
2003-10-18 10:22 - 11:35 : 1.3h
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.20, Appendix A
w/mgmt. Video (30min)
Urgency Determination Form
see sar/pc/training/subject/sar-fundamentals/components/subject/anatomy-of-an-incident


flex

0.25 hr - 21:15-21:30
buffer for overruns
Q's, discussion, prep for next day, clean up

Day 2

Typically a Saturday. 09:00-17:00


Start-up

0.5 hr - 09:00-09:30
sign in
exam on previous day's material


Emergency preparedness kits (ready pack)

1.0 hr - 09:30-10:30
2003-10-19 09:33 - 10:20
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.10
FOG SAR Manual: Ch.5
Ready pack demo


break

0.25 - 10:30-10:45

Anatomy of an incident

0.5hr 10:45-11:15
SAR Mgmt video
"Initial Response" 27:30
spend time repacking my pack


Organization and Incident Command

0.5hr 11:15-11:45
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.3
FOG SAR Manual: Ch.12
Exercise Incident Command
see sar/pc/training/subject/sar-fundamentals/components/subject/03-search-management-crucials


flex

0.25hr - 11:45-12:00
buffer for overruns
questions


lunch

12:00-12:30


Navigation, part 1

4.5 hr - 12:30-17:00
includes 15 minute break ~14:45
2008-01-03 13:00 - 17:30
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.13
map reading:
  • features, contours, land forms,
  • route selection
  • UTM
  • scales, measurements, directions
locating:
  • distance and bearing,
  • triangulation

Day 3

Typically a Sunday. 09:00-17:00

Start-up

0.5 hr - 09:00-09:30
sign in
exam on previous day's material


Navigation, part 2, instruments - indoor

1.75hr - 09:30 - 11:30
includes break
0.25 - 10:30-10:45
SAR Fundamentals Ch.13
stride count
compass
GPS


Navigation, part 3, instruments - practical - stride count

0.25hr - 11:30-11:45


Survival and Body Mgmt., & Fitness

assigned reading
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.4,5
FOG SAR Manual: Ch.3, Ch. 24 "Survival (Body Management)"
otherwise 0.5h


clothing, personal protection, & Personal Equip

assigned reading
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.6
FOG SAR Manual: Ch.4
otherwise 0.8h

reading assignment:

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Chapter 7 12
FOG SAR Manual: Chapter 24, 25, 8, 6, 10


Field Health and Hygiene

FOG SAR Manual: Ch.6
otherwise 0.5 hr

Environmental Hazards in SAR

FOG SAR Manual: Ch.9
otherwise 0.25 hr

Animal, Insect, Snake Hazards

FOG SAR Manual: Ch.10
otherwise 0.25hr


Communications

assigned reading
distribute Communications Handbook


Inland Water Search

assigned reading
FOG SAR Manual: Ch.19 "Inland Water Search"
otherwise 0.5hr
2005-02 13:20 - 13:38


SAR resources and technology, & Power Tools

assigned reading
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.15
FOG SAR Manual: F-05 "SAR Technology", F-11 "SAR Transportation"
otherwise 0.5 hr
2005-02 10:22 - 10:40, 15:05 - 15:20


lunch

12:00-12:30


Navigation, part 3, instruments - practical - compass

1 hr - 12:30-13:30


Search Skills

3 hr - 13:30-16:30
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.17, Ch.19
FOG SAR Manual: Ch.15, Ch.16 "Search Principles & Techniques (How to Search)"
Search skills 0.5hr
Exercise- search skills 2.0hr
Debriefing 0.5 hr
Clue consciousness


break

incorporated in above
0.25 - brings to 16:45


flex

0.25 - 16:45-17:00
buffer for overruns
questions, review what's needed for next weekend

Evening 4

Typically a Friday, 2 weeks after the previous weekend. 18:00-21:30

Start-up

0.5 hr - 18:00-18:30
sign in
exam on previous day's material

Review assigned reading

1.0 hr - 18:30-19:30
  • Survival and Body Mgmt., & Fitness
  • clothing, personal protection, & Personal Equip
  • Communications


2nd half of SAR Mgmt.Video

0.5 hr - 19:30-20:00
"Expanding the Search" 20:00


break

0.25 - 20:00-20:15


Navigation, part 3, instruments - practical - GPS

1.25 hr : 20:15-19:00



Day 5

Typically a Saturday. 09:00-17:00


Start-up

0.5 hr - 09:00-09:30
sign in
exam on previous day's material


First Aid

1.0 hr - 09:30-10:30
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.9, appendix B
FOG SAR Manual: Ch.11, F-09
Hypothermia


break

0.25 hr - 10:30-10:45

Evacuation

0.25 hr - 10:45-11:00
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.26
FOG SAR Manual: Ch.23
[include litter carry / perhaps patient packaging]


