ASTM F2209-10
(Guide)Standard Guide for Training of Level I Land Search Team Member
Standard Guide for Training of Level I Land Search Team Member
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This guide establishes the minimum standard for training land search team members as it relates to their general, field, and search specific knowledge and skills. A person trained to this guide is a Level I land search team member.
Every person who is identified as a Level I land search team member shall have met the requirements of this guide.
This guide is to be used by individuals and agencies having jurisdiction that wish to identify the minimum training standards for Level I land search team members.
This guide is only the first level of training for land search personnel and as such, only establishes the minimum knowledge and skills required for a person to perform land search.
Nothing in this guide precludes an AHJ from adding additional requirements for its own members.
This guide by itself is not a training document. It is only an outline of the topics required for training or evaluating a Level I land search team member, but it can be used to develop a training document or program.
It is up to the AHJ to determine the depth or detail of training to meet its needs.
This guide does not stand alone and must be used with the referenced documents to provide the specific information needed by a Level I land search team member or AHJ.
Though this guide establishes the minimum standards, it does not imply that a Level I land search team member is a “trainee,” “probationary,” or other similar term member of an AHJ. It is up to the AHJ to determine the requirements and qualifications for member ratings.
This guide can be used to evaluate a book or other document to determine if its content meets the necessary topics for training a Level I land search team member. Likewise, the guide can be used to evaluate an existing training program to see if it meets the requirements of this guide.
The knowledge and skills requirements presented in the following sections are not presented in any particular order and do not represent a training sequence.
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SCOPE
1.1 This guide establishes the minimum training standard for Level I land search team members as it relates to their general, field, and search specific knowledge and skills.
1.2 A Level I land search team member searches on the surface of the land only. This guide does not provide the minimum training requirements for searching in partially or fully collapsed structures, in or on water, in confined spaces, or underground (such as caves, mines, and tunnels.)
1.2.1 A Level I searcher may be used, with the above limitations, in remote areas including urban or disaster areas that may be isolated or have lost their infrastructure.
1.3 A Level I land search team member is required to have only an overview level of knowledge of rescue as it pertains to “search and rescue.” No knots, rope, litter, or other rescue skills are required of a Level I land search team member.
1.3.1 Basic rescue skills and knowledge are found in Guide F2751.
1.4 Level I land search team members must work under direct supervision of Level II searchers (Guide F2685) or other experienced search personnel.
1.5 Level I land search team members are eligible to be members of Type II search teams or crews as defined in Classification F1993.
1.5.1 Type II teams which may utilize personnel trained to this guide are Kind A (wilderness), Kind B (urban), and Kind C (mountainous) Kind J (evidence/cadaver) and Kind K (missing aircraft).
1.6 Further training may be required before a Level I land search team member can actually participate on a particular kind of search team, depending on authority having jurisdiction regulations or policies.
1.7 Training and performance standards developed in the F32 committee refer to levels. Level one (I) is the basic or entrance level and numbers increase with increasing skills and knowledge.
1.7.1 Levels are based on training and do not correspond to Incident Command System typing, which is based on capability...
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Designation: F2209 − 10
StandardGuide for
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Training of Level I Land Search Team Member
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2209; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 1.7.1 Levels are based on training and do not correspond to
Incident Command System typing, which is based on capabil-
1.1 This guide establishes the minimum training standard
ity.
for Level I land search team members as it relates to their
1.8 This standard does not purport to address all of the
general, field, and search specific knowledge and skills.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
1.2 A Level I land search team member searches on the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
surface of the land only. This guide does not provide the
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
minimum training requirements for searching in partially or
bility of regulatory requirements prior to use.
fully collapsed structures, in or on water, in confined spaces, or
underground (such as caves, mines, and tunnels.)
2. Referenced Documents
1.2.1 A Level I searcher may be used, with the above
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
limitations, in remote areas including urban or disaster areas
F1422 Guide for Using the Incident Command System
that may be isolated or have lost their infrastructure.
Framework in Managing Search and Rescue Operations
1.3 A Level I land search team member is required to have
F1490 Terminology Relating to Search and Rescue (With-
only an overview level of knowledge of rescue as it pertains to 3
drawn 2011)
“search and rescue.” No knots, rope, litter, or other rescue
F1591 Practice for Visual Signals Between Persons on the
skills are required of a Level I land search team member.
Ground and in Aircraft During Ground Emergencies
1.3.1 Basic rescue skills and knowledge are found in Guide
F1633 Guide for Techniques in Land Search
F2751.
F1767 Guide for Forms Used for Search and Rescue (With-
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drawn 2014)
1.4 Level I land search team members must work under
direct supervision of Level II searchers (Guide F2685) or other F1993 Classification System of Human Search and Rescue
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Resources (Withdrawn 2014)
experienced search personnel.
