2016 Fall SAR Basics/Schedule

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This is the provisional schedule for SAR Fundamentals courses hosted by PCSAR.
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This is a sample schedule for SAR Fundamentals courses hosted by PCSAR.
Each section links to a lesson plan.
Each section links to a lesson plan.
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== Evening 1 ==
== Evening 1 ==
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Friday October 28. 18:00-21:30
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Typically a Friday. 18:00-21:30
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'''break'''
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Incident anatomy#Part 1|Anatomy of an Incident]]'''
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: 0.25 hr - 19:30-19:45
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: 1.5hr 19:30-21:00 (includes '''break''' 0.25hr)
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Incident anatomy#Part 1|Anatomy of an Incident]]'''
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Navigation/Overview|Navigation - overview]]'''
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: 1.5hr 19:45-21:15
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: 0.25 hr - 21:00-21:15
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'''flex'''
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Navigation/Map/Features|Navigation - map - features]]'''
: 0.25 hr - 21:15-21:30
: 0.25 hr - 21:15-21:30
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: buffer for overruns
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: Q's, discussion, prep for next day, clean up
: Q's, discussion, prep for next day, clean up
== Day 2 ==
== Day 2 ==
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Saturday October 29. 09:00-17:00
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Typically a Saturday. 09:00-17:00
'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Day 2 start up|Start-up]]'''
'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Day 2 start up|Start-up]]'''
: 0.5 hr - 09:00-09:30
: 0.5 hr - 09:00-09:30
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Navigation/Overview|Navigation - overview]]'''
 
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: 0.25 hr - 09:30-09:45
 
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Navigation/Map/Features|Navigation - map - features]]'''
 
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: 0.25 hr - 09:45-10:00
 
'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Navigation/Map/Topography|Navigation - map - topography]]'''
'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Navigation/Map/Topography|Navigation - map - topography]]'''
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: 1.5 hr - 10:00-11:30
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: 1.5 hr - 09:30-11:00
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Incident anatomy#Part 2|Anatomy of an incident]]''' (continued video)
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/First Aid|First Aid]]'''
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: 0.5 hr - 11:30-12:00
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: 1.0 hr - 11:00-12:00
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Ready Pack#|Ready Pack]]'''
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Evacuation|Evacuation]]'''
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: 1.0 hr - 12:30-13:30
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: 0.5hr - 12:30-13:00
'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Navigation/Map/UTM|Navigation - map - UTM]]'''
'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Navigation/Map/UTM|Navigation - map - UTM]]'''
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: 0.5 hr - 13:00-13:30
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Incident anatomy#Part 2|Anatomy of an incident]]''' (continued video)
: 0.5 hr - 13:30-14:00
: 0.5 hr - 13:30-14:00
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Navigation/Map/Distance|Navigation - map - distance]]'''
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'''break'''
: 0.25 hr - 14:00-14:15
: 0.25 hr - 14:00-14:15
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'''break'''
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Navigation/Map/Distance|Navigation - map - distance]]'''
: 0.25 hr - 14:15-14:30
: 0.25 hr - 14:15-14:30
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:: spend time repacking my pack
 
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Organization and Incident Command|Organization and Incident Command]]'''
 
