2011-02 SAR Fundamentals/Schedule

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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.

Contents

Evening 1 - Feb 25

Typically a Friday. 18:00-21:30


Introductions and Registration

0.5hr - 18:00-18:30
Instructor: Ron Hann (to be confirmed)


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 - 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


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 - 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


Assigned reading

0.25 hr - 11:45 - 12:00


lunch

12:00-12:30


Communications

1 hr - 12:30-13:30
Instructor: Spencer Manweiler


First Aid

1.0 hr - 13:30-14:30


break

0.25hr - 14:30-14:45


Evacuation

0.25 hr - 14:45-15:00
Instructor: Spencer Manweiler


Briefing and debriefing

0.75hr - 15:00-15:45


Lost person behaviour

0.5hr - 15:45-16:15
Instructor: Janet Jones


Search Probability Theory

0.75hr - 16:15-17:00

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


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 : 20:15-21:30


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


Tracking

0.5hr - 09:30-10:00


Search Team Leader

0.5hr - 10:00-10:30
instructor: Roy Davidson


break

0.25 hr - 10:30-10:45


Cold Weather SAR

1 hr - 10:45-11:45
instructor: Roy Davidson


flex

buffer for overruns
0.25hr - 11:45-12:00
Q's, prep for mock search


lunch

12:00-12:30


Search Skills and Compass Practical

4.5 hr - 12:30-17:00
session lead: Spencer Manweiler


Evening 5 - March 12

Typically the same Saturday evening. 19:00-22:00


Mock search

3 hr : 19:00-22:00
ghosts: Brett, Spencer, Cindy

Day 6 - March 13

Typically a Sunday. 09:00-17:00

Daylight savings time starts this morning, so after a late night with the mock search, the students won't have much sleep. We'll ask the student during the first weekend if they want to go from 10:00-18:00 MDT, which would be the same as 09:00-17:00 MST.


Stress

0.75 hr - 09:00-09:45


Critique

1.0 hr - 09:30-10:30
Phil Hazelton (to be confirmed)


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
Instructor: Cindy Heselton (To be confirmed)


Air Observer Guidelines

1 hr - 13:15-14:15
Instructor: Cindy Heselton (To be confirmed)


Legal Aspects

0.5hr - 14:15-14:45
instructor: Roy Davidson


break

0.25 - 14:45-15:00


Evidence handling

0.5 hr - 15:00-15:30
instructor: Roy Davidson


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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