ASTM F 3098 : 2016 : R2025

1.1This guide establishes the minimum training requirements for non-wilderness land search personnel as it relates to their general, field, and search-specific knowledge and skills.

1.2A Non-Wilderness Land Search Team Member searches on the surface of the land in non-wilderness areas only, including urban or disaster areas that may be isolated or have lost supporting infrastructure, in accordance with the limits identified in the Scope of this guide.

1.3This guide does not provide the minimum training requirements for searching in wilderness areas, partially or fully collapsed structures, in or on water, in confined spaces, or underground (such as caves, mines, and tunnels).

1.4Personnel trained only to this guide are not qualified to perform rescue.

1.5Personnel trained only to this guide are not qualified to operate in leadership positions.

1.6Human land SAR resources that may utilize personnel trained to this guide are classified in Classification F1993.

1.7Non-Wilderness Land Search Team Members are not qualified to work around or ride in helicopters without helicopter safety training.

1.8Non-Wilderness Land Search Team Members shall know the safety precautions and procedures to be employed when working around still and swift water in the normal area of operations.

1.9Non-Wilderness Land Search Team Members are not qualified to perform field navigation and, therefore, shall not be deployed where that skill is required unless supervised in the field by qualified personnel trained in accordance with the provisions of Guide F2209, F2685, F2751, or F3193.

1.10Non-Wilderness Land Search Team Members may be deployed on local incidents as determined by the AHJ.

1.11This 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 appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

1.12This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.