ASTM_F_3144_-_15.pdf

Designation:F314415Standard Guide forEvaluating Trailing Search Dog Crews or Teams1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F3144;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 defines the knowledge,skills,and abilitiesrequired for a dog crew or team to perform a trailing search.1.2 Trailing search dog crews or teams perform searches onthe surface of the land,including open urban or wildernessareas,as well as mountainous terrain,and alpine environments.1.2.1 Additional training shall be required for trailing searchdog crews or teams that search in mountainous terrain,alpineenvironments,and in caves,mines,and tunnels.1.3 This guide does not include the knowledge,skills,andabilities required to search in partially or fully collapsedstructures,confined spaces,or on bodies of water,inland oroceanic.1.4 Trailing search dog crews or teams trained to meet therequirements of this guide may operate in urban and disasterareas that may be isolated,or have lost their infrastructure.1.5 Trailing search dog crews or teams must work underqualified supervision deemed appropriate by the AHJ.1.6 Search dog crews or teams are eligible to be members ofType I and II SAR crews or teams of the following Kinds,asdefined in Classification F1993:1.6.1 Kind A(Wilderness);1.6.2 Kind B(Urban);1.6.3 Kind C(Mountainous);1.6.4 Kind G(Cave);1.6.5 Kind H(Mine);1.6.6 Kind I(Avalanche);1.6.7 Kind K(Aircraft);and1.6.8 Kind L(Unclassified).1.7 Further training may be required before a trailing searchdog crew or team can fully participate on a particular Type andKind of team or crew,based on specific local need,regulations,or policies.1.8 This guide does not provide a theoretical basis for howa trailing search dog crew or team functions.1.9 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 limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:F1633 Guide for Techniques in Land SearchF1773 Terminology Relating to Climbing,Mountaineering,Search and Rescue Equipment and PracticesF1847 Guide for Minimum Training of Search Dog Crews orTeamsF1848 Classification System for Canine Search ResourcesF1879 Guide for Demonstrating Obedience and Agility inSearch and Rescue DogsF1993 Classification System of Human Search and RescueResources(Withdrawn 2014)2F2209 Guide for Training of Land Search Team MemberF2685 Guide for Training of a Land Search Team Leader(STL)F3068 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 References:SWGDOG Approved Guideline SC1 TerminologyUnited States Department of Agriculture Work CapacityTesting for Wildland Firefighters(March 2002)National Search and Rescue Council Land Search and Res-cueAddendum to the National Search and Rescue Supple-ment to the International Aeronautical and MaritimeSearch and Rescue Manual,version 1.0(November 2011)3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 age,nin reference to a trail,the time between whena trail is created by an individual and when a trailing dogattempts to follow the trail.3.1.2 decoy,na person in the search area who does notmatch the target odor.1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F32 on Searchand Rescue and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F32.02 on Managementand Operations.Current edition approved June 1,2015.Published August 2015.DOI:10.1520/F3144-15.2The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.1.3 ground scent,nresidual scent remaining after aperson has passed.This may be human odor on the ground,vegetation,or other nearby surfaces,as well as that producedby disturbance of the environment(crushed vegetation,ex-posed soil,etc.).3.1.4 scent,nthe act of presenting a target odor sample toa scent-discriminating search dog.3.1.5 scent discriminating,van ability whereby a searchdog can locate and follow the scent of a specific person(target).3.1.6 search dog team or search dog crew,na single dogand handler(and support person(s)if used)that are deployed asa single resource.3.1.7 track,nground scent in the immediate vicinity of anindividuals footsteps.3.1.8 tracking,va search dog action wherein it follows atrack.3.1.9 tracking dog,na dog that has demonstrated theability to locate and follow a track.3.1.10 trail,nground scent deposited by an individual as atrack or in nearby plumes.3.1.10.1 DiscussionGround scent can be deposited onhoriz