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Evidence Guide: POLSAR006 - Undertake land search and rescue duties

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POLSAR006 - Undertake land search and rescue duties

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Prepare for land search and rescue response

  1. Establish command and control to conduct land search and rescue operations.
  2. Conduct urgency assessment to determine level of response.
  3. Establish forward command post to facilitate coordination of land search and rescue operations.
  4. Establish communications to facilitate flow of information.
  5. Assess characteristics of target and environment to inform search and rescue response.
  6. Access jurisdictional information management systems to gather information on target.
Establish command and control to conduct land search and rescue operations.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conduct urgency assessment to determine level of response.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Establish forward command post to facilitate coordination of land search and rescue operations.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Establish communications to facilitate flow of information.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assess characteristics of target and environment to inform search and rescue response.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Access jurisdictional information management systems to gather information on target.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Determine current location, destination and resources

  1. Identify maps to source information.
  2. Interpret information from maps to ensure accurate parameters of search area.
  3. Analyse data to plot incident location.
  4. Calculate incident distance and location from given landmarks.
  5. Triangulate incident from distinct features to fix a position.
  6. Plot search areas to determine resource allocation and asset deployment for probable and possible search areas.
  7. Evaluate terrain to identify impacts on land search and rescue operations.
  8. Identify safe routes and potential access restrictions to determine access to search area.
  9. Identify specialist resources to facilitate land search and rescue operations.
Identify maps to source information.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interpret information from maps to ensure accurate parameters of search area.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Analyse data to plot incident location.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calculate incident distance and location from given landmarks.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Triangulate incident from distinct features to fix a position.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plot search areas to determine resource allocation and asset deployment for probable and possible search areas.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evaluate terrain to identify impacts on land search and rescue operations.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify safe routes and potential access restrictions to determine access to search area.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify specialist resources to facilitate land search and rescue operations.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provide grid references to search and rescue operations team

  1. Calculate grid references using magnetic bearings, and/or latitude and longitude and/or incident location details provided by callers.
  2. Communicate six figure grid references to search and rescue operations team.
  3. Communicate references to field personnel for use in portable navigational aids.
  4. Communicate directional information to operations team on request.
Calculate grid references using magnetic bearings, and/or latitude and longitude and/or incident location details provided by callers.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communicate six figure grid references to search and rescue operations team.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communicate references to field personnel for use in portable navigational aids.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communicate directional information to operations team on request.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Perform land search and rescue response

  1. Establish cordons to limit size of search area.
  2. Use land search strategies to develop an accurate search area.
  3. Select land search patterns in accordance with conditions and terrain.
  4. Allocate taskings for resources and assets in accordance with capability.
  5. Apply portable navigation aids to provide live information to search coordinator, where available.
  6. Analyse information from portable navigation aids to determine areas searched by teams.
  7. Modify land search patterns using on scene intelligence.
Establish cordons to limit size of search area.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use land search strategies to develop an accurate search area.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select land search patterns in accordance with conditions and terrain.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allocate taskings for resources and assets in accordance with capability.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apply portable navigation aids to provide live information to search coordinator, where available.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Analyse information from portable navigation aids to determine areas searched by teams.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modify land search patterns using on scene intelligence.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepare for land search and rescue response

  1. Establish command and control to conduct land search and rescue operations.
  2. Conduct urgency assessment to determine level of response.
  3. Establish forward command post to facilitate coordination of land search and rescue operations.
  4. Establish communications to facilitate flow of information.
  5. Assess characteristics of target and environment to inform search and rescue response.
  6. Access jurisdictional information management systems to gather information on target.
Establish command and control to conduct land search and rescue operations.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conduct urgency assessment to determine level of response.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Establish forward command post to facilitate coordination of land search and rescue operations.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Establish communications to facilitate flow of information.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assess characteristics of target and environment to inform search and rescue response.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Access jurisdictional information management systems to gather information on target.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Determine current location, destination and resources

  1. Identify maps to source information.
  2. Interpret information from maps to ensure accurate parameters of search area.
  3. Analyse data to plot incident location.
  4. Calculate incident distance and location from given landmarks.
  5. Triangulate incident from distinct features to fix a position.
  6. Plot search areas to determine resource allocation and asset deployment for probable and possible search areas.
  7. Evaluate terrain to identify impacts on land search and rescue operations.
  8. Identify safe routes and potential access restrictions to determine access to search area.
  9. Identify specialist resources to facilitate land search and rescue operations.
Identify maps to source information.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interpret information from maps to ensure accurate parameters of search area.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Analyse data to plot incident location.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calculate incident distance and location from given landmarks.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Triangulate incident from distinct features to fix a position.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plot search areas to determine resource allocation and asset deployment for probable and possible search areas.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evaluate terrain to identify impacts on land search and rescue operations.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify safe routes and potential access restrictions to determine access to search area.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify specialist resources to facilitate land search and rescue operations.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provide grid references to search and rescue operations team

