Designation:F1848−14StandardClassificationSystemforCanineSearchResources1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1848;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisclassificationsystemdefinescaninesearchre-sourcesintermsoftheirtrainingandcapabilities.1.2Thisclassificationsystemisintendedtoaidemergencymanagersorderingresourcesforsearchandrescueincidents.Theseclassificationsalsoprovideameansbywhichdoghandlerscanconveytoemergencymanagementthetasksforwhichthey,andtheirdogs,aretrained.1.3Thisclassificationsystemdoesnotdefinestandardsofperformanceortrainingforcaninesearchresources.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F1633GuideforTechniquesinLandSearchF3048GuideforSwiftwater/FloodSearchandRescueOp-erations2.2OtherReferencedDocuments:SWGDOGSC1Terminology3SWGDOGSC8SubstanceDogs:HumanRemains43.Terminology3.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.1.1areasearch—asearchdogactionwherebythedogattemptstodetectthepresenceofhumanscentand,iffound,locateitssourcewithinadefinedsearcharea.3.1.2category—aspecifictaskforwhichacaninesearchresourceistrained.3.1.3humanremains—allorpartofadeceasedhumanbody.3.1.4kind—asubsetofsomecaninesearchresourcecatego-ries.3.1.5scentdiscrimination—theabilityofadogtodistin-guishbetweenthescentsofdifferentindividualsandtoworkanassignedscenttocompleteasearchactivitywithoutalertingonscentsotherthanthatassigned.3.1.6tracking—asearchdogactionwhereinanon-scentdiscriminatingdogfollowsaperson’sroutebydetectingfreshhumanscentonthegroundorbyfollowingscentcausedbythephysicaldisturbanceofsubstratesuchascrushedvegetation,soiletc.3.1.7trailing—asearchdogactionwhereinascentdiscrimi-natingdogfollowsaspecificperson’sroutebydetectingscentonthegroundandinnearbyplumes.3.2OtherterminologyincludedinthisguidemaybefoundinTerminologyF16...
