2010-03 SAR Fundamentals/Schedule

Compare with template schedule.

This is a trail schedule for the SAR Fundamentals course 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.



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
 * sign in
 * exam on previous day's material

Ready Pack
 * 1.0 hr - 09:30-10:30

break
 * 0.25 - 10:30-10:45

Anatomy of an incident (cont)
 * 0.5hr 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
 * 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

Search Skills and Compass Practical

15:00 interrupt by avalanche call to CMR.

Had been split into 3 teams:
 * Team A - completed Compass, Type 2.
 * Team B - completed Type 1, Type 4.
 * Team C - completed Type 4, Compass.

Assigned Reading
See Readings.

Evening 4
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
 * 0.45 hr - 18:30-19:15 (Brett)

break
 * 0.25 hr - 19:15-20:30 (Brett)

Communications
 * 0.45 hr - 19:30-20:15 (Brett)

Navigation, part 3, instruments - practical - GPS
 * 1.25 hr : 20:30-21:30 (Brett)

Day 5
Saturday. 08:30-17:00

Start-up
 * 0.5 hr - 08:30-09:00 (Brett)
 * sign in
 * exam on previous day's material

Briefing and debriefing
 * 0.75 hr - 09:00-09:45 (Brett/Spencer)

Lost person behaviour
 * 0.5hr - 09:45-10:15 (Spencer)

break
 * 0.25hr - 10:15-10:30

First Aid
 * 1.0 hr - 10:30-11:30 (Brett)

Cold Weather SAR
 * 0.5 hr - 11:30-12:00 (Brett)

lunch
 * 12:00-12:30

Search Team Leader
 * 0.5hr - 12:30-13:00 (Brett)

Tracking
 * 0.5hr - 13:00-13:30 (Brett)

Search Skills and Compass Practical
 * 13:30 marshal at MD Meeting room
 * regroup in teams from last time
 * Team A - completed Compass, Type 2 - moves to Type 4
 * Team B - completed Type 1, Type 4 - moves to Compass
 * Team C - completed Type 4, Compass - moves to Type 2
 * 13:45 rotation 3
 * Team A - Type 4 (Spencer)
 * Team B - Compass (Brett)
 * Team C - Type 1 (Ron)
 * 14:45 Type 2 (All)
 * 15:45 Type 3 (Brett)
 * 16:00 done

break
 * incorporated in above
 * 0.25hr - moves to 16:15

Evacuation
 * 0.50 hr - 16:15-16:45 (Cindy)

flex
 * buffer for overruns
 * 0.25hr - 16:45-17:00
 * Q's, prep for mock search

Evening 5
Typically the same Saturday evening.

18:30 marshal at MD meeting room, convoy to Eric Bruder's ranch

Mock Search
 * 19:00-22:00 evening (All)

Day 6
Sunday. 08:30-17:30

Stress
 * 0.75 hr - 08:30-09:00 (Brett)

Critique
 * 1.0 hr - 09:00-10:00 (Cindy)

break
 * 0.25 - 10:00-10:15

Review
 * 0.5 hr - 10:15-10:45 (Brett)
 * verify sign in
 * distribute course evaluations (form)
 * exam on previous day's material

Search Probability Theory
 * 0.75hr - 10:45-11:30 (Brett)

Foot Travel Skills
 * 0.25hr - 11:30-11:45 (Spencer)

Flex
 * 0.25hr - 11:45-12:00

lunch
 * 0.5 hr - 12:00-12:30

Survival
 * 0.75 hr - 12:30-13:15 (Brett)

Helicopter
 * 0.75 hr - 13:15-14:00 (Cindy)

Air Observer Guidelines
 * 1 hr - 14:00-15:00 (Ron)

break
 * 0.25 - 15:00-15:15

Evidence handling
 * 0.5 hr - 15:15-15:45 (Roy)

Legal Aspects
 * 0.5hr - 15:45-16:15 (Roy)

External influences
 * 0.5hr - 16:15-16:45 (Brett)
 * SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.30 "Handling External Influences"
 * (family, media, politics)

Review
 * 0.5 hr - 16:45-17:15 (Brett)
 * exam on day's material

Wrap up
 * 0.25 hr - 17:15-17:30 (All)


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

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.

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.