  1. Calculate grid references using magnetic bearings, and/or latitude and longitude and/or incident location details provided by callers.
  2. Communicate six figure grid references to search and rescue operations team.
  3. Communicate references to field personnel for use in portable navigational aids.
  4. Communicate directional information to operations team on request.
Calculate grid references using magnetic bearings, and/or latitude and longitude and/or incident location details provided by callers.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communicate six figure grid references to search and rescue operations team.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communicate references to field personnel for use in portable navigational aids.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communicate directional information to operations team on request.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Perform land search and rescue response

  1. Establish cordons to limit size of search area.
  2. Use land search strategies to develop an accurate search area.
  3. Select land search patterns in accordance with conditions and terrain.
  4. Allocate taskings for resources and assets in accordance with capability.
  5. Apply portable navigation aids to provide live information to search coordinator, where available.
  6. Analyse information from portable navigation aids to determine areas searched by teams.
  7. Modify land search patterns using on scene intelligence.
Establish cordons to limit size of search area.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use land search strategies to develop an accurate search area.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select land search patterns in accordance with conditions and terrain.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allocate taskings for resources and assets in accordance with capability.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apply portable navigation aids to provide live information to search coordinator, where available.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Analyse information from portable navigation aids to determine areas searched by teams.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modify land search patterns using on scene intelligence.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions section.

1. Prepare for land search and rescue response

1.1 Establish command and control to conduct land search and rescue operations.

1.2 Conduct urgency assessment to determine level of response.

1.3 Establish forward command post to facilitate coordination of land search and rescue operations.

1.4 Establish communications to facilitate flow of information.

1.5 Assess characteristics of target and environment to inform search and rescue response.

1.6 Access jurisdictional information management systems to gather information on target.

2. Determine current location, destination and resources

2.1 Identify maps to source information.

2.2 Interpret information from maps to ensure accurate parameters of search area.

2.3 Analyse data to plot incident location.

2.4 Calculate incident distance and location from given landmarks.

2.5 Triangulate incident from distinct features to fix a position.

2.6 Plot search areas to determine resource allocation and asset deployment for probable and possible search areas.

2.7 Evaluate terrain to identify impacts on land search and rescue operations.

2.8 Identify safe routes and potential access restrictions to determine access to search area.

2.9 Identify specialist resources to facilitate land search and rescue operations.

3. Provide grid references to search and rescue operations team

3.1 Calculate grid references using magnetic bearings, and/or latitude and longitude and/or incident location details provided by callers.

3.2 Communicate six figure grid references to search and rescue operations team.

3.3 Communicate references to field personnel for use in portable navigational aids.

3.4 Communicate directional information to operations team on request.

4. Perform land search and rescue response

4.1 Establish cordons to limit size of search area.

4.2 Use land search strategies to develop an accurate search area.

4.3 Select land search patterns in accordance with conditions and terrain.

4.4 Allocate taskings for resources and assets in accordance with capability.

4.5 Apply portable navigation aids to provide live information to search coordinator, where available.

4.6 Analyse information from portable navigation aids to determine areas searched by teams.

4.7 Modify land search patterns using on scene intelligence.

Required Skills and Knowledge

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions section.

1. Prepare for land search and rescue response

1.1 Establish command and control to conduct land search and rescue operations.

1.2 Conduct urgency assessment to determine level of response.

1.3 Establish forward command post to facilitate coordination of land search and rescue operations.

1.4 Establish communications to facilitate flow of information.

1.5 Assess characteristics of target and environment to inform search and rescue response.

1.6 Access jurisdictional information management systems to gather information on target.

2. Determine current location, destination and resources

2.1 Identify maps to source information.

2.2 Interpret information from maps to ensure accurate parameters of search area.

2.3 Analyse data to plot incident location.

2.4 Calculate incident distance and location from given landmarks.

2.5 Triangulate incident from distinct features to fix a position.

2.6 Plot search areas to determine resource allocation and asset deployment for probable and possible search areas.

2.7 Evaluate terrain to identify impacts on land search and rescue operations.

2.8 Identify safe routes and potential access restrictions to determine access to search area.

2.9 Identify specialist resources to facilitate land search and rescue operations.

3. Provide grid references to search and rescue operations team

3.1 Calculate grid references using magnetic bearings, and/or latitude and longitude and/or incident location details provided by callers.

3.2 Communicate six figure grid references to search and rescue operations team.

3.3 Communicate references to field personnel for use in portable navigational aids.

3.4 Communicate directional information to operations team on request.

4. Perform land search and rescue response

4.1 Establish cordons to limit size of search area.

4.2 Use land search strategies to develop an accurate search area.

4.3 Select land search patterns in accordance with conditions and terrain.

4.4 Allocate taskings for resources and assets in accordance with capability.

4.5 Apply portable navigation aids to provide live information to search coordinator, where available.

4.6 Analyse information from portable navigation aids to determine areas searched by teams.

4.7 Modify land search patterns using on scene intelligence.

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

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