APPENDIX
F
Grading Standards
WINTER
MOUNTAIN
SURVIVAL COURSE
PERFORMANCE
EVALUATION RECAP SHEET
- The student must
satisfactorily achieve an 80% or higher grade on
either the written test or the written
retest.
- The student must
satisfactorily master 10 out of the 12 performance
evaluation tasks.
- A breach of integrity,
conduct unbecoming of a student or the
inability to abide by Survival course guidelines,
will result in the immediate dismissal from the Mountain Survival
Course.
- All of the above must be
accomplished prior to successful graduation
from the Mountain Survival Course.
- Failure to accomplish any one
these will result in a Proficiency
Board, which may result in dismissal
from the course.
- There will be no talking to any student during isolation unless an emergency. No student will come with in 50 meters of another student.
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REMARKS
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All
criteria
listed below each task, must be accomplished in order to
master those tasks.
1. SURVIVAL KIT (MSV.2.2) M / NM
- Fire starting items
- Water procurement items
- Food procurement items
- Signaling items
- First Aid items
- Shelter items
2.
SURVIVAL
NAVIGATION (MSV.2.7) M / NM
- Can find cardinal directions
- Prepares and maintains a log book
- Uses steering marks
- Appropriate place
3.
BOW & DRILL (MSV.2.13a) M / NM
- Bow
- Drill
- Socket
- Fire Board
- Ember Patch
- Birds Nest
- Kindling
- Fuel Wood
4.
SURVIVAL
SHELTERS (MSV.2.4) M / NM
- Protection from the elements
- Heat retention
- Ventilation
- Drying facility
- Free from hazards
- Shelter stable
5. REQUIREMENTS FOR SURVIVAL (MSV.2.1) M / NM
- 1st 24Hrs.
- Signaling
- Shelter
- Fire
- Water
- 2nd 24Hrs.
- Tools & Weapons
- Traps & Snares
- Path guards
6. IMPROVISED SIGNAL DEVICE (MSVX.2.6) M / NM
- Smoke Generator
- Appropriate Size
- Tinder
- Kindling
- Placement
- A flame within 90 seconds
7. PLANTS & INSECTS (WSVX) M / NM
- Located 1/2 canteen cup of edible plant
- 1/2 canteen cup of prepared charcoal available
- Consumed the prepared plant
- Continue to live off the land
- Consume a prepared insect
8. TOOLS & WEAPONS (MSV.2.11) M / NM
- Bowl
- Wood split
- Bark stripped
- Coal burned
- 4inch deep, 4 inch diameter
- Does
not leak
- Simple Club
- Hardwood used
- Bark stripped
- Fire hardened (if required)
- Club functional
- Rounded ends
9. TOOL OR WEAPON (MSV.2.11) M / NM
- Hardwood used
- Bark stripped
- Fire hardened (if required)
- Functional able
- One of the three following will be made: Ice spud, Ice skimmer, Slingshot
10. FISH & GAME (MSV.2.10) M / NM
- Dress and/or skin game
- Prepared game for consumption
- Consumed game
- Hide fleshed, brained, and smoked
- Hide sewn and suitable for intended uses
11. TRAPS & SNARES (MSV.2.9) M / NM
- Employment
tech. appropriate for intended animal
- a. Location
- b. Presentation
- c.
Construction
- Loop size and ground clearance correct
- Bait used
- Split stick if required
12.
PATHGUARD
(MSV.2.9) M / NM
- Likely avenue of approach
- Produces noise
- Concealed
- Appropriate tactical distance from the shelter