Designation:F3144−15StandardGuideforEvaluatingTrailingSearchDogCrewsorTeams1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF3144;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidedefinestheknowledge,skills,andabilitiesrequiredforadogcreworteamtoperformatrailingsearch.1.2Trailingsearchdogcrewsorteamsperformsearchesonthesurfaceoftheland,includingopenurbanorwildernessareas,aswellasmountainousterrain,andalpineenvironments.1.2.1Additionaltrainingshallberequiredfortrailingsearchdogcrewsorteamsthatsearchinmountainousterrain,alpineenvironments,andincaves,mines,andtunnels.1.3Thisguidedoesnotincludetheknowledge,skills,andabilitiesrequiredtosearchinpartiallyorfullycollapsedstructures,confinedspaces,oronbodiesofwater,inlandoroceanic.1.4Trailingsearchdogcrewsorteamstrainedtomeettherequirementsofthisguidemayoperateinurbananddisasterareasthatmaybeisolated,orhavelosttheirinfrastructure.1.5TrailingsearchdogcrewsorteamsmustworkunderqualifiedsupervisiondeemedappropriatebytheAHJ.1.6SearchdogcrewsorteamsareeligibletobemembersofTypeIandIISARcrewsorteamsofthefollowingKinds,asdefinedinClassificationF1993:1.6.1KindA(Wilderness);1.6.2KindB(Urban);1.6.3KindC(Mountainous);1.6.4KindG(Cave);1.6.5KindH(Mine);1.6.6KindI(Avalanche);1.6.7KindK(Aircraft);and1.6.8KindL(Unclassified).1.7FurthertrainingmayberequiredbeforeatrailingsearchdogcreworteamcanfullyparticipateonaparticularTypeandKindofteamorcrew,basedonspecificlocalneed,regulations,orpolicies.1.8Thisguidedoesnotprovideatheoreticalbasisforhowatrailingsearchdogcreworteamfunctions.1.9Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.Refer...
