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== Day 6 ==
== Day 6 ==
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Typically a Sunday. 08:30-17:30
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Sunday. 08:30-17:30
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'''Stress'''
'''Stress'''
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: 0.75 hr - 09:00-09:45
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: 0.75 hr - 08:30-09:00
: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.16 "Stress in SAR"
: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.16 "Stress in SAR"
: Basic SAR Skills Manual: F-3
: Basic SAR Skills Manual: F-3
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'''critique'''
'''critique'''
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: 1.0 hr - 09:30-10:30
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: 1.0 hr - 09:00-10:00
:: 2006-09-30 09:26 - 10:15
:: 2006-09-30 09:26 - 10:15
:: 2005-02 08:50 - 10:05
:: 2005-02 08:50 - 10:05
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'''break'''
'''break'''
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: 0.25 - 10:30-10:45
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: 0.25 - 10:00-10:15
'''Review'''
'''Review'''
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: 0.5 hr - 10:45-11:15
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: 0.5 hr - 10:15-10:45
: verify sign in
: verify sign in
: distribute course evaluations
: distribute course evaluations
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'''Search Probability Theory'''
'''Search Probability Theory'''
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: 0.75hr - 14:00-14:45
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: 0.75hr - 10:45-11:30
: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.22 "Search Probability Theory"
: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.22 "Search Probability Theory"
: Basic SAR Skills Manual:
: Basic SAR Skills Manual:
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:* Ch.13 "Search Area/Confinement"
:* Ch.13 "Search Area/Confinement"
: Search Area / Confinement
: Search Area / Confinement
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'''Foot Travel Skills'''
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: 0.25hr - 11:30-11:45
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:: 2006-09-30 14:15 - 14:27
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: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.12 "Travel Skills: Foot Travel for the SAR Worker"
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: Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.8 "Foot Travel"
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'''Flex'''
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: 0.25hr - 11:45-12:00
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'''lunch'''
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: 12:00-12:30
'''Survival'''
'''Survival'''
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: 0.75 - 11:15-12:00
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: 0.75 - 12:30-13:15
: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.7 "Emergency Survival Skills - Improvising"
: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.7 "Emergency Survival Skills - Improvising"
: Basic SAR Skills Manual:
: Basic SAR Skills Manual:
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: improvising
: improvising
: video Share The Responsibility
: video Share The Responsibility
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'''lunch'''
 
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: 12:00-12:30
 
'''Helicopter'''
'''Helicopter'''
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: 0.75hr - 12:30-13:15
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: 0.75hr - 13:15-14:00
:: 2005-02 10:40 - 11:40
:: 2005-02 10:40 - 11:40
: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.29 "Helicopter in SAR"
: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.29 "Helicopter in SAR"
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'''Air Observer Guidelines'''
'''Air Observer Guidelines'''
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: 1 hr - 13:15-14:15
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: 1 hr - 14:00-15:00
:: 2005-02 12:45 - 13:20
:: 2005-02 12:45 - 13:20
:: 2006-09-30 13:12 - 14:15
:: 2006-09-30 13:12 - 14:15
: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.28 "Air Operations Observer"
: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.28 "Air Operations Observer"
: Basic SAR Skills Manual: F-7 "Air Observer Guide"
: Basic SAR Skills Manual: F-7 "Air Observer Guide"
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'''Legal Aspects'''
 
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: 0.5hr - 14:15-14:45
 
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:: 2005-02 15:20 - 15:41
 
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:: 2008-02-07 14:36-15:06
 
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: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.31 "Legal Questions: Some Suggestions for Keeping Out of Trouble"
 
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: Basic SAR Skills Manual: F-15 "Legal Aspects"
 
'''break'''
'''break'''
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: 0.25 - 14:45-15:00
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: 0.25 - 15:00-15:15
'''Evidence handling'''
'''Evidence handling'''
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: 0.5 hr - 15:00-15:30
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: 0.5 hr - 15:15-15:45
:: 2005-02 09:05 - 09:38
:: 2005-02 09:05 - 09:38
: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.18 "Handling Evidence"
: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.18 "Handling Evidence"
: Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.20 "Evidence Handling"
: Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.20 "Evidence Handling"
: Exercise
: Exercise
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'''Legal Aspects'''
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: 0.5hr - 15:45-16:15
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:: 2005-02 15:20 - 15:41
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:: 2008-02-07 14:36-15:06
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: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.31 "Legal Questions: Some Suggestions for Keeping Out of Trouble"
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: Basic SAR Skills Manual: F-15 "Legal Aspects"
'''External influences'''
'''External influences'''
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: 0.5hr - 15:30-16:00
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: 0.5hr - 16:15-16:45
: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.30 "Handling External Influences"
: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.30 "Handling External Influences"
: (family, media, politics)
: (family, media, politics)
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'''Foot Travel Skills'''
 
