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.

1 Evening 1
2 Day 2
3 Day 3
4 Evening 4
5 Day 5
6 Evening 5
7 Day 6
8 other

Evening 1

Typically a Friday. 18:00-21:30

Introductions and Registration

0.5hr - 18:00-18:30

see sar/pc/training/subject/sar-fundamentals/components/subject/00-introduction-registration

SAR, what is it and where do you fit

0.5hr - 18:30-19:00

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.1,2

FOG SAR Manual: Ch.1,2

Video Operation GSAR 11 min

SAR standards, SAR Alberta, SAR RCMP Policy

0.5hr - 19:00-19:30

see sar/pc/training/subject/sar-fundamentals/components/subject/the-sar-role

break

0.25 hr - 19:30-19:45

Anatomy of an incident

1.5hr 19:45-21:15

2003-10-18 10:22 - 11:35 : 1.3h

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.20

w/mgmt. Video (30min)

see sar/pc/training/subject/sar-fundamentals/components/subject/anatomy-of-an-incident

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

exam on previous day's material

Emergency preparedness kits (ready pack)

1.0 hr - 09:30-10:30

2003-10-19 09:33 - 10:20

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.10

FOG SAR Manual: Ch.5

Ready pack demo

break

0.25 - 10:30-10:45

Anatomy of an incident

0.5hr 10:45-11:15

SAR Mgmt video

"Initial Response" 27:30

spend time repacking my pack

Organization and Incident Command

0.5hr 11:15-11:45

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.3

FOG SAR Manual: Ch.12

Exercise Incident Command

see sar/pc/training/subject/sar-fundamentals/components/subject/03-search-management-crucials

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

includes 15 minute break ~14:45

2008-01-03 13:00 - 17:30

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.13

map reading:

features, contours, land forms,
route selection
UTM
scales, measurements, directions

locating:

distance and bearing,
triangulation

Day 3

Typically a Sunday. 09:00-17:00

Start-up

0.5 hr - 09:00-09:30

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

SAR Fundamentals Ch.13

stride count

compass

GPS

Navigation, part 3, instruments - practical - stride count

0.25hr - 11:30-11:45

Survival and Body Mgmt., & Fitness

assigned reading

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.4,5

FOG SAR Manual: Ch.3

otherwise 0.5h

clothing, personal protection, & Personal Equip

assigned reading

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.6

FOG SAR Manual: Ch.4

otherwise 0.8h

reading assignment:

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Chapter 7 12

FOG SAR Manual: Chapter 24, 25, 8, 6, 10

Field Health and Hygiene

FOG SAR Manual: Ch.6

otherwise 0.5 hr

Environmental Hazards in SAR

FOG SAR Manual: Ch.9

otherwise 0.25 hr

Animal, Insect, Snake Hazards

FOG SAR Manual: Ch.10

otherwise 0.25hr

Communications

assigned reading

distribute Communications Handbook

lunch

12:00-12:30

Navigation, part 3, instruments - practical - compass

1 hr - 12:30-13:30

Search Skills

3 hr - 13:30-16:30

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.17

FOG SAR Manual: Ch.15

Search skills 0.5hr

Exercise- search skills 2.0hr

Debriefing 0.5 hr

break

incorporated in above

0.25 - brings to 16:45

flex

0.25 - 16:45-17:00

buffer for overruns

questions, review what's needed for next weekend

Evening 4

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

Start-up

0.5 hr - 18:00-18:30

exam on previous day's material

Review assigned reading

1.0 hr - 18:30-19:30

Survival and Body Mgmt., & Fitness
clothing, personal protection, & Personal Equip
Communications

2nd half of SAR Mgmt.Video

0.5 hr - 19:30-20:00

"Expanding the Search" 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

exam on previous day's material

First Aid

1.0 hr - 09:30-10:30

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.9, appendix B

FOG SAR Manual: Ch.11, F-09

Hypothermia

break

0.25 hr - 10:30-10:45

Evacuation

0.25 hr - 10:45-11:00

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.26

FOG SAR Manual: Ch.23

[include litter carry / perhaps patient packaging]

