1.1 This guide establishes a standard of training to address specific skills required for a searcher who participates as a Tracker in support of a land search effort.

1.1.1 This guide establishes a standard of knowledge for a Tracker as related to general, field, and tracking-specific knowledge and skills.

1.1.2 This guide identifies the performance requirements of a Tracker who performs tracking of humans as it relates primarily to land search events, but might include law enforcement investigation or military situations.

1.2 A Tracker is required to have the knowledge and skill sets pertaining to basic tracking techniques and be familiar with unique tracking terminology and the equipment commonly used.

1.3 A Tracker may be utilized in any of three common tracking environment kinds described in Classification F1993: Kind A (wilderness), Kind B (urban), Kind C (mountainous) or other kinds.

1.4 This guide does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this guide to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory requirements prior to use.