Cold Weather SAR

1 hr - 11:00-12:00
  • Snowmobile / Winter SAR
    FOG SAR Manual: F-10
  • Cold Weather Nutrition
    FOG SAR Manual: F-08
  • Wind Chill Calculation
    FOG SAR Manual: G-25

lunch

12:00-12:30

Communications

1 hr - 12:30-13:30
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.14
Exercise
see sar/pc/training/subject/sar-fundamentals/components/subject/05-communications


Lost person behavior

0.5hr - 13:30-14:00
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.21
FOG SAR Manual: Ch.14
Lost person Questionnaire w/exercise


Search Probability Theory

0.75hr - 14:00-14:45
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.22
FOG SAR Manual: Ch.12, Ch.13 "Search Area/Confinement"
Search Area / Confinement


break

0.25hr - 14:45-15:00


Briefing and debriefing

0.75hr - 15:00-15:45
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Appendix D
FOG SAR Manual: F-01
see sar/pc/training/subject/sar-fundamentals/components/subject/07-briefing-debriefing


Search Team Leader

0.5hr - 15:45-16:15
2005-02 09:55-10:20 : 0.4h
(add marshalling, sign-in)
see sar/pc/training/subject/sar-fundamentals/components/subject/06-team-leader


Tracking

0.5hr - 16:15-16:45
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.23, Apdx C
FOG SAR Manual: Ch.18
Tracking Form.
Exercise


flex

buffer for overruns
0.25hr - 16:45-17:00
Q's, prep for mock search


Evening 5

Typically the same Saturday evening. 19:00-22:00

Day 6

Typically a Sunday. 09:00-17:00


Stress

0.75 hr - 09:00-09:45
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch16
(Floating Stone Video)

critique

1.0 hr - 09:30-10:30
2006-09-30 09:26 - 10:15
2005-02 08:50 - 10:05
2008-02-07 10:00 - 2008-02-07 10:34
critique of night search

break

0.25 - 10:30-10:45


Review

0.5 hr - 10:45-11:15
verify sign in
distribute course evaluations
exam on previous day's material


Survival

0.75 - 11:15-12:00
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Chapter 7
FOG SAR Manual: 25, F-17 "PSAR"
prevention, trip plan
improvising
video Share The Responsibility


lunch

12:00-12:30


Helicopter

0.75hr - 12:30-13:15
2005-02 10:40 - 11:40
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch. 29
FOG SAR Manual: F-06
Helicopter operations video


Air Observer Guidelines

1 hr - 13:15-14:15
2005-02 12:45 - 13:20
2006-09-30 13:12 - 14:15
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch. 28
FOG SAR Manual: F-07


Legal Aspects

0.5hr - 14:15-14:45
2005-02 15:20 - 15:41
2008-02-07 14:36-15:06
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch. 31
FOG SAR Manual: F-15


break

0.25 - 14:45-15:00


Evidence handling

0.5 hr - 15:00-15:30
2005-02 09:05 - 09:38
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch. 18
FOG SAR Manual: Ch. 20
Exercise


External influences

0.5hr - 15:30-16:00
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch. 30
(family, media, politics)


Foot Travel Skills

0.25hr - 16:00-16:15
2006-09-30 14:15 - 14:27
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch. 12
FOG SAR Manual: Ch. 8


Review

0.5 hr - 16:15-16:45
exam on day's material

Wrap up

0.25 hr - 16:45-17:00
  • certificates, congratulations
  • log books
  • going forward
    • maintaining certification
    • joining SAR groups
      • SAR Alberta
    • other training that is possible
  • return lent texts, compasses
  • return cheques


other

The following material is not explicitly scheduled and where appropriate will be covered in earlier sections.


Navigation - Lat/Long

0.75 hr
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch13

Rationale to not include: SAR workers only use lat/long when interfacing with members of the public and air searchers. Conversion to UTM can be accomplished by a suitably trained person in the planning section.


Navigation - Legal Land Description, Road Numbering System, Municipal Approach Numbering System

1.5 hr
2006-09-30 10:15 11:45

Rationale to not include: SAR workes only use LLD and its derivatives when navigating to the search site and interfacing with the public and municipal workers. Navigation by LLD is a difficult skill to maintain. Conversion to UTM can be accomplished by a suitably trained person in the planning section.


Rope rescue

1.25 hr
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch. 25
FOG SAR Manual: Ch.21 "Rope Rescue Equipment"
related skills-exercise on knots

Rationale to not include: To assist in a rope rescue takes considerably more training than can be included in this course.

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