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Grade 2 Training
29th October 2008
© RamSoc 2008
Course Content
Leadership and group management
Outdoor safety management
Accident management
Advanced navigation
Leadership & Group Management
Leadership
The group should be
“helped to lead itself as far as it is judged capable of safely doing so.”
Eric Langmuir
Leadership Responsibilities
Duty of Care Who do you have
responsibilities to? RamSoc
The Group
Group Members
Yourself
The Public
The Environment
Leadership Roles
Guide
Motivator
Organiser/co-ordinator
Standard setter
Psychologist
Decision maker
Disciplinarian
Educator
Protector
Friend
Leaderships Skills
Hard Skills Practical activity
specific skills that are easiest learned by being taught
Soft Skills Transferable skills
from other walks of life. To do with people and interactions – ie based on experience and not easily taught
Leadership Styles & Decision Making
Authority (Dictatorship)
Consensus Vote
Conflict Management
Causes Avoidance Resolution
Scenarios
Outdoor Safety Management
Grade 1 vs Grade 2
Grade 1 Low level mostly White Peak
walks, never very remote, mostly paths and lanes, relatively flat
e.g. Manifold Valley, Dovedale, Monsal Dale, Bakewell, Sherwood
Grade 2 Medium level, between 1200
& 2200ft above sea level. Mostly Dark Peak, with less navigational features and fewer options for escape
e.g. Kinder, Bleaklow, Roaches, Edges, Ladybower, Castleton
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Accident Potential
Hazard Something with the
potential to cause an incident
Accident Potential No. of human hazards
multiplied by no. of environmental hazards
Human & Environmental Hazards
Human Participants Leaders Group Relationships
Environmental Terrain and location Weather and season Activity and
equipment
Accident Management
Leadership Style
Authoritarian or Authoritarian or Authoritarian, or if you prefer Authoritarian
Accident & Evacuation Flowcharts
Accident Flowchart
Evacuation Flowchart
Hypothermia
See core body OHT
Symptoms
Shivering, cold skin, blue lips, erratic or lethargic behaviour, slowing down, loss of vision (serious), stopping shivering (serious), personality changes (umbles)
Treatment
Needs to be prompt Shelter Rewarming If condition worsens,
GET HELP Remember when one
group member has hypothermia the rest will follow
Hyperthermia
Heat exhaustion Heat stroke (more
serious)
Symptoms
Heat exhaustion Loss of energy, nausea,
thirst, light-headedness, increased pulse. Skin still moist
Heat stroke No sweat, high
temperature, unconsciousness, confusion – many symptoms similar to hypothermia
Treatment
Avoidance is key Keep well hydrated Wear loose, light
clothing Suncream, sunhat
Rehydration
Emergency Scenarios
Emergency Procedures
Mountaineering ethos of self-sufficiency
Club calls out Mountain Rescue after 1hr + 10mins for every hr of expected walking time
Rescue organised by the POLICE
Advanced Navigation
Advanced Nav. Topics
Pacing Grid References Fine Navigation Contours and slope Relocation Route planning Other navigational
aids
Naismith's Rule and Derivatives
15min kilometre + 1min per 10 metres ascent Lots of problems
Pacing
8 figure GR
Use a pair of letters to denote 100km square which the 6 figure Grid Reference is in
Handrails
Following a line feature like a fence, wall or stream to your destination
Attack Points
A large well defined feature near to your destination which you can find easily enabling you to find your destination
Aiming Off
If you're aiming for a specific point on a line feature, e.g. a path junction, aiming one side or other so that you know which way to turn when you reach the feature
Catching Features
A clear feature which will catch you, letting you know that you've strayed
Leapfrogging
Difficult to explain See demonstration
Contours
Steepness See Langmuir table
Slope aspect Contouring vs direct
route
Relocation
Resection / backbearings
Search techniques
Route Choice
Human and environmental hazards
Other Navigational Aids
GPS Altimeter
Any Questions?
