User's Manual

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P/N 595277-01 Rev E 10/17
USE AS PART OF AN ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM
TRAINING REQUIRED BEFORE USE. Refer to the PAK-TRACKER Locator
System User Instructions provided with your PAK-TRACKER equipment for
complete details on the use of the PAK-TRACKER Locator System. Use of
this equipment must be part of a complete personnel accountability system
that includes procedures for monitoring the deployment and condition of all
users. Do not rely on the PAK-TRACKER Locator System as the only tech-
nique for locating missing personnel. A Rapid Intervention or Rescue team
using the Hand Held Receiver must have a minimum of two (2) people. For
their own safety, the team members must pay attention to their surroundings
at all times while using the PAK-TRACKER Locator System.
The accountability system must include procedures for alerting the incident
commander and rescue teams when actuated transmitters or the missing
personnel have been found or when they have moved from their previous
location. It is the responsibility of the personnel accountability system to allow
for such contingencies without exposing individuals and teams to unneces-
sary dangers.
WARNING
CONTINUED TRAINING AND PRACTICE IN A
VARIETY OF SITUATIONS IS ESSENTIAL TO
DEVELOPING THE SKILLS TO PROPERLY
INTERPRET THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY
THE PAK-TRACKER LOCATOR SYSTEM. USE
OF THIS EQUIPMENT WITHOUT TRAINING AND
PRACTICE MAY JEOPARDIZE ALL PERSONNEL
INVOLVED WHICH COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS
INJURY OR DEATH.
PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION OF THE PAK-TRACKER
LOCATOR SYSTEM
The SCOTT PAK-TRACKER locator system is a two part electronic system
consisting of a Hand Held Receiver and a Transmitter. When a Transmitter
is activated, it sends out a radio signal in all directions that is received by the
Hand Held Receiver. Understanding how the radio signal from a Transmitter
behaves and how the Hand Held Receiver receives and displays the strength
of that signal are critical to understanding the operation of the SCOTT PAK-
TRACKER locator system. Successful operation of the PAK-TRACKER
Locator system depends heavily on the interpretation of the relative signal
strength information displayed on the Hand Held Receiver along with all other
available information about the possible location of the activated transmit-
ter.
The Hand Held Receiver is very sensitive in responding to small differences
in signal strength. The relative strength of the Transmitter signal detected by
the Hand Held Receiver will vary depending on:
1. The distance from the Transmitter to the Hand Held Receiver,
2. The path the Transmitter signal has taken to get to the Hand Held Re-
ceiver,
3. The materials between the Transmitter and the Hand Held Receiver which
may have affected the signal from the Transmitter.
The user of the Hand Held Receiver must interpret the readings on the Hand
Held Receiver display along with other information, such as:
– training and knowledge in systematic search and rescue techniques,
– their sense of sight (watch where you are going),
– their sense of sound (listen for an activated PASS device),
– the deployment of the missing personnel,
– knowledge of the building layout and building materials,
Do not rely solely on the readings from the Hand Held Receiver to locate the
activated Transmitter.
Refer to the PAK-TRACKER Locator System User Instructions provided with
your PAK-TRACKER equipment for complete details on the use of the PAK-
TRACKER Locator System.
USE OF THE OPTIONAL SCOTT PAK-TRACKER LO-
CATOR SYSTEM
WARNING
READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS ENTIRE MANUAL
AND THE PAK-TRACKER LOCATOR SYSTEM
MANUAL. TRAINING IS REQUIRED BEFORE
USE OF THIS EQUIPMENT IN A HAZARDOUS
SITUATION. THE TRAINING MUST INCLUDE
AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE LIMITATIONS
OF THE EQUIPMENT AND HOW TO INTERPRET
LOCATING INFORMATION, ALONG WITH
EXTENSIVE PRACTICE WITH THE SYSTEM
IN A VARIETY OF ENVIRONMENTS. USE
OF THIS EQUIPMENT MUST A PART OF A
COMPLETE PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABILITY
SYSTEM. ALWAYS UPDATE TRAINING WITH
EACH NEW PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. USE OF A
PAK-TRACKER LOCATOR SYSTEM WITHOUT
PROPER TRAINING MAY PLACE THE USERS
AT HIGHER RISK IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS
WHICH COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY
OR DEATH.
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