Efficiently obtain accurate UTM and Lat/Long coordinates to within the smallest appropriate gradation; find Able to perform Unable to perform Able to perform any elevation/gain/loss to any 4 of the 5 more than 2 of the Map Skills 3 of the 5 items in less than the contour items in Advanced items in the Advanced category interval; accurately category Advanced category identify topographic features; determine aspect; identify watershed boundaries Efficiently scroll between functions on different screens; Able to perform Able to perform 1 of Unable to perform GPS understand and use any 2 of the 3 the items in any of the items in Concepts both UTM and items in Advanced Advanced category Advanced category Lat/Long systems; category efficiently set and name waypoints. Efficiently use all skills Unable to arrive at in reading map Able to use GPS with destination or coordinates, entering Able to use GPS to GPS supervision; able to accuracy lands user them into GPS and arrive within 5 m arrive within 10 m of more than 50 m away Application using GoTo to arrive of destination destination from intended at destination to destination within 1m Subtotal Swiftwater Advanced Satisfactory Novice Unacceptable Rescue Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 3 2 1 0 20% Rarely made Did not participate; Swiftwater Consistently makes Typically makes appropriate medical did not make Rescue with appropriate medical appropriate decisions, or did not appropriate medical decisions during Medical medical decisions demonstrate decisions; caused swiftwater scenarios Skills decision-making harm to patient(s) Attended without Swiftwater Able to demonstration of Shows proficiency Did not attend or Rescue demonstrate most skills or required with swiftwater skills Unsafe of the skills unusually close Certificate supervision Subtotal
Map Skills Efficiently obtain accurate UTM and Lat/Long coordinates to within the smallest appropriate gradation; find elevation/gain/loss to less than the contour interval; accurately identify topographic features; determine aspect; identify watershed boundaries Able to perform any 4 of the 5 items in Advanced category Able to perform any 3 of the 5 items in Advanced category Unable to perform more than 2 of the items in the Advanced category GPS Concepts Efficiently scroll between functions on different screens; understand and use both UTM and Lat/Long systems; efficiently set and name waypoints. Able to perform any 2 of the 3 items in Advanced category Able to perform 1 of the items in Advanced category Unable to perform any of the items in Advanced category GPS Application Efficiently use all skills in reading map coordinates, entering them into GPS and using GoTo to arrive at destination to within 1m Able to use GPS to arrive within 5 m of destination Able to use GPS with supervision; able to arrive within 10 m of destination Unable to arrive at destination or accuracy lands user more than 50 m away from intended destination Subtotal Swiftwater Rescue 20% Advanced 3 Satisfactory 2 Novice 1 Unacceptable 0 Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Swiftwater Rescue with Medical Skills Consistently makes appropriate medical decisions during swiftwater scenarios Typically makes appropriate medical decisions Rarely made appropriate medical decisions, or did not demonstrate decision-making Did not participate; did not make appropriate medical decisions; caused harm to patient(s) Swiftwater Rescue Certificate Shows proficiency with swiftwater skills Able to demonstrate most of the skills Attended without demonstration of skills or required unusually close supervision Did not attend or Unsafe Subtotal
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