Standard Guide for Evaluating Trailing Search Dog Crews or Teams

Importancia y uso:

4.1 A trailing search dog crew or team is required to have, at a minimum, the knowledge, skills, and abilities outlined within this guide.

4.1.1 A trailing search dog crew or team that meets the requirements of this guide is a Trailing Canine Search Resource, as defined in Classification F1848.

4.2 Trailing search dogs that meet the requirements of this guide shall be tested by the AHJ using an aged trail of 6 to 12 h or as determined by the AHJ. Ages for competency trails shall take into consideration a minimum age, which should approximate the average response time for search dog crews.

4.3 This guide only establishes the minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required for a trailing search dog crew or team to perform trail searches. No other skills are included or implied.

4.4 This guide is an outline of the topics required for training or evaluating a trailing search dog team or crew, and may be used to assist in the development of a training document or program.

4.5 This guide can be used to evaluate a document to determine if its content includes the topics necessary for training trailing search dog crews or teams. Likewise, this guide can be used to evaluate an existing training program to see if it meets the requirements in this guide.

4.6 The knowledge, skills, and abilities presented in this guide are not in any particular order and do not represent a training sequence.

4.7 Though this guide establishes minimum training requirements, it does not imply that a trailing search dog team or crew is a “trainee,” “probationary,” or other similarly termed part of an organization.

4.7.1 The AHJ is responsible for determining the requirements and qualifications for its member ratings.

4.8 A trailing search dog crew or team shall document training by completion of a position task book, compliant with Guide F3068, or by field demonstration under qualified supervision. Where proficiency in a skill or ability must be demonstrated, unless otherwise stated, it shall be demonstrated for initial qualification, and then as often as required by the AHJ.

4.9 A trailing search dog crew or team shall demonstrate its competency at a frequency set by the AHJ.

Subcomité:

F32.02

Referida por:

F3222-16

Volúmen:

13.02

Número ICS:

11.160 (First aid), 13.200 (Accident and disaster control)

Palabras clave:

canine; dog; trailing; training log; trailing search;