Training/Helicopter

From PCSAR

Helicopter Operations for Ground SAR is proposed course (not yet developed). An industry partner is encouraging this training and offering to fund it.

Compare with the shorter training provided in SAR Fundamentals:

• Helicopter orientation
• Air observer

Contents 1 Course description 2 Need 3 Runnings 4 Suppliers

Course description

Potential skills/subjects covered by this course. Not all of these may be included in the course.

• types and capabilities of helicopters, pilots (identifying which helicopters and pilots are right for which jobs)
• basic operations and safety
  • safe approach/exit
  • what not to touch, not to approach
  • bringing hazardous equipment (bear spray, flares)
  • communicating with the pilot
  • crash procedures
• spotting from air (the search component)
• ground-to-air communications (e.g. helicopter directs teams on the ground to the subject)
• Landing Zone / helispot support (e.g. team on ground preps for extracting subject by air)
  • Landing Zone Officer duties
  • selecting and preparing a helicopter landing site
  • hand signals
• hover exits
• sling loading gear
• supporting HETS (Helicopter External Transport System / Human External Cargo)

Need

• List of people wanting this course

Runnings

• probably summer or fall 2013

Suppliers

none yet confirmed available

• CASARA considering
• Bighorn Helicopters can supply helicopter, trainer for all but spotting - although training is not their focus
• SRD approached
• Waterton Park approached