SAR Fundamentals/Mock Search

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* small groups of students, typically 2-4 students
* small groups of students, typically 2-4 students
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* Please use [[Member_Documents#Forms_.26_Operational_Documents|the current version of our forms]], as these are the ones we teach from.
* if available, each group of students has one experienced searcher with them
* if available, each group of students has one experienced searcher with them
* emphasize to experienced searcher that unlike previous training, Type 1 search is fast, hussle, no purposeful wandering
* emphasize to experienced searcher that unlike previous training, Type 1 search is fast, hussle, no purposeful wandering
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* Use call signs according to [http://saralberta.dnsalias.org:8080/mediawiki/index.php/Telecommunications_Standard current SAR Alberta communications standard]. Instead of Team Alpha, Team Bravo, it's S1 (Sierra 1), S2 (Sierra 2).
* each student gets a chance to take Team Leader role
* each student gets a chance to take Team Leader role
** scheduled switching, called by overhead team
** scheduled switching, called by overhead team
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* ghosts should have a separate radio channel to the overhead team, search planners
* ghosts should have a separate radio channel to the overhead team, search planners
* ghosts should have map of segment boundaries
* ghosts should have map of segment boundaries
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* Students tend to want to know in the critique the exact location of clues not found on mock
* Students tend to want to know in the critique the exact location of clues not found on mock
Suggestion for future mock searches:
Suggestion for future mock searches:
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* use current version of forms
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* ...
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* use call signs according to current SAR Alberta communications standard
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Revision as of 19:37, 9 January 2013

19:00-22:00 evening

SAR Fundamentals issues

Issues related to mock search from SAR Fundamentals perspectives

  • small groups of students, typically 2-4 students
  • Please use the current version of our forms, as these are the ones we teach from.
  • if available, each group of students has one experienced searcher with them
  • emphasize to experienced searcher that unlike previous training, Type 1 search is fast, hussle, no purposeful wandering
  • Use call signs according to current SAR Alberta communications standard. Instead of Team Alpha, Team Bravo, it's S1 (Sierra 1), S2 (Sierra 2).
  • each student gets a chance to take Team Leader role
    • scheduled switching, called by overhead team
  • groups are ghosted by an evaluator
  • ghosts can teach, but shouldn't participate
  • ghosts may wander between student teams if there's not enough of them
  • ghosts should have a separate radio channel to the overhead team, search planners
  • ghosts should have map of segment boundaries
  • Students tend to want to know in the critique the exact location of clues not found on mock


Suggestion for future mock searches:

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