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Revision as of 16:49, 18 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

Eve is thin. Consider adding one substantial item. Consider getting them outside.


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

Day is too heavy on navigation. Need outdoor activity.


Start-up

0.5 hr - 09:00-09:30


Navigation - map - topography

1.5 hr - 10:00-11:30


Anatomy of an incident (continued video)

0.5 hr - 11:30-12:00


lunch

12:00-12:30


Ready Pack

1.0 hr - 12:30-13:30


Navigation - map - UTM

0.5 hr - 13:30-14:00


Navigation - map - distance

0.25 hr - 14:00-14:15


break

0.25 hr - 14:15-14:30
spend time repacking my pack


Organization and Incident Command

0.5hr 14:30-15:00


Navigation - map - direction

0.75 hr - 15:00-15:45


Navigation - map - triangulation

0.75 hr - 15:45-16:30


Navigation - map - route selection

0.25 hr - 16:30-16:45


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
expanded upon in 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


Review assigned reading

1.0 hr - 18:30-19:30
  • merge into Start-Up (written exam)
  • move Communications into this time slot so have practice before GPS practical

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

0.5 hr - 09:00-09:30


First Aid

1.0 hr - 09:30-10:30


break

0.25 hr - 10:30-10:45


Evacuation

0.25 hr - 10:45-11:00
should expand to 0.5 hr

Cold Weather SAR

1 hr - 11:00-12:00


lunch

12:00-12:30
  • need more moving in afternoon, too much sitting.
    • move evacuation exercise to afternoon?

Communications

1 hr - 12:30-13:30


Lost person behaviour

0.5hr - 13:30-14:00


Search Probability Theory

0.75hr - 14:00-14:45
* could cut down to 0.5hr with better prepared slides


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


Tracking

0.5hr - 16:15-16:45


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

1.0 hr - 09:00-10:00
* fix: times overlap


Critique

1.0 hr - 09:30-10:30


break

0.25 - 10:30-10:45


Start-up

0.5 hr - 10:45-11:15


Survival skills

0.75 hr - 11:15-12:00
* may be able to reduce as is also in reading assignment


lunch

0.5 hr - 12:00-12:30


Helicopter

0.75 hr - 12:30-13:15


Air Observer Guidelines

1 hr - 13:15-14:15
* should reduce time allotted


Legal Aspects

0.5hr - 14:15-14:45
* should make 0.75hr

break

0.25 - 14:45-15:00
  • need more frequent breaks in the afternoon
  • don't have helicopter video right after lunch

Evidence handling

0.5 hr - 15:00-15:30


External influences

0.5hr - 15:30-16:00


Foot Travel Skills

0.25hr - 16:00-16:15


Review

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


Wrap up

0.25 hr - 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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