ASTM_F_2685_-_14.pdf

Designation:F268514Standard Guide forTraining of a Land Search Team Leader(STL)1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2685;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This guide establishes the minimum training standardfor Land Search Team Leaders as it relates to their general,field,and search-specific knowledge,skills,and experience.1.2 A Land Search Team Leader searches on the surface ofthe land only,including urban or disaster areas that may beisolated or have lost supporting infrastructure.1.3 This guide does not provide the minimum trainingrequirements for searching in partially or fully collapsedstructures,in or on water,in confined spaces,or underground(such as in caves,mines,and tunnels).1.4 No knots,rope,litter,or other rescue skills are requiredof a Land Search Team Leader.1.5 A Land Search Team Leader can be utilized as a fieldteam leader,a single resource for sign cutting,a support personfor a canine search team,and to establish search area bound-aries in the field.1.6 A Land Search Team Leader is eligible to superviseType II search teams or crews as defined in ClassificationF1993.Type II teams which may utilize personnel trained tothis standard are:1.6.1 Kind A(wilderness);1.6.2 Kind B(urban);1.6.3 Kind C(mountainous);1.6.4 Kind J(evidence/cadaver);1.6.5 King K(missing aircraft).1.7 Further training may be required before a Land SearchTeam Leader can participate on a particular kind of searchteam,depending on the AHJs regulations or policies.1.8 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory requirements prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2F1583 Practice for Communications ProceduresPhoneticsF1633 Guide for Techniques in Land SearchF1767 Guide for Forms Used for Search and Rescue(With-drawn 2014)3F1773 Terminology Relating to Climbing,Mountaineering,Search and Rescue Equipment and PracticesF1993 Classification System of Human Search and RescueResources(Withdrawn 2014)3F2209 Guide for Training of Level I Land Search TeamMemberF2890 Guide for Hazard Awareness for Search and RescuePersonnelF3068 Guide for Contents and Use of a Position Task Book(PTB)F3072 Guide for Intermediate Wilderness GPS/GNSS Use(GPS/GNSS-IIW)Endorsement2.2 Other Documents:NWCG PMS 307 Work Capacity Testing for WildlandFirefighters43.Terminology3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.1.1 wilderness,na setting in which the delivery ofpatient care by SAR personnel is adversely affected by logis-tical complications,such as:an environment that is physicallystressful or hazardous to the patient,SAR personnel,or both;remoteness of the patients location,such that it causes a delayin the delivery of care to the patient;or lack of adequatemedical supplies,equipment,or transportation.3.2 For definitions of other terms used in this guide,seeGuide F1633,Terminology F1773,Classification F1993,GuideF2209,and other references within this guide.1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F32 on Search andRescue and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F32.03 on Personnel,Training and Education.Current edition approved May 1,2014.Published June 2014.Originallyapproved in 2007.Last previous edition approved in 2007 as F2685 07.DOI:10.1520/F2685-14.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.4http:/www.nwcg.gov/pms/pubs/newshelt/workcaptest_lo.pdf.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 4.Significance and Use4.1 This guide establishes the minimum knowledge,skills,and abilities that a person must have to perform as a LandSearch Team Leader.No other skills are included or implied.4.2 Every person who is identified as a Land Search TeamLeader shall have met the requirements of this guide.4.3 This guide is to be used by individuals,organizations,and agencies that wish to identify the minimum trainingrequired for a Land Search Team Leader.4.3.1 Determining the requirements and qualifications forteam members is the responsibility of the AHJ.4.3.2 TheAHJ shall determine the depth or detail of trainingrequired to meet these needs.4.3.3 Nothing in this standard precludes an AHJ fromrequiring additional knowledge,skills,or abilities for itsmembers.4.4 This guide does not stand alone and must b