Cold Weather SAR

1 hr - 11:00-12:00

Snowmobile / Winter SAR
FOG SAR Manual: F-10
Cold Weather Nutrition
FOG SAR Manual: F-08
Wind Chill Calculation
FOG SAR Manual: G-25

lunch

12:00-12:30

Communications

1 hr - 12:30-13:30

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.14

Exercise

see sar/pc/training/subject/sar-fundamentals/components/subject/05-communications

Lost person behavior

0.5hr - 13:30-14:00

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.21

FOG SAR Manual: Ch.14

Lost person Questionnaire w/exercise

Search Probability Theory

0.75hr - 14:00-14:45

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.22

FOG SAR Manual: Ch.12

break

0.25hr - 14:45-15:00

Briefing and debriefing

0.75hr - 15:00-15:45

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Appendix D

FOG SAR Manual: F-01

see sar/pc/training/subject/sar-fundamentals/components/subject/07-briefing-debriefing

Search Team Leader

0.5hr - 15:45-16:15

2005-02 09:55-10:20 : 0.4h

(add marshalling, sign-in)

see sar/pc/training/subject/sar-fundamentals/components/subject/06-team-leader

Tracking

0.5hr - 16:15-16:45

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.23, Apdx C

FOG SAR Manual: Ch.18

Tracking Form.

Exercise

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

Day 6

Typically a Sunday. 09:00-17:00

Stress

0.75 hr - 09:00-09:45

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch16

(Floating Stone Video)

critique

1.0 hr - 09:30-10:30

2006-09-30 09:26 - 10:15

2005-02 08:50 - 10:05

2008-02-07 10:00 - 2008-02-07 10:34

critique of night search

break

0.25 - 10:30-10:45

Review

0.5 hr - 10:45-11:15

verify sign in

distribute course evaluations

exam on previous day's material

Navigation - Lat/Long

0.75 hr - 11:15-12:00

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch13

lunch

12:00-12:30

Helicopter

0.75hr - 12:30-13:15

2005-02 10:40 - 11:40

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch. 29

FOG SAR Manual: F-06

Helicopter operations video

Air Observer Guidelines

1 hr - 13:15-14:15

2005-02 12:45 - 13:20

2006-09-30 13:12 - 14:15

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch. 28

FOG SAR Manual: F-07

Legal Aspects

0.5hr - 14:15-14:45

2005-02 15:20 - 15:41

2008-02-07 14:36-15:06

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch. 31

FOG SAR Manual: F-15

break

0.25 - 14:45-15:00

Evidence handling

0.5 hr - 15:00-15:30

2005-02 09:05 - 09:38

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch. 18

FOG SAR Manual: Ch. 20

Exercise

External influences

0.5hr - 15:30-16:00

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch. 30

(family, media, politics)

Foot Travel Skills

0.25hr - 16:00-16:15

2006-09-30 14:15 - 14:27

SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch. 12

FOG SAR Manual: Ch. 8

Review

0.5 hr - 16:15-16:45

exam on day's material

Wrap up

0.25 hr - 16:45-17:00

certificates, congratulations
log books
going forward
- maintaining certification
- joining SAR groups
  - SAR Alberta
- other training that is possible
return lent texts, compasses
return cheques

other

The following material is not explicitly scheduled and where appropriate will be covered in earlier sections.

 * Inland Water Search                         0.5hr           Ch.19
 2005-02    13:20 - 13:38

 * Search Principles and Techniques            1.25hr             Ch.16
 Clue Consciousness			 0.25hr         Ch.19      Ch.20
   (Roy offers to instruct)
 Search Area / Confinement		 1.0hr		           Ch.13

 * equipment				        0.25hr          Ch.24 
  related skills-exercise on knots	0.50hr          Ch.25

 * Emergency survival skills, (improvising)	0.5hr   Ch.7       Ch.25
 (Roy offers to instruct)
 (Short Term Survival Skills)
 * Survival (Body Management)                  0.5hr              Ch.24