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: 0.5hr 14:30-15:00
 
'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Navigation/Map/Direction|Navigation - map - direction]]'''
'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Navigation/Map/Direction|Navigation - map - direction]]'''
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: 0.75 hr - 15:00-15:45
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: 0.75 hr - 14:300-15:15
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Navigation/Map/Triangulation|Navigation - map - triangulation]]'''
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Organization and Incident Command|Organization and Incident Command]]'''
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: 0.75 hr - 15:45-16:30
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: 0.5hr - 15:15-15:45
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Navigation/Map/Route Selection|Navigation - map - route selection]]'''
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Ready Pack#|Ready Pack]]'''
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: 0.25 hr - 16:30-16:45
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: 1.0 hr - 15:45-16:45
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== Day 3 ==
== Day 3 ==
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Sunday October 30. 09:00-17:00
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Typically a Sunday. 09:00-17:00
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Search techniques/Theory|Search Techniques - theory]]'''
'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Search techniques/Theory|Search Techniques - theory]]'''
: 0.75 hr - 11:15 - 12:00
: 0.75 hr - 11:15 - 12:00
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* add: Widely-spaced sound sweep
'''lunch'''
'''lunch'''
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Search skills and compass practical|Search Skills and Navigation - instruments - practical - compass]]'''
'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Search skills and compass practical|Search Skills and Navigation - instruments - practical - compass]]'''
: 4.5 hr - 12:30-17:00
: 4.5 hr - 12:30-17:00
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* add: Widely-spaced sound sweep
== Assigned Reading ==
== Assigned Reading ==
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: assigned reading
: assigned reading
: otherwise 0.5h
: otherwise 0.5h
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* further built upon in a later presentation
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Hazards|Hazards]]'''
'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Hazards|Hazards]]'''
: otherwise 0.5 hr
: otherwise 0.5 hr
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* further built upon in a later presentation
'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Communications|Communications]]'''
'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Communications|Communications]]'''
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* further built upon in a later presentation
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== Evening 4 ==
== Evening 4 ==
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Friday Novmeber 18. 18:00-21:30
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Typically a Friday, 2 weeks after the previous weekend. 18:00-21:30
'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Evening 4 start-up|Start-up]]'''
'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Evening 4 start-up|Start-up]]'''
: 0.5 hr - 18:00-18:30
: 0.5 hr - 18:00-18:30
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: (includes written exam '''[[SAR Fundamentals/Assigned reading#Review|reviewing assigned reading]]''')
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Assigned reading#Review|Review assigned reading]]'''
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Communications|Communications]]''' (follow-up to assigned reading)
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: 1.0 hr - 18:30-19:30
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: 1 hr - 18:30-19:30
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* ''merge into Start-Up (written exam)''
 
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* ''move Communications into this time slot so have practice before GPS practical''
 
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Hazards|Hazards]]'''
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Hazards|Hazards]]''' (follow-up to assigned reading)
: 0.5 hr 19:30-20:00
: 0.5 hr 19:30-20:00
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== Day 5 ==
== Day 5 ==
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Saturday November 19. 09:00-17:00
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Typically a Saturday. 09:00-17:00
'''[[SAR Fundamental/Day 5 start up|Start-up]]'''
'''[[SAR Fundamental/Day 5 start up|Start-up]]'''
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: 0.5 hr - 09:00-09:30
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: 0.5hr - 09:00-09:30
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/First Aid|First Aid]]'''
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Navigation/Map/Triangulation|Navigation - map - triangulation]]'''
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: 1.0 hr - 09:30-10:30
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: 0.75hr - 09:30-10:15
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Navigation/Map/Route Selection|Navigation - map - route selection]]'''
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: 0.25hr - 10:15-10:30
'''break'''
'''break'''
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: 0.25 hr - 10:30-10:45
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: 0.25hr - 10:30-10:45
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Evacuation|Evacuation]]'''
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Foot travel|Foot Travel Skills]]'''
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: 0.25 hr - 10:45-11:00
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: 0.25hr - 10:45-11:00
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* should expand to 0.5 hr
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Cold weather|Cold Weather SAR]]'''
'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Cold weather|Cold Weather SAR]]'''
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: 1 hr - 11:00-12:00
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: 1hr - 11:00-12:00
'''lunch'''
'''lunch'''
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: 12:00-12:30
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: 0.5hr - 12:00-12:30
* need more moving in afternoon, too much sitting.
* need more moving in afternoon, too much sitting.
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** move evacuation exercise to afternoon?
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** Possibly have tracking merge into break and outdoor exercise.
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Communications|Communications]]'''
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: 1 hr - 12:30-13:30
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Lost person behaviour|Lost person behaviour]]'''
'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Lost person behaviour|Lost person behaviour]]'''
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: 0.5hr - 13:30-14:00
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: 0.5hr - 12:30-13:00
'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Search probability|Search Probability Theory]]'''
'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Search probability|Search Probability Theory]]'''
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: 0.75hr - 14:00-14:45
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: 0.75hr - 13:00-13:45
* could cut down to 0.5hr with better prepared slides
* could cut down to 0.5hr with better prepared slides
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Tracking|Tracking]]'''
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: 0.5hr - 13:45-14:15
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: 0.5hr - 15:45-16:15
: 0.5hr - 15:45-16:15
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Tracking|Tracking]]'''
 
