LAND NAV: Use back markers—either a partner, or a stick if you are alone—to stay on course when foul weather reduces visibility

KNOT TYING: The munter hitch

ROPE RESCUE: Tender rigging for a horizontal litter

MAN-TRACKING: 11 guidelines for aging sign

ROPE RESCUE: How to rig a high-angle offset

WILDERNESS FIRST AID: Splinting the wrist

K-9 HANDLERS: 10 household medications that may be suitable for a dog when you don't have immediate access to a veterinarian, according to "The Dogington Post"

LAND NAV: Understanding GPS accuracy

SAR GEAR: The Benchmade 7 Hook safety cutter

SWIFTWATER RESCUE: Rigging the raft lower

SAR OPERATIONS: The hasty search

ROPE RESCUE: How to rig a ladder A-frame

ROPE RESCUE: How to configure a 6:1 confined-space haul rig from a tripod anchor or construction-crane headache ball

MAN-TRACKING: A sample tracking card

SWIFTWATER RESCUE: Rigging the tension diagonal

LAND NAVIGATION: How to navigate in bad weather

ROPE RESCUE: Rappelling—Basic considerations appropriate for rescue operations

SWIFTWATER RESCUE: Shallow water crossing—wade

LAND NAVIGATION: A sample five-north operational compass rose

A sample, five-north compass rose for a location in Ontario, Canada illustrating the interrelationship of

• True North
• Magnetic North
• Meridian Magnetic North
• UTM Grid North
• UTM Grid Magnetic North

HELI OPERATIONS: Static electricity discharge hazards