 * Navigation - LLD, Roads, Approach Number

Navigation - Review and Practice 0.25hr Ch.13 Actual Start: ______ End: ______ 2006-09-30 10:15 11:45

 * Urgency Determination Form			0.25hr  Appendix A

part of SAR Management video

 * SAR resources and technology, 
 & Power Tools	                                0.5hr   Ch.15
 SAR Technology                        0.5hr                   F-05
   2005-02    10:22 - 10:40
 SAR Transportation                    0.25hr                  F-11
   2005-02    15:05 - 15:20

Rope rescue 0.75hr Ch.21

 * Preventive SAR video Share The Responsibility 0.5hr           F-17
 Actual Start: ______ End: ______
 2005-02    16:12 - 16:21 no video
 2006-09-30 15:44 - 16:01

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SAR Fundamentals/Schedule

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Revision as of 22:55, 4 March 2010

Contents

Evening 1

Day 2

Day 3

Evening 4

Day 5

Evening 5

Day 6

other

Views

Personal tools

Navigation

Search

Toolbox

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 '''flex'''
 : 0.25 hr - 21:15-21:30
+: buffer for overruns
 : Q's, discussion, prep for next day, clean up
@@ Line 76: / Line 77: @@
 '''flex'''
 : 0.25hr - 11:45-12:00
+: buffer for overruns
 : questions
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 '''flex'''
 : 0.25 - 16:45-17:00
+: buffer for overruns
 : questions, review what's needed for next weekend
@@ Line 220: / Line 223: @@
 : sign in
 : exam on previous day's material
+'''First Aid'''
+: 1.0 hr - 09:30-10:30
+: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.9, appendix B
+: FOG SAR Manual: Ch.11, F-09
+: Hypothermia
 '''break'''
-: 0.25 - 10:30-10:45
+: 0.25 hr - 10:30-10:45
+'''Evacuation'''
+: 0.25 hr - 10:45-11:00
+: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.26
+: FOG SAR Manual: Ch.23
+: [include litter carry / perhaps patient packaging]
+'''Cold Weather SAR'''
+: 1 hr - 11:00-12:00
+* Snowmobile / Winter SAR
+*: FOG SAR Manual: F-10
+* Cold Weather Nutrition
+*: FOG SAR Manual: F-08
+* Wind Chill Calculation
+*: FOG SAR Manual: G-25
 '''lunch'''
 : 12:00-12:30
+'''Communications'''
+: 1 hr - 12:30-13:30
+: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.14
+: Exercise
+: see sar/pc/training/subject/sar-fundamentals/components/subject/05-communications
+'''Lost person behavior'''
+: 0.5hr - 13:30-14:00
+: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.21
+: FOG SAR Manual: Ch.14
+: Lost person Questionnaire w/exercise
+'''Search Probability Theory'''
+: 0.75hr - 14:00-14:45
+: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.22
+: FOG SAR Manual: Ch.12
 '''break'''
-: 0.25 - 14:45-15:00
+: 0.25hr - 14:45-15:00
+'''Briefing and debriefing'''
+: 0.75hr - 15:00-15:45
+: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Appendix D
+: FOG SAR Manual:  F-01
+: see sar/pc/training/subject/sar-fundamentals/components/subject/07-briefing-debriefing
+'''Search Team Leader'''
+: 0.5hr - 15:45-16:15
+:: 2005-02 09:55-10:20 : 0.4h
+: (add marshalling, sign-in)
+: see sar/pc/training/subject/sar-fundamentals/components/subject/06-team-leader
+'''Tracking'''
+: 0.5hr - 16:15-16:45
+: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.23, Apdx C
+: FOG SAR Manual: Ch.18
+: Tracking Form.
+: Exercise
+'''flex'''
+: buffer for overruns
+: 0.25hr - 16:45-17:00
+: Q's, prep for mock search
@@ Line 241: / Line 314: @@
-'''Start-up'''
+'''Stress'''
-: 0.5 hr - 09:00-09:30
+: 0.75 hr - 09:00-09:45
-: sign in