F2047 Practice for Workers’ Compensation Coverage of
1.5 Level I land search team members are eligible to be
Emergency Services Volunteers
members of Type II search teams or crews as defined in
F2685 Guide for Training of a Level II Land Search Team
Classification F1993.
Member
1.5.1 Type II teams which may utilize personnel trained to
F2751 Guide for Training of Support Level Land Rescue
this guide are Kind A (wilderness), Kind B (urban), and Kind
Team Member (LRT-Support) Member
C (mountainous) Kind J (evidence/cadaver) and Kind K
(missing aircraft).
3. Terminology
1.6 Further training may be required before a Level I land
3.1 For definitions of terms used in this guide, see Termi-
search team member can actually participate on a particular
nology F1490, Guide F1633, Classification F1993, Practice
kindofsearchteam,dependingonauthorityhavingjurisdiction
F2047, and other references within this guide.
regulations or policies.
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
1.7 Training and performance standards developed in the
3.2.1 authority having jurisdiction (AHJ), n—(1) the team,
F32 committee refer to levels. Level one (I) is the basic or
organization, agency, or other entity which is using this guide;
entrance level and numbers increase with increasing skills and
(2) The team, organization, agency, or other entity to which a
knowledge.
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F32 on Search and For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Rescue and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F32.03 on Personnel, contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Training and Education. Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Current edition approved May 1, 2010. Published June 2010. Originally the ASTM website.
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approved in 2003. Last previous edition approved in 2003 as F2209–03. DOI: The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced on
10.1520/F2209-10. www.astm.org.
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Designation:F2209–03 Designation:F2209–10
Standard Guide for
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Training of Level I Land Search Team Member
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2209; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 This guide establishes the minimum training standard for Level I land search team members as it relates to their general,
field, and search specific knowledge and skills.
1.2 A Level I land search team member searches on the surface of the land only. This guide does not provide the minimum
training requirements for searching in partially or fully collapsed structures, in or on water, in confined spaces, or underground
(such as caves, mines, and tunnels.)
1.2.1 A Level I searcher may be used, with the above limitations, in remote areas including urban or disaster areas that may
be isolated or have lost their infrastructure.
1.3 A Level I land search team member is required to have only an overview level of knowledge of rescue as it pertains to
“search and rescue.” No knots, rope, litter, or other rescue skills are required of a Level I land search team member.
1.4Level I land search team members must work under direct supervision of experienced search personnel.
1.3.1 Basic rescue skills and knowledge are found in Guide F2751.
1.4 Level I land search team members must work under direct supervision of Level II searchers (Guide F2685) or other
experienced search personnel.
1.5 Level I land search team members are eligible to be members of Type II search teams or crews as defined in Classification
F1993.
1.6Type II teams which may utilize personnel trained to this guide are Kind A (wilderness), Kind B (urban), and Kind C
(mountainous).
1.6.1Further training may be required before a Level I land search team member can actually participate on a particular kind
of search team, depending on authority having jurisdiction regulations or policies.
1.7
1.5.1 Type II teams which may utilize personnel trained to this guide are Kind A (wilderness), Kind B (urban), and Kind C
(mountainous) Kind J (evidence/cadaver) and Kind K (missing aircraft).
1.6 Further training may be required before a Level I land search team member can actually participate on a particular kind of
search team, depending on authority having jurisdiction regulations or policies.
1.7 Training and performance standards developed in the F32 committee refer to levels. Level one (I) is the basic or entrance
level and numbers increase with increasing skills and knowledge.
1.7.1 Levels are based on training and do not correspond to Incident Command System typing, which is based on capability.
1.8 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory
requirements prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
F1422 Guide for Using the Incident Command System Framework in Managing Search and Rescue Operations
F1490 Terminology Relating to Search and Rescue
F1591 Practice for Visual Signals Between Persons on the Ground and in Aircraft During Ground Emergencies
F1633 Guide for Techniques in Land Search
F1767 Guide for Forms Used for Search and Rescue
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This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F32 on Search and Rescue and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F32.03 on Personnel, Training, and
Education.
Current edition approved Apr. 10, 2003. Published May 2003. DOI: 10.1520/F2209-03.on Personnel, Training and Education.
Current edition approved May 1, 2010. Published June 2010. Originally approved in 2003. Last previous edition approved in 2003 as F2209–03. DOI: 10.1520/F2209-10.
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For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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F1993 Classification System of Human Search and Rescue Resources
F2047 Practice for Workers’ Compensation Coverage of Emergency Service
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