2020 Spring SAR Basics/Schedule

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This is a sample schedule (master) 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

Wednesday February 12. 18:00-21:30

Scheduled: Brett, Lynn
Available: Chris, Michael, Spencer, Jeff
Q's, discussion, prep for next day, clean up

Day 2

Thursday February 13. 09:00-17:00

Scheduled: Brett, Jeff, Chris to 16:00, Norm
Available: Michael, Spencer

Day 3

Friday February 14. 09:00-17:00

Scheduled: Brett, Norm, Spencer, Lynn
Available: Jeff
  • 09:00-09:30 0.50hr Start-up
  • 09:30-11:15 1.75hr Navigation - instruments - theory
    10:30-10:45 0.25hr includes break
  • pick up lunch at 11:30 from Bear Grass Bistro at Ranchlands Mall
  • 11:15-12:00 0.75hr Search Techniques - theory
  • 12:00-12:30 0.50hr lunch
    • discuss student's clothing choices one-on-one
  • 12:30-17:00 4.50hr Search Skills and Navigation - instruments - practical - compass
    • 12:30
      • at classroom
      • head to venue (Beauvais Lake)
      • split into teams
      • head to first station
    • First Set of Stations
      There are 3 stations:
      • for Type 1 Search,
      • for Widely Spaced Sound Sweep,
      • for Compass Practical.
      The students are split
      into 3 teams and rotated through each station.
    • 13:15 Rotation 1
      • Team S1 - Compass
      • Team S2 - Type 1
      • Team S3 - WSSS
    • 14:00 Rotation 2
      • Team S1 - Type 1
      • Team S2 - WSSS
      • Team S3 - Compass
    • 14:45 Rotation 3
      • Team S1 - WSSS
      • Team S2 - Compass
      • Team S3 - Type 1
    • 15:30 Type 3
    • 15:45 Split into two Teams
      Team A - Type 2
      Team B - Type 2
    • 16:45 flex
    • 17:00 sign out

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

Wednesday February 26. 18:00-21:30

Scheduled: Brett, Lynn
Available: Chris, Spencer

Day 5

Thursday February 27. 09:00-17:00

Scheduled: Brett, Roy - prev material, Lynn, Michael
Available: Spencer

Evening 5

Thursday February 27. 18:30-~22:00

Scheduled: Brett, Russ, Jeff, Norm, Lynn, Michael
Requested: Spencer

Day 6

Friday February 28. 09:00-17:00

Scheduled: Brett, Michael, Roy - prev material
Available: Chris, Spencer

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 workers 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

Personal tools