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: 0.5hr - 16:15-16:45
 
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== Evening 5 ==
== Evening 5 ==
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Saturday evening November 19. 18:30-~22:00
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Typically the same Saturday evening. 18:30-~22:00
'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Mock Search|Mock search]]'''
'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Mock Search|Mock search]]'''
: 3.5 hr : 18:30-~22:00
: 3.5 hr : 18:30-~22:00
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: see {{event|2016-11-19 Mock Search}}
 
== Day 6 ==
== Day 6 ==
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Sunday November 20. 09:00-17:00
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Typically a Sunday. 09:00-17:00
'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Stress|Stress]]'''
'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Stress|Stress]]'''
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: 1.0 hr - 09:00-10:00
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: 1.0hr - 09:00-10:00
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* fix: times overlap
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Critique|Critique]]'''
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'''[[SAR Fundamental/Day 6 start up|Start-up]]'''
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: 1.0 hr - 09:30-10:30
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: 0.5hr - 10:00-10:30
'''break'''
'''break'''
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: 0.25 - 10:30-10:45
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: 0.25hr - 10:30-10:45
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'''[[SAR Fundamental/Day 6 start up|Start-up]]'''
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Critique|Critique]]'''
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: 0.5 hr - 10:45-11:15
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: 1.0hr - 10:45-11:45
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Survival skills|Survival skills]]'''
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Helicopter|Helicopter]]'''
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: 0.75 hr - 11:15-12:00
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: 0.75hr - 11:45-12:30
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* may be able to reduce as is also in reading assignment
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'''lunch'''
'''lunch'''
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: 0.5 hr - 12:00-12:30
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: 0.5hr - 12:30-13:00
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Helicopter|Helicopter]]'''
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Air observer|Air Observer Guidelines]]'''
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: 0.75 hr - 12:30-13:15
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: 0.5hr - 13:00-13:30
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Air observer|Air Observer Guidelines]]'''
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Survival skills|Survival skills]]''' (follow-up to assigned reading)
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: 1 hr - 13:15-14:15
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: 0.5hr - 13:30-14:00
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* should reduce time allotted
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Legal|Legal Aspects]]'''
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/External influences|External influences]]'''
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: 0.5hr - 14:15-14:45
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: 0.5hr - 14:00-14:30
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* should make 0.75hr
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'''break'''
'''break'''
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: 0.25 - 14:45-15:00
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: 0.25hr - 14:30-14:45
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* need more frequent breaks in the afternoon
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* don't have helicopter video right after lunch
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Evidence handling|Evidence handling]]'''
 
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: 0.5 hr - 15:00-15:30
 
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Legal|Legal Aspects]]'''
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: 0.75hr - 14:45-15:30
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/External influences|External influences]]'''
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Evidence handling|Evidence handling]]'''
: 0.5hr - 15:30-16:00
: 0.5hr - 15:30-16:00
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'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Foot travel|Foot Travel Skills]]'''
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'''break'''
: 0.25hr - 16:00-16:15
: 0.25hr - 16:00-16:15
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: second afternoon break needed due to student exhaustion
'''[[SAR Fundamental/Day 6 review|Review]]'''
'''[[SAR Fundamental/Day 6 review|Review]]'''
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: 0.5 hr - 16:15-16:45
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: 0.5hr - 16:15-16:45
: exam on day's material
: exam on day's material
'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Wrap up|Wrap up]]'''
'''[[SAR Fundamentals/Wrap up|Wrap up]]'''
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: 0.25 hr - 16:45-17:00
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: 0.25hr - 16:45-17:00
== not covered ==
== not covered ==

Revision as of 19:01, 19 October 2016

This is a sample schedule for SAR Fundamentals courses hosted by PCSAR. Each section links to a lesson plan.

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.