+: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch16
-: exam on previous day's material
+: (Floating Stone Video)
+'''critique'''
+: 1.0 hr - 09:30-10:30
+:: 2006-09-30 09:26 - 10:15
+::  2005-02    08:50 - 10:05
+:: 2008-02-07 10:00 - 2008-02-07 10:34
+: critique of night search
 '''break'''
 : 0.25 - 10:30-10:45
+'''Review'''
+: 0.5 hr - 10:45-11:15
+: verify sign in
+: distribute course evaluations
+: exam on previous day's material
+'''Navigation - Lat/Long'''
+: 0.75 hr - 11:15-12:00
+: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch13
 '''lunch'''
 : 12:00-12:30
+'''Helicopter'''
+: 0.75hr - 12:30-13:15
+::  2005-02    10:40 - 11:40
+: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch. 29
+: FOG SAR Manual: F-06
+: Helicopter operations video
+'''Air Observer Guidelines'''
+: 1 hr - 13:15-14:15
+::  2005-02    12:45 - 13:20
+::  2006-09-30    13:12  -    14:15
+: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch. 28
+: FOG SAR Manual: F-07
+'''Legal Aspects'''
+: 0.5hr - 14:15-14:45
+:: 2005-02  15:20 - 15:41
+:: 2008-02-07 14:36-15:06
+: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch. 31
+: FOG SAR Manual: F-15
 '''break'''
 : 0.25 - 14:45-15:00
+'''Evidence handling'''
+: 0.5 hr - 15:00-15:30
+::  2005-02 09:05 - 09:38
+: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch. 18
+: FOG SAR Manual: Ch. 20
+: Exercise
+'''External influences'''
+: 0.5hr - 15:30-16:00
+: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch. 30
+: (family, media, politics)
+'''Foot Travel Skills'''
+: 0.25hr - 16:00-16:15
+:: 2006-09-30    14:15  -    14:27
+: SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch. 12
+: FOG SAR Manual: Ch. 8
+'''Review'''
+: 0.5 hr - 16:15-16:45
+: exam on day's material
+'''Wrap up'''
+: 0.25 hr - 16:45-17:00
+* certificates, congratulations
+* log books
+* going forward
+** maintaining certification
+** joining SAR groups
+*** SAR Alberta
+** other training that is possible
+* return lent texts, compasses
+* return cheques
+== other ==
+The following material is not explicitly scheduled
+and where appropriate will be covered in earlier sections.
+  * Inland Water Search                         0.5hr           Ch.19
+-02    13:20 - 13:38
+  * Search Principles and Techniques            1.25hr             Ch.16
+  Clue Consciousness			 0.25hr         Ch.19      Ch.20
+    (Roy offers to instruct)
+  Search Area / Confinement		 1.0hr		           Ch.13
+  * equipment				        0.25hr          Ch.24
+   related skills-exercise on knots	0.50hr          Ch.25
+  * Emergency survival skills, (improvising)	0.5hr   Ch.7       Ch.25
+  (Roy offers to instruct)
+  (Short Term Survival Skills)
+  * Survival (Body Management)                  0.5hr              Ch.24
+  * Navigation - LLD, Roads, Approach Number
+Navigation - Review and Practice		0.25hr  Ch.13
+Actual Start: ______ End: ______
+-09-30    10:15       11:45
+  * Urgency Determination Form			0.25hr  Appendix A
+part of SAR Management video
+  * SAR resources and technology,
+  & Power Tools	                                0.5hr   Ch.15
+  SAR Technology                        0.5hr                   F-05
+-02    10:22 - 10:40
+  SAR Transportation                    0.25hr                  F-11
+-02    15:05 - 15:20
+Rope rescue                                     0.75hr          Ch.21
+  * Preventive SAR video Share The Responsibility 0.5hr           F-17
+  Actual Start: ______ End: ______
+-02    16:12 - 16:21 no video
+-09-30 15:44 - 16:01