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: 0.25hr - 16:00-16:15
 
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:: 2006-09-30 14:15 - 14:27
 
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: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.12 "Travel Skills: Foot Travel for the SAR Worker"
 
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: Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.8 "Foot Travel"
 
'''Review'''
'''Review'''
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: 0.5 hr - 16:15-16:45
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: 0.5 hr - 16:45-17:15
: exam on day's material
: exam on day's material
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'''Wrap up'''
'''Wrap up'''
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: 0.25 hr - 16:45-17:00
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: 0.25 hr - 17:15-17:30
* certificates, congratulations
* certificates, congratulations
* log books
* log books

Revision as of 06:15, 17 March 2010

Compare with template schedule.

This is a trail schedule for the SAR Fundamentals course 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


lunch

12:00-12:30


Search Skills and Compass Practical

15:00 interrupt by avalanche call to CMR.

Had been split into 3 teams:

  • Team A - completed Compass, Type 2.
  • Team B - completed Type 1, Type 4.
  • Team C - completed Type 4, Compass.

Assigned Reading

See Readings.

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

0.45 hr - 18:30-19:15


break

0.25 hr - 19:15-20:30


Communications

0.45 hr - 19:30-20:15
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


Navigation, part 3, instruments - practical - GPS

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.13 "Navigation"
Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.7 "Navigation"
1.25 hr : 20:30-21:30

Day 5

Typically a Saturday. 08:30-17:00


Start-up

0.5 hr - 08:30-09:00
sign in
exam on previous day's material

Briefing and debriefing

0.75 hr - 09:00-09:45
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 - 09:45-10:15
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


break

0.25hr - 10:15-10:30


First Aid

1.0 hr - 10:30-11:30
SAR Fundamentals Manual:
  • Ch.9 "Some Survival First Aid Considerations"
  • appendix B
Basic SAR Skills Manual:
  • Ch.11 "First Aid"
  • F-9 "Hypothermia"
Hypothermia


Cold Weather SAR

0.5 hr - 11:30-12:00
  • 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


Lost person behaviour

0.5hr - 12:30-13:00
SAR Fundamentals Manual:
  • Ch.21 "Lost Person Behavior"
  • Appendix F "Lost Person Questionnaire"
Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.14 "Lost Person Behavior"
Lost person Questionnaire w/exercise


Tracking

0.5hr - 13:00-13:30
SAR Fundamentals Manual:
  • Ch.23 "Tracking"
  • Appendix C "Track ID Form"
Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.18 "Tracking"
Tracking Form.
Exercise



Search Skills and Compass Practical

13:30 marshal at MD Meeting room
  • regroup in teams from last time
    • Team A - completed Compass, Type 2 - moves to Type 4
    • Team B - completed Type 1, Type 4 - moves to Compass
    • Team C - completed Type 4, Compass - moves to Type 2
13:45 rotation 3
    • Team A - Type 4
    • Team B - Compass
    • Team C - Type 2
14:45 Type 2
15:45 Type 3
16:00 done

break

incorporated in above
0.25hr - moves to 16:15


Evacuation

0.50 hr - 16:15-16:45
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.26 "Evacuation"
Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.23 "Rescue and Evacuation"
[include litter carry / perhaps patient packaging]


flex

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

Evening 5

Typically the same Saturday evening.

18:30 marshal at MD meeting room, convoy to Eric Bruder's ranch

19:00-22:00 evening mock search

Day 6

Sunday. 08:30-17:30

Stress

0.75 hr - 08:30-09:00
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.16 "Stress in SAR"
Basic SAR Skills Manual: F-3
(Floating Stone Video)

critique

1.0 hr - 09:00-10:00
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 - 10:00-10:15


Review

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


Search Probability Theory

0.75hr - 10:45-11:30
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


Foot Travel Skills

0.25hr - 11:30-11:45
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"

Flex

0.25hr - 11:45-12:00


lunch

12:00-12:30


Survival

0.75 - 12:30-13:15
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


Helicopter

0.75hr - 13:15-14:00
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 - 14:00-15:00
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"


break

0.25 - 15:00-15:15


Evidence handling

0.5 hr - 15:15-15:45
2005-02 09:05 - 09:38
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.18 "Handling Evidence"
Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.20 "Evidence Handling"
Exercise


Legal Aspects

0.5hr - 15:45-16:15
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"


External influences

0.5hr - 16:15-16:45
SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.30 "Handling External Influences"
(family, media, politics)


Review

0.5 hr - 16:45-17:15
exam on day's material


Wrap up

0.25 hr - 17:15-17:30
  • 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.

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