Training/Helicopter
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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:
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Course description
SAR members currently go through a 1.5 hour helicopter orientation as part of their basic training, but it's all classroom. We're talking about augmenting this previous training with hands-on training.
Below are some potential skills/subjects that might be covered by this course. We want to confirm with subject matter experts, the appropriateness of this material and whether other subjects should be included.
- 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
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
