SAR Fundamentals/Communications
From PCSAR
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Subject
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Scope
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- SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.14 "Communications"
- Basic SAR Skills Manual: F-4 "Communications"
- Exercise
This training should include:
- Why communications is important
- Why professionalism, why standards?
- communications methods used in SAR
- Basic radio theory
- Radio waves / light waves
- Frequency
- Bands
- VHF: 30 - 300 MHz: 10 m to 1 m
- UHF: 300MHz - 3 GHz: 1 m to 10 cm
- Bands
- CTCSS - continuous tone squelch system
- interference
- FRS sub channels
- Propagation (sara std field)
- Anatomy of radios (sara std field)
- Types of radios
- Base (sara std field)
- Hand Held (sara std field)
- Mobile (sara std field)
- Repeater (sara std field)
- Simplex vs Duplex (Repeater)
- Connectors & Mobile Antennas (sara std field)
- Use of radios
- Battery Replacement (sara std field)
- Using the controls (sara std field)
- Posture of the user (sara std field)
- Base Radio setup and use (sara std control)
- Equipment and channels we have access to
- Communication Protocols
- Do not cut into a message being sent. Listen before you send.
- choosing your words
- Sound professional. Absolutely everyone is listening.
- Make sure your information is clear, concise and short. Think before you speak, not during.
- Speak slow and clear.
- Use simple words.
- Standard Words and Phrases
- ITU Alphabet (sara std field)
- numbers
- 3-Tree 4-Fower 9-Niner
- Calling procedures (sara std field)
- Over - I have finished talking and I am listening for your reply. Short for "Over to you."
- Out or Clear - I have finished talking to you and do not expect a reply.
- Roger - Information received.
- Copy - I understand what you just said (after receiving information).
- Acknowledge - confirm you've received
- This Is ...
- Go Ahead
- Stand By
- Correction / I Say Again / Say Again
- Read Back / That Is Correct
- Wilco - Will Comply (after receiving new directions).
- Affirmative / Negative / Wilco
- Use the 24 hr clock to tell time.
- Radio check
- How Do You Read?
- Strength / Clarity
- 1 - (unreadable)
- 2 - (breaking up)
- 3 - (readable with difficulty)
- 4 - (readable)
- 5 - (perfectly readable)
- MAYDAY / PAN PAN / SECURITY
- Use of plain language (sara std field)
- One exception 10-62 means turn radio off or move away from group. (sara std field)
- PCSAR's codes
- Death or injury relayed in code or special word by mgmt., instructions.
- Call Signs
- All Stations
- Communications Traffic Logging (sara std control)
- Laws
- must identify yourself
- profane language
- false distress
- e.g. tests that seem real
- privacy
- Hands On use of radios
- Calling other stations (sara std field)
- Passing traffic (sara std field)
- Multiple Radio use simulation (sara std control)
Prerequisites
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Communications is such an important aspect of SAR, so please review the following material:
- □ Study Guide for Restricted Operator Certificate http://www.obsr.ca/radio-ric23.pdf
- □ SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.14 (pg 201)
- □ Basic SAR Skills Manual: Addendum 4 (pg F-9)
In particular:
- □ memorize the phonetic alphabet
- □ memorize the Procedural Words
- □ study the examples on how the Procedural Words are used
See Assigned reading
Objectives
At the conclusion of this lesson the participants:
- will be able to ...
Time Plan
Total Time: 60 minutes
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See Plan (odt) (pdf)
Aids
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See Slides (odp) (pdf)
- FRS Radios
- PCSAR's portable radios
- Brett's portable ham radio
- Example of PCSAR's mobile radio
- computer projector
- laptop
- computer presentation slides
- for each student:
- phonetic alphabet (handout or in text book)
- hand-out:
- see sar/pc/training/subject/sar-fundamentals/components/subject/11-communications
Question bank
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Feedback
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Feedback / comments / updates:
- see msg Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:32:17 -0600
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Reference Material
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- SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.14 (pg 201)
- Basic SAR Skills Manual: Ch.F-4 (pg F-9)
- Study Guide for Restricted Operator Certificate
- The 2009 SAR Alberta Telecommunications Standard
- GMRS on Wikipedia
Notes
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