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The Mission Readiness Test (MRT) is based on the work of a search dog team at an international Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) mission following the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) guidelines. INSARAG (www.insarag.org) is a global network of more than eighty countries and organizations under the United Nations umbrella. INSARAG deals with USAR–related issues, aiming to establish minimum international standards for USAR teams and methodology for international coordination in earthquake response based on the INSARAG guidelines.

Participants must have passed the RH-T B test, and the dog must not be older than eight years of age at its first MRT participation. The Mission Ready certification is valid for two years. Once a mission-ready search dog reaches its tenth birthday, the team must undergo recertification every year.

The scenario for the MRT is generally a recent strong earthquake resulting in a lot of destroyed buildings. During a MRT, the performance of the dog and dog handler as well as the whole team performance will be assessed during a minimum of seven searches of twenty minutes in at least three different search areas over a period of two days, including day searches and night searches. The number of victims to be found will not be disclosed.

The search work requires a certain level of physical ability to accomplish the assigned tasks in challenging terrain, for both the search dog and the dog handler. Suitable PE (Personal Equipment) and PPE (Personal Protective Equipment: helmet, mission jacket, mission pants, safety boots, gloves, lighting) are required.

The MRT begins with the arrival and registration of the participants at the Reception and Departure Centre (RDC), where an equipment check and the dog’s health check by a veterinarian will be carried out. All formalities completed, the participants will be transported to the Base of Operation (BoO) with local transport vehicles. With the exception of the mandatory four-hour resting period, all participants will remain operational at all times and must be ready within fifteen minutes from the time they receive their work notification.

At each work site, the dog handler receives a written general tactical situation before the beginning of the search work. This can also be in the form of a drawing or through an INSARAG Marking Box (see page 177). After this, the dog handler must share his or her plan with the classifiers and then execute the mission plan. During the search, distractions should occur, such as noise, people lingering in the search area alone or in groups, and close—but for the dog unreachable—food or various types of garbage.

Figure 14.3 At a voice command or hand signal, this Chocolate Labrador climbs up the access plank to a ladder. (IPO-R test, Xanxere, Brazil, 2012)

Figure 14.4 The dog must be attentive to the handler’s voice command “Heel” and obey willingly and directly. Its shoulder should be no farther forward than the handler’s knee.

 

Mission Readiness Test—Area

Participants must have passed the RH-FL B test according to IPO-R. The Mission Readiness Test—Area is carried out in a realistic area. The participant has to complete mission tasks to find a missing person, including a minimum of three searches. All participants are allowed on the same search area for each task. During the test, the number of hiding people has to be the same for all participants. The hiding places can be changed after each team’s search. The following searches have to be completed by a participating team within one day:

Two area searches of a maximum one hour per search within twenty-four hours: Each search terrain is different, and the search areas are at most 89,000 square yards (75,000 m2) per search in a field, forest, meadow, or mixed area without artificial hiding places. There can be one to four hiding people per search, sitting or lying on the ground or at maximum height of six-and-a-half feet (2 m) in a tree or similar place. The number of hiding people is not announced. One search can be done in complete darkness.

Search for a maximum of two hours and 6,500 yards (6,000 m) along a path that goes through various types of terrain (field, forest, meadow, and farm paths): There can be changes of walking direction adapted to the search area and no marking of assigned paths. Crossing roads is allowed, and the search can be done in complete darkness if no area search is planned for darkness. The route to be searched has to be assembled in such a way that the dog handler is only able to orient by map, compass, or GPS. There may be no artificial hiding places, and there can be one or two hidden people per search. The number is not announced, and they can be sitting or lying on the ground or at a maximum height of six-and-a-half feet (2 m) in a tree or similar place and within sixteen feet (5 m) to the right or left of the middle of the path.

The main point of the evaluation during the Mission Readiness Test—Area is the teamwork between handler and dog, as well as the success rate for the three search tasks. The dog handler is free to decide which strategy or search model to choose with the dog. The handler can subdivide the assigned search area or search it all at once. Search breaks can be taken (including giving water to the dog) upon the decision of the handler. Breaks are included in the search time. During the search, the dog’s “willingness to find” is of utmost importance. Between the first two searches, a rest period of at least one hour has to be scheduled. The timetable also has to include a four-hour regeneration period (off-time in a rest area) per dog after the second search. The final evaluation will be announced as “passed with success” or “not passed.”

Figure 14.5 At the end of the ladder, the handler lifts the dog down.

Figure 14.6 As with nose work, the obedience and dexterity section of IPO-R is completed when the dog handler signs out and the judge announces the marks. (IPO-R test, Xanxere, Brazil, 2012)

Figure 14.7 Ruud Haak was a classifier during the Mission Readiness Test (MRT) in Zatec, Czech Republic, in 2009.

 

 

Notes

 

Training the Natural Way

1 Zimen, E. Der Wolf, 205. Return to text.

The Hunting Drive Complex

1 Lorenz, K. Vergleichende Verhaltensforschung, 31. Return to text.

Wilderness Search

1 International Canine Federation. International Testing Standards for Rescue Dog Tests, 11. Return to text.

2 International Canine Federation. International Testing Standards for Rescue Dog Tests, 12. Return to text.

3 International Canine Federation. International Testing Standards for Rescue Dog Tests, 12. Return to text.

4 International Canine Federation. International Testing Standards for Rescue Dog Tests, 50. Return to text.







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