MBSAR L2 OPERATOR Course

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Our Operator's course AND Instructor's Course - run concurrently!

Mountain Bike Search and Rescue

(MBSAR) Operators Course

Sat 21 & Sun 22 May 2011

(PLUS Free Bonus session advised:

Friday 20 May 2011 - 6:30pm to 10pm)

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(INSTRUCTOR UPGRADES POSSIBLE. ENQUIRE BY EMAIL)

DIMERSAR ACADEMY HOSTS in Partnership with

Mountain Bike Instructor Award Scheme (MIAS)

and accredited by NCFE

CERTIFICATE: NCFE level 3B Search and Rescue Mountain Bike

Our Qualification Badges

(INSTRUCTOR UPGRADES POSSIBLE. ENQUIRE BY EMAIL)

This course is a weekend course for Operational SAR Personnel.

(There is also an 'Awareness Level, Technician Level and and Instructor Level Course.)

It includes a SAR Exercises and Practicals including scenarios.

Pre-Requisites:

Use of or ownership of a mountain bike suitable for the course

An adult of a good general fitness level to be able to ride in varied terrain

Useful but NOT essential

Trained in Search and Rescue

Mountain Biking experience

COURSE COVERS THREE MAIN AREAS, INDIVIDUAL, BIKE, TEAM/ORGANISATION

INDIVIDUAL REQUIREMENTS

· Understanding the uses and non-uses of MBSAR

· Clothing, kit, uniform and PPE for MBSAR

· Roles of MBSAR Operators, Rescuers & Medics

· Search theory and techniques

· Rescue functions using Mountain Bikes

· MBSAR skills and maintaining fitness year round

BIKE REQUIREMENTS

· Selecting & Using a bike for SAR Operations

· Equipping, Fixing & Maintaining a bike for SAR

· Use of bike for route planning & navigation

TEAM FUNCTIONS

· Use of Mountain Bike Teams for Search & Rescue

· Team deployments, hasty teams, formations, etc

· Responsibilities and functions of MBSAR Team

· Other uses of MBSAR & Emergency Response

Course Cost: £199 (Certain discounts apply. Find out how you can get this course for less?...)

CUT OFF DATE TO REGISTER: 13 May 2011

CUT OFF DATE FOR ALL DISCOUNTS: 6 May 2011

REGISTER YOUR ATTENDANCE HERE

Background: Search and Rescue (SAR) is an activity undertaken by teams of trained operators where time is a factor. The activity itself falls into at least 4 distinct operational phases and a mountain bike could prove useful in some if not all these four phases.

However, operators should be aware of their individual responsibilities first and should be capable of foot operations as well as any deployment functions as a part of a "Bike Team."

This course also aids the SAR Teams in using the Mountain Bike Team as a part of other SAR mechanisms such as Logistics or Command functions. The course covers both foot and mounted (bike) operations and there are several practicals. Upon successful completion of the course graduates come away with tests skills, knowledge, written / printed materials and badge.

RED RECON: Comes with 3 Red Recon Credits in categories: