2011-02 SAR Fundamentals/Schedule
From PCSAR
This is the schedule for SAR Fundamentals courses hosted by PCSAR. Compare with the generic schedule.
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.
It may have to be adjusted to instructor availability, etc.
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Evening 1 - Feb 25
Typically a Friday. 18:00-21:30
Introductions and Registration
- 0.5hr - 18:00-18:30
- 1.0 hr - 18:30-19:30
break
- 0.25 hr - 19:30-19:45
- 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 - Feb 26
Typically a Saturday. 09:00-17:00
Start-up
- 0.5 hr - 09:00-09:30
- sign in
- exam on previous day's material
- 1.0 hr - 09:30-10:30
break
- 0.25 hr - 10:30-10:45
Anatomy of an incident (cont)
- 0.5 hr - 10:45-11:15
- spend time repacking my pack
Organization and Incident Command
- 0.5hr 11:15-11:45
- Instructor: Janet Jones (if available)
flex
- 0.25hr - 11:45-12:00
- buffer for overruns
- questions
lunch
- 12:00-12:30
- 4.5 hr - 12:30-17:00
Day 3 - Feb 27
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
- includes break
- 0.25 hr - 11:45 - 12:00
lunch
- 12:00-12:30
Search Skills and Compass Practical
- 4.5 hr - 12:30-17:00
- session lead: Spencer Manweiler (to be confirmed)
Assigned Reading
See Readings.
Evening 4 - March 11
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
- 1.0 hr - 18:30-19:30
flex
- 0.5 hr 19:30-20:00
break
- 0.25 - 20:00-20:15
Navigation, part 3, instruments - practical - GPS
- 1.25 hr : 20:15-21:30
Day 5 - March 12
Typically a Saturday. 09:00-17:00
Start-up
- 0.5 hr - 09:00-09:30
- sign in
- exam on previous day's material
- 1.0 hr - 09:30-10:30
break
- 0.25 hr - 10:30-10:45
- 0.25 hr - 10:45-11:00
- 1 hr - 11:00-12:00
- instructor: Roy Davidson
lunch
- 12:00-12:30
- 1 hr - 12:30-13:30
- 0.5hr - 13:30-14:00
- Instructor: Janet Jones (if available)
- 0.75hr - 14:00-14:45
break
- 0.25hr - 14:45-15:00
- 0.75hr - 15:00-15:45
- 0.5hr - 15:45-16:15
- instructor: Roy Davidson
- 0.5hr - 16:15-16:45
flex
- buffer for overruns
- 0.25hr - 16:45-17:00
- Q's, prep for mock search
Evening 5 - March 12
Typically the same Saturday evening. 19:00-22:00
- 3 hr : 19:00-22:00
Day 6 - March 13
Typically a Sunday. 09:00-17:00
- 0.75 hr - 09:00-09:45
- 1.0 hr - 09:30-10:30
break
- 0.25 - 10:30-10:45
Review
- 0.5 hr - 10:45-11:15
- verify sign in
- distribute course evaluations (form)
- exam on previous day's material
- 0.75 hr - 11:15-12:00
lunch
- 0.5 hr - 12:00-12:30
- 0.75 hr - 12:30-13:15
- 1 hr - 13:15-14:15
- 0.5hr - 14:15-14:45
- instructor: Roy Davidson
break
- 0.25 - 14:45-15:00
- 0.5 hr - 15:00-15:30
- instructor: Roy Davidson
- 0.5hr - 15:30-16:00
- 0.25hr - 16:00-16:15
Review
- 0.5 hr - 16:15-16:45
- exam on day's material
- 0.25 hr - 16:45-17:00
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.
Navigation - GPS - practical - waypoints
- See lesson plan after 1:13
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.
