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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare for land search and rescue response
  2. Determine current location, destination and resources
  3. Provide grid references to search and rescue operations team
  4. Perform land search and rescue response
  5. Prepare for land search and rescue response
  6. Determine current location, destination and resources
  7. Provide grid references to search and rescue operations team
  8. Perform land search and rescue response

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the candidate must demonstrate evidence of performance of the following on at least one occasion.

assessing land search and rescue requirements

facilitating the coordination of land search and rescue operations

collecting and assessing information on land search and rescue requirements

evaluating terrain and weather conditions to inform search and rescue operations

determining target locations, distances and destinations

communicating with and coordinating stakeholders within land search and rescue context

applying appropriate land search and rescue tools and techniques


Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the depth of knowledge demonstrated must be appropriate to the job context of the candidate.

principles of land navigation

map and chart types

map interpretation

weather patterns

terrain types

cartographic symbols and legends

lost person behaviour

variation

obstacles to land searches

basic land navigation tools

limitations and/or regulations which impact on land searches

common land search scenarios

land search resources and their limitations

local land environment

policies and procedures for handover and takeover of land searches

Naismith’s rule

the Mattson Consensus