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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Maintain canine obedience
   • Canine search specialist maintains canine obedience while canine is heeling, off lead
2. Emergency stop with recall is performed by canine search specialist with canine
3. At the direction of the canine search specialist, a down stay is performed by canine while under distraction
4. Canine specialist ensures canine tasks are performed without canine demonstrating aggressive behaviour towards people or other animals
5. Demonstrate canine agility
   • Under canine search specialist direction, an agility course is completed by canine, within required timeframe
6. Under canine search specialist direction, a turn on an elevated plank is performed by canine
7. Agility course is negotiated by canine and canine search specialist in a controlled, safe and appropriate manner
8. Maintain direction and control
   • Canine is directed by canine search specialist to required elevation, direction commands are given to canine and elevation is jumped on by canine
9. Elevation is sustained by canine for a minimum of five seconds until directed by canine search specialist
10. Direction and control course is negotiated by canine and canine search specialist within required timeframe
11. Ability to control work at a distance by canine is demonstrated by canine search specialist
12. Develop canine to indicate live human scent
    • Location of and commitment to live human scent is demonstrated by canine and is interpreted and acted on by canine specialist
13. Alert exercise is undertaken by canine and canine search specialist within required timeframe with location of live human scent being correctly indicated by canine with a bark alert
14. Manage canine in a search to locate victims
    • Interviews and site assessment is conducted to establish an appropriate search strategy
15. Canine is deployed off lead and appropriate actions, indications and characteristics are used by canine and canine search specialist to ensure search area is covered within required timeframe
16. Control of canine is maintained by canine search specialist at all times and assistance to canine is provided, as required
17. Adjustments are made to search strategy by canine search specialist, as required, in accordance with changes in information, environmental conditions, search progress and current rescue work being undertaken
18. Location of live human scent is indicated by canine with a bark alert during search of a collapse site
19. Canine actions, indications and characteristics are interpreted correctly to identify the presence of live human scent by canine specialist
20. Appropriate care, safety and welfare procedures for canine and canine search specialist are followed, in accordance with organisational policies and procedures and relevant legislation
21. Post search examination of canine is conducted, in accordance with organisational procedures

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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