ASTM F2852-10
(Practice)Standard Practice for Training a Land Search Tracker
Standard Practice for Training a Land Search Tracker
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This guide establishes the minimum standard for training a Tracker as it relates to general, field, and tracking-specific knowledge and skills. A person trained to this guide, who demonstrates the knowledge and skills required, may be recognized as a Tracker.
A Tracker shall be adequately trained in the environment in which he or she is expected to work.
Nothing in this guide precludes a response organization or the Authority Having Jurisdiction from adding additional requirements for its own members.
Being trained as a Tracker is not an indication that a person possesses adequate field skills or knowledge to make mission critical decisions.
This guide is not a complete training or performance document. It is only an outline of the topics required for training or evaluating a Tracker. It may, however, be used in the development of, or as part of, a complete training document or program.
This guide does not stand alone and must be used with the referenced documents (1-19), qualifying tracking training materials, and appropriate field training, under the supervision of a qualified trainer, to provide the specific skills and knowledge needed by a Tracker.
Though this guide establishes a basic training standard, it does not imply that a Tracker is a “trainee,” “probationary,” or other similar team member designation of an organization. It is up to the Authority Having Jurisdiction or response organization to determine the requirements and qualifications for member designations.
Because tracking could be performed in a dangerous area and Trackers may be required to perform rigorous activities in adverse conditions, safety and fitness standards shall be included in a response organization’s policies and procedures. Trackers shall determine if the task can be completed safely with the personnel, equipment, and training at hand.
This guide may be used in conjunction with other appropriate materials to evaluate training documents to determine if their content...
SCOPE
1.1 This guide establishes a standard of training to address specific skills required for a searcher who participates as a Tracker in support of a land search effort.
1.1.1 This guide establishes a standard of knowledge for a Tracker as related to general, field, and tracking-specific knowledge and skills.
1.1.2 This guide identifies the performance requirements of a Tracker who performs tracking of humans as it relates primarily to land search events, but might include law enforcement investigation or military situations.
1.2 A Tracker is required to have the knowledge and skill sets pertaining to basic tracking techniques and be familiar with unique tracking terminology and the equipment commonly used.
1.3 A Tracker may be utilized in any of three common tracking environment kinds described in Classification F1993: Kind A (wilderness), Kind B (urban), Kind C (mountainous) or other kinds.
1.4 This guide 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 guide to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory requirements prior to use.
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Designation: F2852 − 10
Standard Practice for
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Training a Land Search Tracker
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2852; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3. Terminology
1.1 This guide establishes a standard of training to address 3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
specific skills required for a searcher who participates as a 3.1.1 Tracker, n—a person with specialized knowledge and
Tracker in support of a land search effort. training who can locate, identify, interpret, and systematically
1.1.1 This guide establishes a standard of knowledge for a follow evidence of passage of a specific person.
Tracker as related to general, field, and tracking-specific
3.1.2 sign, n—the physical evidence of the presence or
knowledge and skills.
passage of a person or persons.
1.1.2 This guide identifies the performance requirements of
3.1.3 tracking, v—the systematic and methodical identifica-
a Tracker who performs tracking of humans as it relates
tion of physical evidence which thereby allows someone to
primarily to land search events, but might include law enforce-
follow a specific person.
ment investigation or military situations.
3.1.4 sign cutting, v—the systematic and regimented proce-
1.2 A Tracker is required to have the knowledge and skill
dure utilized by Trackers to locate and identify the physical
sets pertaining to basic tracking techniques and be familiar
evidence of the passage of a specific person.
with unique tracking terminology and the equipment com-
3.1.5 response organization, n—a group, be it governmental
monly used.
or nongovernmental, of which the Tracker is a member and
1.3 A Tracker may be utilized in any of three common
under whose auspices the Tracker operates in the field.
tracking environment kinds described in Classification F1993:
KindA(wilderness), Kind B (urban), Kind C (mountainous) or
4. Significance and Use
other kinds.
4.1 This guide establishes the minimum standard for train-
1.4 This guide does not purport to address all of the safety
ingaTrackerasitrelatestogeneral,field,andtracking-specific
concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility knowledge and skills. A person trained to this guide, who
of the user of this guide to establish appropriate safety and
demonstrates the knowledge and skills required, may be
health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory
recognized as a Tracker.
requirements prior to use.
4.1.1 A Tracker shall be adequately trained in the environ-
ment in which he or she is expected to work.
2. Referenced Documents 4.1.2 Nothing in this guide precludes a response organiza-
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tion or the Authority Having Jurisdiction from adding addi-
2.1 ASTM Standards:
tional requirements for its own members.
F1633 Guide for Techniques in Land Search
F1767 Guide for Forms Used for Search and Rescue
4.2 Being trained as a Tracker is not an indication that a
F1993 Classification System of Human Search and Rescue person possesses adequate field skills or knowledge to make
Resources
mission critical decisions.
F2209 Guide for Training of Level I Land Search Team
4.3 This guide is not a complete training or performance
Member
document. It is only an outline of the topics required for
trainingorevaluatingaTracker.Itmay,however,beusedinthe
development of, or as part of, a complete training document or
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This practice is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F32 on Search and
program.
Rescue and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F32.03 on Personnel,
4.3.1 This guide does not stand alone and must be used with
Training and Education.
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the referenced documents (1-19), qualifying tracking training
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of a qualified trainer, to provide the specific skills and circumstances or a variety of conditions, seasons,
knowledge needed by a Tracker. environments, and terrains.
5.2.3 ATracker shall be able to explain the reasons to carry,
4.4
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