Helicopter Operations for SAR Responders - Online Course

Helicopter Operations for SAR Responders (2021)

Foundational helicopter safety and operational considerations for SAR responders

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About this course

This 1-hour course covers foundational safety and operational considerations for working with helicopters as a SAR responder.

This course qualifies for the NASAR Basic Aviation Safety course certificate prerequisite, and awards 1.0 EMS CE HOURS.

Principle videography for this course was conducted on SAR missions and trainings in southwest Colorado.

Course curriculum

01
Preparation & Hazards Around The Helicopter
- Welcome & Disclaimers
- Preparing to work with the helicopter
- Safe approach procedures and tail rotor hazards
- Main rotor & skid hazards
02
Deployment: Riding in the Helicopter
- Deploying by Helicopter
- Older style eurocopter harness
- Crash procedures
03
Landing Zone Operations
- LZ selection & setup
- LZ radio communications
04
Beyond the Basics
- Special helicopter rescue techniques
- Risk & resource use in helicopter operations
- ADS-B tracking & fixed wing aviation in SAR
05
Supplemental Materials
- Supplemental Materials: References, Case Reports and Learning Resources
- Downloadable Reference Card
- Interactive Activities
06
Quiz
- Helicopter Operations Quiz

What others have to say about this course:

Dan Manzano

“Thanks Base-Medical for this online training, your information is very relevant for SAR Teams from anywhere in the world. Greetings from New Zealand ”

“Thanks Base-Medical for this online training, your information is very relevant for SAR Teams from anywhere in the world. Greetings from New Zealand ”

Bob Coleman

“I appreciate the effort put in to this. I would swap in 2 more risk type questions. Much of the simple stuff will be handled by crew, but Helo Ops are a great place to work through: should we do this or maybe not.”

“I appreciate the effort put in to this. I would swap in 2 more risk type questions. Much of the simple stuff will be handled by crew, but Helo Ops are a great place to work through: should we do this or maybe not.”

Ivo Kolchakov

“Excellent”

“Excellent”

Jim Donovan

“helo”

“helo”

Bart Sherman

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Troy Paul

“Informative ”

“Informative ”

Elise Lowe

“simple straightforward introduction”

“simple straightforward introduction”

Sandra Studer

“This was an excellent course for all SAR professionals! Important, potentially life saving safety protocols are addressed in this course. I would recommend this for everyone in our field whether helicopter rescues are common or not. ”

“This was an excellent course for all SAR professionals! Important, potentially life saving safety protocols are addressed in this course. I would recommend this for everyone in our field whether helicopter rescues are common or not. ”

Jorge Sedano

“Claro y conciso”

“Claro y conciso”

Joseph Villasista

“All the pertinent information ”

“All the pertinent information ”