CARDA Training (REQ-26-0405)

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Training sorties will emphasize compliance with CAP procedures for transporting non-CAP passengers, mission planning, weight and balance considerations, passenger briefings, aircraft loading and unloading procedures, crew resource management, operational risk management, and coordination with cooperating search-and-rescue agencies. These sorties will also provide Transport Mission Pilots with valuable experience conducting actual mission-style operations under the supervision of qualified mission staff, improving their readiness for future emergency services missions. Because SRU Transport missions involve the movement of live working search-and-rescue canine teams, the required knowledge, skills, and crew coordination cannot be fully developed through simulated passengers or ballast.

Participation by qualified canine teams provides the realism necessary for CAP members to safely perform this authorized mission during actual emergency operations. Mission base staff will support flight operations through mission planning, briefing, flight management, and sortie debriefing, allowing participating personnel to gain experience in coordinating SRU Transport missions from both the aircrew and mission management perspectives. The use of working search-and-rescue canine teams provides a realistic operational environment that enhances CAP member training while strengthening interoperability with partner agencies.