This month we will be going over the various communications equipment we use such as Radios, SPOT, In Reach and Satellite phones.

SAREX 2013, please see attached pdf document for more information.

Map & compass skills indoor  

Weather and snow conditions permitting we will look at avalanche rescue and transceiver training.

Please come prepared to be outside 

We have organized a helicopter hover training session on the Saturday morning. This is both weather and attendance dependant so please register online if you can attend.

Winter preparedness, we will be covering

This month we will be running through a simulated rescue. Meet at the search hall 6pm

This month we will be looking at navigation skills, please bring your compass, notepad and pencil. Meet at the hall 6pm we will be going outside.

This months training will be held a week earlier as a number of members are on vacation in July.

Due to the weather, we will NOT be doing a shore related rescue as the river is very high.

Instead we will be running a different search & rescue scenario but on land, please come prepared to be outside, with your rescue packs.

This will be the last training session for the summer. the next session will be in September.

Please sign up on the website if you plan to attend so we can plan for numbers.

Table top exercise looking at maps and navigation, tasks included

• Locating points at UTM coordinates
• Locating points at Lat/Lng coordinates
• Coverting from Lat/Lng Degrees Decimal to Degrees, Minutes and Seconds
• Scale conversions
• Measuring distances between two points