Bmc Skills Check Off

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Winter SAR Skills Personal Skills Check off

SAR Member Name________ Date______________________________________

Evaluator Name____________________________ Personal Equipment: Each person should be able to properly don demonstrate the use of, and remove their own equipment, including helmet, harness, snow shoes, and crampons. In addition, each person should have a winter 24-Hour SAR Pack ready for travel. Ice Axe Employment: Each person should be able to demonstrate the proper use of an ice axe while moving over varied terrain. All falls will be demonstrated with both strong hand and weak hand.

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Demonstrate correct holding Demonstrate proper switching over from hand while walking switch backs Forward fall (on stomach, head downhill) Backward fall (on back, head downhill) Forward fall (on stomach, head uphill) Demonstrate Glissading (sitting and standing)

Belay: Each person shall be able to demonstrate the proper use of belay.

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Demonstrate construction of a personal snow anchor suitable for belay using an ice axe and a snow picket. Demonstrate belay of a climbing partner, to include arresting a fall.

Roped Travel: Each person shall be able to demonstrate proficiency in roped travel with one or two companions:

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Demonstrate proper short-roped team travel Demonstrate the use of the “Kiwi Coil”.

Shelter: Depending on the availability of snow at the test site, each person should be able to either describe or construct an emergency snow shelter.

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Prepare an emergency snow shelter and spend the night in it Prepare a hot evening meal.

Avalanche Transceiver: Each person will demonstrate the proper use of an avalanche transeiver by locating a single transceiver buried in a 100 x 100 square foot area in no more than five minutes.

Revision Date: 8/5/02

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