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: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.14 (pg 201)
: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.14 (pg 201)
: Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.F-4 (pg F-9)
: Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.F-4 (pg F-9)

Revision as of 06:46, 7 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


The SAR Role

1.0 hr - 18:30-19:30


break

0.25 hr - 19:30-19:45


Anatomy of an Incident

1.5hr 19:45-21:15

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


Ready Pack

1.0 hr - 09:30-10:30


break

0.25 - 10:30-10:45


Anatomy of an incident (cont)

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


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

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 "Navigation"
Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.7 "Navigation"
stride count
compass
GPS


Navigation, part 3, instruments - practical - stride count

0.25hr - 11:30-11:45
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.13 "Navigation"
Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.7 "Navigation"


Assigned reading

0.25 hr - 11:45 - 12:00
review assigned reading
distribute communications handbook


lunch

12:00-12:30


Navigation, part 3, instruments - practical - compass

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.13 "Navigation"
Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.7 "Navigation"
1 hr - 12:30-13:30


Search Skills

3 hr - 13:30-16:30
SAR Fundamentals Manual:
  • Ch.17 "Search"
  • Ch.19 "Clue Consciousness"
Basic SAR Skills Manual:
  • Ch.15 "Search Tactics and Resources"
  • 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

Assigned Reading

Survival and Body Mgmt., & Fitness

assigned reading
SAR Fundamentals Manual:
  • Ch.4 "Fitness"
  • Ch.5 "Survival and Body Management"
Basic SAR Skills Manual:
  • Ch.3 "Fitness for SAR"
  • Ch.24 "Survival (Body Management)"
otherwise 0.5h


clothing, personal protection, & Personal Equip

assigned reading
SAR Fundamentals Manual:
  • Ch.6 "Clothing and Personal Protection Systems."
  • Ch.11 "Personal Outdoor Equipment"
Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.4 "Clothing"
otherwise 0.8h


Field Health and Hygiene

Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.6 "Field Health and Hygiene"
otherwise 0.5 hr


Environmental Hazards in SAR

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.8 "Problems Associated with Specific SAR Environments"
Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.9 "Environmental Hazards in SAR"
otherwise 0.25 hr


Animal, Insect, Snake Hazards

Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.10 "Animal, Insect, Snake Hazards"
otherwise 0.25hr


Communications

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.14 (pg 201)
Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.F-4 (pg F-9)
assigned reading
distribute Communications Handbook


Inland Water Search

assigned reading
Basic SAR Skills 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 "SAR Resources and Technology"
  • Ch.27 "Hand and Power Tools for Rescue"
Basic SAR Skills Manual:
  • F-5 "SAR Technology"
  • F-11 "SAR Transportation"
otherwise 0.5 hr
2005-02 10:22 - 10:40, 15:05 - 15:20


Urban SAR

Basic SAR Skills Manual:
  • F-16 "Urban SAR"

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

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.13 "Navigation"
Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.7 "Navigation"
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 "Some Survival First Aid Considerations"
  • appendix B
Basic SAR Skills Manual:
  • Ch.11 "First Aid"
  • F-9 "Hypothermia"
Hypothermia


break

0.25 hr - 10:30-10:45

Evacuation

0.25 hr - 10:45-11:00
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.26 "Evacuation"
Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.23 "Rescue and Evacuation"
[include litter carry / perhaps patient packaging]


Cold Weather SAR

1 hr - 11:00-12:00
  • Snowmobile / Winter SAR
    Basic SAR Skills Manual: F-10 "Snowmobile/Winter SAR"
  • Cold Weather Nutrition
    Basic SAR Skills Manual: F-8 "Cold Weather Nutrition"
  • Wind Chill Calculation
    Basic SAR Skills Manual: G-4 "Wind Chill Calculation Chart"

lunch

12:00-12:30

Communications

1 hr - 12:30-13:30
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.14 "Communications"
Basic SAR Skills Manual: F-4 "Communications"
Exercise
see sar/pc/training/subject/sar-fundamentals/components/subject/05-communications


Lost person behaviour

0.5hr - 13:30-14:00
SAR Fundamentals Manual:
  • Ch.21 "Lost Person Behavior"
  • Appendix F "Lst Person Questionnaire"
Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.14 "Lost Person Behavior"
Lost person Questionnaire w/exercise


Search Probability Theory

0.75hr - 14:00-14:45
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.22 "Search Probability Theory"
Basic SAR Skills Manual:
  • Ch.12 "Search Management Crucials"
  • 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 "Briefing and Debriefing Checklists"
Basic SAR Skills Manual: F-1 "Callout/Check-In"
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
Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.17 "Search Team Leader"
(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 "Tracking"
  • Appendix C "Track ID Form"
Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.18 "Tracking"
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

evening mock search

Day 6

Typically a Sunday. 09:00-17:00


Stress

0.75 hr - 09:00-09:45
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.16 "Stress in SAR"
Basic SAR Skills Manual: F-3
(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: Ch.7 "Emergency Survival Skills - Improvising"
Basic SAR Skills Manual:
  • Ch.25 "Short Term Survival Skills"
  • 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 "Helicopter in SAR"
Basic SAR Skills Manual: F-6 "Helicopter Operations"
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 "Air Operations Observer"
Basic SAR Skills Manual: F-7 "Air Observer Guide"


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 "Legal Questions: Some Suggestions for Keeping Out of Trouble"
Basic SAR Skills Manual: F-15 "Legal Aspects"


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 "Handling Evidence"
Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.20 "Evidence Handling"
Exercise


External influences

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


Foot Travel Skills

0.25hr - 16:00-16:15
2006-09-30 14:15 - 14:27
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.12 "Travel Skills: Foot Travel for the SAR Worker"
Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.8 "Foot Travel"


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


not covered

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
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.13 "Navigation"
Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.7 "Navigation"

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
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.13 "Navigation"
Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.7 "Navigation"

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.24 "Rope Rescue Equipment"
  • Ch.25 "Rope Related Skills"
Basic SAR Skills Manual:
  • Ch.21 "Rope Rescue Equipment"
  • Ch.22 "Rope Knots and Skills"
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.


Mountain Bike SAR

Basic SAR Skills Manual: F-12 "Mountain Bike SAR"

Rationale to not include: A speciality not often encountered.

Personal tools