1、Designation:F314515Standard Guide forSwiftwater/Flood Rescue Technician Basic1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F3145;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses
2、 indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This guide establishes the areas of expertise that Searchand Rescue(SAR)Swiftwater/Flood Rescue Technician Basic(SWFT-Basic)personnel shall demonstrate in order
3、 to performin,on,or around a Swiftwater environment.1.1.1 Specifically,this guide defines the recommendedtraining required to prepare SWFT-Basic personnel,orequivalent,for responding to or conducting shore-based Swift-water and flood rescue operations.1.1.2 This guide establishes the general areas o
4、f expertisethat SWFT-Basic personnel shall demonstrate.This guide doesnot cover specialized types of Swiftwater/flood SAR,such ashelicopter and boat-based rescues.1.1.3 This guide also establishes the minimum trainingrequirements.1.2 This is the entry-level position for Swiftwater/floodresponders.1.
5、3 SWFT-Basic personnel shall be able to recognize,reduce,eliminate,or mitigate,within the scope of theirtraining,the hazards and risks in a Swiftwater or flood situationor environment and be able to request appropriate additionalresources.1.4 This guide identifies types of rescues,tactics,andsystems
6、 that are typically used by SWFT-Basic personnel,suchas shore-based rescues using talking,reaching,throwing,andwading methods.1.5 SWFT-Basic personnel who have met the minimumqualifications and experience within this guide are capable ofperforming shore-based rescues and assisting with in-waterrescu
7、es from the shore under qualified supervision.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2F1422 Guide for Using the Incident Command SystemFramework in Managing Search and Rescue OperationsF1768 Guide for Using Whistle Signals During Rope RescueOperationsF2752 Guide for Training for Level I Rope Rescu
8、e(R1)Rescuer Endorsement2.2Other Documents:DRAFT Land Search and Rescue Addendum to the NationalSearch and Rescue Supplement to the International Aero-nautical and Maritime Search and Rescue Manual,Version1.0,November 20113National Response Framework(NRF),FEMA,January20134Title 29 of the Code of Fed
9、eral Regulations(29 CFR),Sub-title B,Chapter Xvii,1910.120(Q)(6)(i)“First responderawareness training”3.Terminology3.1 Acronyms:3.1.1 AHJAuthority Having Jurisdiction3.1.2 CPRCardiopulmonary Resuscitation3.1.3 FEMAFederal Emergency Management Agency3.1.4 HazMatHazardous Materials3.1.5 HELPHeat Escap
10、e Lessening Posture/Position3.1.6 ICSIncident Command System3.1.7 LKPLast Known Point3.1.8 NIMSNational Incident Management System3.1.9 NRFNational Response Framework3.1.10 PLSPoint Last Seen3.1.11 PPEPersonal Protective Equipment3.1.12 PTBPosition Task Book3.1.13 RBBRigid Buoyant Boats3.1.14 RHIBRi
11、gid Hull Inflatable Boat3.1.15 SARSearch and Rescue3.1.16 SWFT-BasicSwiftwater/Flood Technician-Basic1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F32 on Searchand Rescue and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F32.03 on Personnel,Training and Education.Current edition appro
12、ved June 1,2015.Published August 2015.DOI:10.1520/F3145-15.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3http:/
13、www.fs.fed.us/fire/aviation/av_library/Revision%205-EHE%20Source%20List%20(01-12).pdf.4http:/www.fema.gov/national-response-frameworkCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.1.17 SWFT-IntermediateSwiftwater/Flood Technician-Inter
14、mediate3.1.18 SWFT-AdvancedSwiftwater/Flood Technician-Advanced3.1.19 USCGU.S.Coast Guard3.2 Definitions Specific to the Series of Swiftwater/FloodSearch and Rescue Guides:3.2.1 authority having jurisdictionan organization,office,or individual responsible for enforcing the requirements of acode or s
15、tandard,or for approving equipment,materials,installation,or a procedure.3.2.2 downstreamthe direction of flow leading to a lowerposition in a watercourse.3.2.3 flooda great flowing or overflowing of water,espe-cially over land not usually submerged.53.2.4 personal flotation device(PFD)a U.S.Coast G
16、uard(USCG)approved buoyant device suitable for use by oneperson to stay afloat in a water emergency.This may be a vest,ring buoy,life preserver,cushion,or other special purposebuoyant apparatus.Types include the following:3.2.4.1 Type IOffshore life jacket.3.2.4.2 Type IINear-shore buoyant vest.3.2.4.3 Type IIIFlotation aid.3.2.4.4 Type IVThrowable device.3.2.4.5 Type VSpecial use device.3.2.5 recoveryan operation to retrieve deceased personsfrom the current position and move them to a designate
