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CASARA NATIONAL
NAVIGATOR COURSE
Introduction
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CASARA Navigation Course
 Reference:
 CASARA Training
Manual
 National SAR Manual
 National Policy Manual
 Aeronautical Information Publication
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Aim of CASARA Training
 To
certify members to assist the Canadian
Forces in Search and Rescue (SAR)
operations.
 To create in members an awareness of flight
safety and defensive flying practices
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 There
are four areas of training:
 BASIC – covering the minimum requirements for
CASARA aircrew certification
– yearly activity required to
maintain currency and certification.
(cont’d)
 CONTINUATION
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– Searchmaster, CASARA Search
Coordinator, etc.
 ADVANCED
 SPECIAL
-, Company Aviation Safety Officer
(CASO), Pilot Decision Making, Standard First
Aid, survival, etc.
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 Within
the BASIC training requirement there are four
phases depending on what level you aspire to.
 Phase
1: Basic knowledge of SAR operations.
 Phase
2: Training to become a certified spotter.
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 Phase
3: CASARA navigator training.
 Phase
4: CASARA pilot training.
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 The
purpose of this course is to provide
CASARA navigator training.
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Navigator’s Duties &
Responsibilities
 Pre-Flight
– Assists the pilot with all preparations
– Attends all briefings with the pilot
 Flight
– The navigator aids the pilot in:
– Keeping the aircraft on track
– Monitoring engine instruments for irregularities
– Keeping a lookout for other aircraft
(Cont’d)
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Navigator’s Duties &
Responsibilities
– The navigator makes
himself/herself available to:
 Post-Flight
– the Searchmaster and
– The CASARA Search Coordinator
For debriefing and possible future tasks
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 To
qualify as a CASARA navigator you must:
 Complete this navigator’s course and all the
practical exercises.
 Complete
Four (4) flights of not less than one (1)
hour each.
 Complete a certification flight which includes an
ELT homing.
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Currency Requirements
 To remain current, a CASARA Navigator must complete
annually:
– Four hours of ground training.
– Four flights of at least one hour duration.
– Four search patterns appropriate to your area
– Two ELT homings
– One Aural Null ELT homing
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This course consists of the following sections:
 Course Introduction
– Roles and responsibilities
– Training
– Currency
– Course Content
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Aircraft & Safety
– Aircraft types
– Engines & Instruments
– Clothing
(cont’d)
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Meterology Review
– METARs
– TAFs
– Upper winds (FD)
– NOTAMS
– PIREPS
– SIGMETs
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Introduction to CASARA Navigation
– Lat. & Long.,
– GEOREF,
– Direction & The Compass,
– The E6B,
– Maps
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 Search
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and Rescue Procedures,
Search Planning,
Electronic Searching,
Visual Search Plans
Reports and Returns
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