Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the course!

  • 2

    Chapter #1 Program

    • 4.1.1 SAR Structure In Canada

    • 4.1.2 Incident Command System

    • 4.1.3 Roles and Responsibilities

    • 4.1.4 Legal Requirements

    • 4.1.5 Liability and Workers Compensation

    • 4.1.6 Finance

    • 4.1.7 Media Policy

    • 4.1.9 Program Quiz

  • 3

    Chapter #2 Human Factors

    • 4.2.1 Personal Qualities and Attributes

    • 4.2.2 Physical Demands

    • 4.2.3 Psychological Demands

    • 4.2.4 Personal Equipment

    • 4.2.5 Body Management

    • 4.2.7 Human Factors Quiz

  • 4

    Chapter #3 Environment

    • 4.3.1 Weather

    • 4.3.2 Natural Hazards

    • Flash Flood

    • 4.3.3 Animals

    • 4.3.4 Insects and Arachnids

    • 4.3.5 Plants

    • 4.3.6 Terrain

    • 4.3.8 Environment Quiz

  • 5

    Chapter #4 First Aid and Survival

    • 4.4.1 First Aid

    • 4.4.2 Survival Skills

    • 4.4.4 First Aid and Survival Skills Quiz

  • 6

    Chapter #5 Transportation and Safety Equipment

    • 4.5.1 Personal Vehicle and SAR Response Vehicle

    • 4.5.3 Vehicle and Trailer Combos

    • 4.5.4 Marine Emergency Vessels

    • 4.5.6 All Terrain Vehicles

    • 4.5.7 Aircraft

    • 4.5.9 Transportation and Safety Equipment Quiz

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    Chapter #6 Navigation

    • 4.6.1 Maps

    • 4.6.2 Compass

    • 4.6.3 Global Positioning System

    • 4.6.4 Map and Compass

    • 4.6.5 Map and GPS

    • Pro Tips "Plotting a Grid Refernce Point" (GRP)

    • Harwill 62 P5 Edition 3

    • GRP "K" Harwill 62 P5 Edition 3

    • GRP "C" Harwill 62 P5 Edition 3

    • GRP "F" Harwill 62 P5 Edition 3

    • Pro Tips Plotting Bearing

    • R-S-T Bearing Harwill 62 P5 Edition 3

    • Calculating Length of Route

    • Plotting Grid Reference Point (GRP) Practice Exercise Harwill 62 P5 Edition 3

    • 4.6.7 Navigation Quiz

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    Chapter #7 Communication

    • 4.7.1 Awareness of Communications during an incident

    • 4.7.2 Radio Operations

    • 4.7.3 Satellite and Cell Phones

    • 4.7.4 Alerting Technologies

    • 4.7.5 Emerging Communication Technologies

    • 4.7.7 Communications Quiz

  • 9

    Chapter #8 Lost Person Behaviour

    • 4.8.1 Lost Person Behaviour

    • 4.8.3 Lost Person Behaviour Quiz

  • 10

    Chapter #9 Search Competencies

    • 4.9.1 Search Theory

    • 4.9.2 Notification

    • 4.9.3 Activation, Check-in and Initial Briefing

    • 4.9.4 Assignments

    • 4.9.5 Search Types, Patterns and Techniques

    • 4.9.6 Containment/Confinement

    • 4.9.7 Attraction Methods

    • 4.9.8 Clue Awareness

    • 4.9.9 Demobilization

    • 4.9.10 Night Searches

    • 4.9.10 B Night Searches

    • 4.9.11 Shoreline Searches

    • 4.09.12 Evidence Handling

    • 4.9.13 Deceased Persons

    • 4.9.14 Urban Searches

    • 4.9.16 Search Competencies Quiz

  • 11

    Chapter #10 Specialized Resources

    • 4.10.1 Specialized Resources

    • 4.10.3 Specialized Resources Quiz

  • 12

    Chapter #11 Exam

    • Harwill 62 P5 Edition 3_Basic Exam Map

    • Basic Searcher Final Exam

  • 13

    Post Course

    • Congrats on completing your course!!

    • Before you go...

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