Tracking - Sign Cutting & Ageing
This course is designed to focus on locating or the ‘cutting’ of sign. Participants apply the concepts taught in specific environments such as car parks and wilderness sites learning how to identify the number of people, their direction of travel, approximate age of the sign, explore the concept of decision pointing from a tracking perspective and differentiate human toilet matter. Real life scenarios and a number of case studies are also included.
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Duration:
Pre-workshop: Consists of reading, exercises and written activities designed to introduce you to the subject of sign cutting and aging. This needs to be completed prior to the practical workshop.
Workshop: Consists of the practical component of the course usually delivered over two days and one night. Timing is approximately 8am until 10pm on the first day and then 8am until 4pm on the second day.
Post-workshop: Consists of reading, exercises and written activities designed to reinforce and extend the subject of sign cutting and aging.
Course recommended for: search and rescue personnel, outdoor industry or similar. Expands on the Track and Clue Awareness (TCA) course.
Prerequisites: You must have completed a TCA course with SARINZ.
Venue recommendations: classroom type setting for inside work with 1-2 large whiteboards, Data Projector, Overhead Projector,OHP/PowerPoint screen, multi box and extension cord. Access to a mixture of bush, forest, river environments and gravel or dirt roads for outdoor elements. eg: school, scout, outdoor pursuits camp.
Venue hire, participant accommodation and catering are a local cost.
Eligible for NZLSAR subsidy.
Equipment requirements: TCA kit or any items to assist you in your tracking, Track marking sticks (coloured ice cream sticks), Two torches/lights (1 with a "clean" light, LED hand held torch or similar and another hand held spot light/torch), Wide brimmed hat recommended but not essential, SAR or Hi-Vis vest (or similar), Boots or Gumboots, Base layers - Top, bottom, hat and warm jacket, Wet weather jacket and pants and Personal medication/first aid kit.
Course Numbers: minimum of 17 and maximum 24 participants (2 Instructors. Negotiable for single Instructor - contact search@sarinz.com to discuss options)
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The course includes four modules:
| Module | Reference Code | Level | Credits |
| Cut Sign | SAR 3 – 75 | 5 | 8 |
| Age Sign | SAR 3 – 76 | 5 | 5 |
| Differentiate Human Sign | SAR 3 – 77 | 5 | 2 |
| Apply Decision Pointing | SAR 3 – 78 | 5 | 3 |
Dates and Locations
Wellington
NZ LandSAR
Dates: 05 Sep 2009 to 06 Sep 2009Location: Wellington
Venue: Camp Kaitoke
Waikato / Central North Island
NZ LandSAR
Dates: 24 Jul 2009 to 26 Jul 2009Location: Hamilton
Venue: Te Kauri Lodge
Contact: Barry Were
Tasman / Marlborough / Westcoast
NZ LandSAR
Dates: 07 Mar 2009 to 08 Mar 2009Location: Nelson
Tasman / Marlborough / Westcoast
NZ LandSAR
Dates: 10 Oct 2009 to 11 Oct 2009Location: Golden Bay
Otago / Southland
NZ LandSAR
Dates: 19 Sep 2009 to 20 Sep 2009Location: Queenstown
Contact: Ed Halson
Note: Refreshers-Tracking(TKG) refresher course sponsored by New Zealand Land Search & Rescue - ONLY those who have completed the substantive standards based Tracking course are eligible to attend
Canterbury
NZ LandSAR
Dates: 10 Oct 2009 to 11 Oct 2009Location: Canterbury
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