ASTM F2662-08(R2020) pdf free download

ASTM F2662-08(R2020) pdf free download.Standard Guide for Minimum Training of Dispatchers and Telecommunicators of SAR Incidents
1. Scope
1.1 This guide establishes the minimum training standard as it relates to general and specific knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA), for existing dispatchers (who have met the require- ments of Practice F1258), 911 (emergency) operators, and telecommunicators to be trained for the processing and dis- patch of potential and actual search and rescue incidents. 1.2 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 appro- priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter- mine the applicability ofregulatory limitations prior to use. 1.3 This international standard was developed in accor- dance with internationally recognized principles on standard- ization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom- mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions ofTerms Specific to This Standard: 3.1.1 agency, n—an SAR or emergency response entity such as an SAR team, military unit, or emergency management, police, or fire service with SAR responsibilities. 3.1.2 automatic aid, n—aid given by another agency, auto- matically upon dispatch, when written into dispatch guidelines or protocols. Automatic aid is generated by your Communica- tions Center by simultaneously requesting or notifying the outside resource upon initial dispatch of incidents. Automatic aid should be arranged for search and rescue incidents and programmed into your CAD (Computer Aided Dispatch) system. 3.1.3 “emergency” and/or “lights and siren” response, n—an Emergency and/or Lights and Siren response is where an appropriately trained person operates and responds in a vehicle equipped with emergency lights and siren in order to enable a more timely response to a scene or other location. 3.1.4 follow-up report and information, n—critical or valu- able supplemental information gathered and reported to re- sponders after initial dispatch. 3.1.5 mutual aid, n—aid given by another agency, case by case, when requested by a member of a responding agency. 3.1.6 SRD, Search and Rescue Dispatcher, n—a dispatcher who processes calls for potential and actual search and rescue incidents (See Triage and Dispatch for SAR Managers and Telecommunications).
4. Significance and Use
4.1 This guide establishes the minimum training standard as it relates to general and specific knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA), for existing dispatchers, 911 operators and telecommu- nicators to be trained in the processing and dispatching of potential and actual search and rescue incidents. A person trained to this guide is a Level I (basic) SAR Dispatcher. 4.2 Every person who is identified as an SAR Dispatcher shall have met the requirements of this guide. 4.3 This guide is to be used by individuals and agencies having jurisdiction who wish to identify the minimum training standards for Level I SAR dispatcher. 4.4 This guide is only the first level of training for Search and Rescue Dispatcher (SRD) personnel, and as such, only establishes the minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities re- quired for a person to perform SAR Dispatch. 4.5 Nothing in this guide precludes a user ofthis guide from adding additional requirements for its own members. 4.6 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 SRD, but it can be used to develop a training document or program. 4.7 It is up to the training authority to determine the depth or detail of training to meet its needs. 4.8 This guide does not stand alone and must be used with the referenced documents to provide the specific information needed by the user. 4.9 This guide can be used to evaluate a book or other document to determine ifits content meets the necessary topics for training an SRD. Likewise, the guide can be used to evaluate an existing training program to see if it meets the requirements of this guide. 4.10 The knowledge, skills, and abilities requirements pre- sented in the following sections are not presented in any particular order and do not represent a training sequence. 4.11 Except where a physical skill needs to be shown, it is up to the instructor, evaluator, or tester to determine the best way to evaluate a person’s knowledge. This may be by written exam, oral exam, demonstration, or by some combination of the three.