2012-02 SAR Fundamentals/Schedule

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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


Ready Pack

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


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


Navigation, part 2, instruments - indoor

1.75hr - 09:30 - 11:30
includes break
0.25 - 10:30-10:45


Assigned reading

0.25 hr - 11:45 - 12:00


lunch

12:00-12:30


Search Skills and Compass Practical

4.5 hr - 12:30-17:00

Assigned Reading

See Readings.

Survival and Body Mgmt., & Fitness

assigned reading
otherwise 0.5h


clothing, personal protection, & Personal Equip

assigned reading
otherwise 0.8h


Field Health and Hygiene

assigned reading
otherwise 0.5 hr


Hazards

otherwise 0.5 hr


Communications


Inland Water Search

assigned reading
otherwise 0.5hr


SAR resources and technology, & Power Tools

assigned reading
otherwise 0.5 hr


Urban SAR

assigned reading

Evening 4

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


Start-up

0.5 hr - 18:00-18:30


Review assigned reading

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 : 20:15-19:00

Day 5

Typically a Saturday. 09:00-17:00


Start-up

0.5 hr - 09:00-09:30


First Aid

1.0 hr - 09:30-10:30


break

0.25 hr - 10:30-10:45


Evacuation

0.25 hr - 10:45-11:00


Cold Weather SAR

1 hr - 11:00-12:00


lunch

12:00-12:30


Communications

1 hr - 12:30-13:30


Lost person behaviour

0.5hr - 13:30-14:00


Search Probability Theory

0.75hr - 14:00-14:45


break

0.25hr - 14:45-15:00


Briefing and debriefing

0.75hr - 15:00-15:45


Search Team Leader

0.5hr - 15:45-16:15


Tracking

0.5hr - 16:15-16:45


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


Mock search

3 hr : 19:00-22:00

Day 6

Typically a Sunday. 09:00-17:00


Stress

0.75 hr - 09:00-09:45


Critique

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


Survival

0.75 hr - 11:15-12:00


lunch

0.5 hr - 12:00-12:30


Helicopter

0.75 hr - 12:30-13:15


Air Observer Guidelines

1 hr - 13:15-14:15


Legal Aspects

0.5hr - 14:15-14:45


break

0.25 - 14:45-15:00


Evidence handling

0.5 hr - 15:00-15:30


External influences

0.5hr - 15:30-16:00


Foot Travel Skills

0.25hr - 16:00-16:15


Review

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


Wrap up

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


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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