POLSAR025 — Undertake land search and rescue duties

1 Prepare for land SAR response.

• 1.1Identify a command and control structure to facilitate land SAR operations.
• 1.2Assess requirements of the SAR incident to establish forward command post.
• 1.3Conduct risk and search urgency assessment to determine level of response.
• 1.4Identify jurisdictional information management systems required to gather information in relation to the subject(s).
• 1.5Assess information obtained from jurisdictional information management systems to inform land SAR operations.
• 1.6Assess characteristics of the subject(s) and environment to inform SAR operations.
• 1.7Communicate with stakeholders to facilitate flow of information to progress SAR operation.

2 Determine current location, destination and resources

• 2.1Assess information and intelligence gathered relating to the location and details of incident.
• 2.2Select appropriate maps and relevant resources from which to source and interpret information.
• 2.3Analyse information from maps and relevant resources to ensure accurate parameters of search area.
• 2.4Analyse data to plot incident location.
• 2.5Calculate incident distance and location from distinct features.
• 2.6Plot probable and possible search areas to determine resource allocation and asset deployment.
• 2.7Evaluate terrain to identify impacts on land SAR operations.
• 2.8Identify safe routes and potential access restrictions to determine access to search area.
• 2.9Identify specialist resources to facilitate land SAR operations.

3 Provide navigational references to SAR operations teams

• 3.1Calculate location using magnetic bearings, and/or latitude and longitude and/or incident location details provided by callers.
• 3.2Communicate navigational references to SAR operations team to inform search area.
• 3.3Communicate navigational references to field personnel for use in portable navigation aids.
• 3.4Communicate directional information to operations team on request.

4 Conduct land SAR response

• 4.1Determine size of search area to establish search boundaries.
• 4.2Assess relevance of land search strategies to develop an accurate search area.
• 4.3Select land search patterns in accordance with search strategy, prevailing conditions and terrain.
• 4.4Determine taskings for assets to facilitate land SAR operations.
• 4.5Deploy portable navigation aids to SAR members, where available, to provide timely information.
• 4.6Analyse information from portable navigation aids to determine areas searched by teams.
• 4.7Monitor and review size of search area based on prioritisation.
• 4.8Modify land search patterns using on scene intelligence, continuously reviewing feasibility of rescue plan.

What does an assessment tool for POLSAR025 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for POLSAR025 needs to address all 64 unit components: 4 elements with 28 performance criteria, 15 performance evidence requirements, 21 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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