Contents

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


Anatomy of an Incident

1.5hr 19:30-21:00 (includes break 0.25hr)


Navigation - overview

0.25 hr - 21:00-21:15


Navigation - map - features

0.25 hr - 21:15-21:30


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


Navigation - map - topography

1.5 hr - 09:30-11:00


First Aid

1.0 hr - 11:00-12:00


lunch

12:00-12:30


Evacuation

0.5hr - 12:30-13:00


Navigation - map - UTM

0.5 hr - 13:00-13:30


Anatomy of an incident (continued video)

0.5 hr - 13:30-14:00


break

0.25 hr - 14:00-14:15


Navigation - map - distance

0.25 hr - 14:15-14:30


Navigation - map - direction

0.75 hr - 14:300-15:15


Organization and Incident Command

0.5hr - 15:15-15:45


Ready Pack

1.0 hr - 15:45-16:45


flex

0.25hr - 16:45-17:00
buffer for overruns
questions

Day 3

Typically a Sunday. 09:00-17:00


Start-up

0.5 hr - 09:00-09:30

Navigation - instruments - theory

1.75hr - 09:30 - 11:15
includes break
0.25 - 10:30-10:45

Search Techniques - theory

0.75 hr - 11:15 - 12:00
  • add: Widely-spaced sound sweep

lunch

12:00-12:30
  • discuss student's clothing choices one-on-one


Search Skills and Navigation - instruments - practical - compass

4.5 hr - 12:30-17:00
  • add: Widely-spaced sound sweep

Assigned Reading

See Readings.

Survival and Body Mgmt., & Fitness

assigned reading
otherwise 0.5h
  • further built upon in a later presentation


clothing, personal protection, & Personal Equip

assigned reading
otherwise 0.8h


Field Health and Hygiene

assigned reading
otherwise 0.5 hr


Hazards

otherwise 0.5 hr
  • further built upon in a later presentation


Communications

  • further built upon in a later presentation


Inland Water Search

assigned reading
otherwise 0.5hr


SAR resources and technology, & Power Tools

assigned reading
otherwise 0.5 hr


Urban SAR

assigned reading

Evening 4

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

Start-up

0.5 hr - 18:00-18:30
(includes written exam reviewing assigned reading)


Communications (follow-up to assigned reading)

1 hr - 18:30-19:30


Hazards (follow-up to assigned reading)

0.5 hr 19:30-20:00


break

0.25 hr - 20:00-20:15


Navigation - instruments - practical - GPS

1.25 hr : 20:15-21:30

Day 5

Typically a Saturday. 09:00-17:00


Start-up

0.5hr - 09:00-09:30


Navigation - map - triangulation

0.75hr - 09:30-10:15


Navigation - map - route selection

0.25hr - 10:15-10:30


break

0.25hr - 10:30-10:45


Foot Travel Skills

0.25hr - 10:45-11:00


Cold Weather SAR

1hr - 11:00-12:00


lunch

0.5hr - 12:00-12:30
  • need more moving in afternoon, too much sitting.
    • Possibly have tracking merge into break and outdoor exercise.


Lost person behaviour

0.5hr - 12:30-13:00


Search Probability Theory

0.75hr - 13:00-13:45
  • could cut down to 0.5hr with better prepared slides


Tracking

0.5hr - 13:45-14:15


break

0.25hr - 14:45-15:00


Briefing and debriefing

0.75hr - 15:00-15:45


Search Team Leader

0.5hr - 15:45-16:15


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-~22:00


Mock search

3.5 hr : 18:30-~22:00

Day 6

Typically a Sunday. 09:00-17:00


Stress

1.0hr - 09:00-10:00


Start-up

0.5hr - 10:00-10:30


break

0.25hr - 10:30-10:45


Critique

1.0hr - 10:45-11:45


Helicopter

0.75hr - 11:45-12:30


lunch

0.5hr - 12:30-13:00


Air Observer Guidelines

0.5hr - 13:00-13:30


Survival skills (follow-up to assigned reading)

0.5hr - 13:30-14:00


External influences

0.5hr - 14:00-14:30


break

0.25hr - 14:30-14:45


Legal Aspects

0.75hr - 14:45-15:30


Evidence handling

0.5hr - 15:30-16:00


break

0.25hr - 16:00-16:15
second afternoon break needed due to student exhaustion


Review

0.5hr - 16:15-16:45
exam on day's material


Wrap up

0.25hr - 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


Specialty teams

good idea. Try to work in in future years.


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.

Filler

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