Task · part of 6. Procedures and the vocabulary: twelve terms, and two definitions used earlier
6(e). Twelve terms explained, and most of them are requirement 7's vocabulary
Required Often forgotten
Explained, each one. Seven of the twelve name things the practice search at requirement 7 will actually do.
Notes and warnings
Note. Seven of these twelve terms name things the practice search at requirement 7 will actually do: clue awareness, evidence preservation, tracking a subject, locating a subject using attraction, hasty search, trail sweep and grid search. Learning them as vocabulary before the exercise is worth more than learning them after it.
What this is made of
- 6(e)(1). Evaluating search urgency
- 6(e)(2). Establishing confinement
- 6(e)(3). Scent item
- 6(e)(4). Area air scent dog
- 6(e)(5). Briefing and debriefing
- 6(e)(6). Clue awareness
- 6(e)(7). Evidence preservation
- 6(e)(8). Tracking a subject
- 6(e)(9). Locating a subject using attraction
- 6(e)(10). Hasty search
- 6(e)(11). Trail sweep search
- 6(e)(12). Grid search
Where this step comes from
- Search and Rescue Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 6(e)