TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT
NASAR FUNDAMENTALS OF SEARCH AND RESCUE/SARTECH II CERTIFICATION
Three Weekends - February 25-26, March 10-11, and March 24-25.
SARTECH II certification is a professional, national, NIMS compliant certification as a Search And Rescue Technician.
SARTECH II certification is not required by Civil Air Patrol. CAP members active in search and rescue are encouraged to attain this nationally recognized level of professional qualification.
The Civil Air Patrol does recognize NASAR SARTECH certification.
SARTECH certification is included in e-services and SARTECH II testing and certification is included in the Ground Search And Rescue Speciality School at the CAP Lonestar Emergency Services Academy (LESA).
CIVIL AIR PATROL GROUND TEAM MEMBER QUALIFICATIONS:
NASAR SARTECH II meets or exceeds the SQTR skills requirements for Ground Team Member 3 & 2.
CAP Ground Team Members completing SARTECH II certification will simultaneously complete the skills testing requirements for GTM 3 & 2.
(The only GTM topics not included in SARTECH II are UDF and First Aid.)
CAP and SARTECH II 24 hour pack requirements are substantially the same.
PREREQs - General Emergency Services 101 Card
(GTM Familiarization and Preparatory Training is included in the SARTECH II class.)
The FUNSAR/SARTECH II class is basically equivalent to attending NESA or LESA and completing GTM 3 & 2 in one program.
CAP members completing SARTECH II, First Aid, UDF, and OPEX participation will qualify for Ground Team Member 3 & 2.
