RAC Amateur Radio Emergency
Service 
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RAC Amateur Radio Emergency
Service ™
ARES Operations Training Manual
NOTICE: All original content of the RAC ARES Training Manual is Copyright © 2008 by Radio Amateurs of Canada Inc. All Rights Reserved. Downloading for personal use is permitted. Unauthorized reproduction or re-distribution, by any means whatsoever, is a violation of copyright and is prohibited by law.
This page features the long-awaited new Radio Amateurs of Canada ARES Operations Training Manual for downloading in a single file.
It is also listed section by section for easy access to individual files when download of the entire manual isn't desired.
The new manual is part of the RAC Field Services Organization continuing efforts to support the ARES and bring it to a higher level of professionalism in terms of knowledge, competence and confidence. It may be seen as the definitive and authoritative Canadian source of Emcomm-related information and is presented here for public download by any interested party. Plans are to eventually offer the manual in hard copy.
The manual may also be used by instructors as a training aid and a section is devoted to assist in that regard.
Every current and potential member of the Amateur Radio Emergency Service should avail himself or herself of the information contained within this comprehensive document.
Every appointed RAC ARES official, from Section Emergency Coordinator to Emergency Coordinator, as well as the Section Manager, should also become familiar with the manual's contents so as to ensure a consistent ARES community resource right across Canada.
While no document can cover every possible situation, the new RAC ARES Training Manual provides vital and updated uniform information that will guide ARES volunteers and officials regardless of where or when an emergency might occur.
Please note that the pages of the manual include internal links, in blue, which will take the reader to other parts of the training document. In order for those internal links to operate, however, the link must be to an area within the same section being read or, if not, the entire manual must be downloaded and present on the reader's computer, otherwise an error screen will appear. External links are also included but they will be operative without the need for downloading any other part of the manual.
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Any suggestions, errors, additions or comments should be submitted using the Feedback Form provided in the manual.
For the full manual, with all sections, click on the link below.
Following is the manual broken down to allow for viewing of selected sections without the need for download of the entire document.
Section 1: Using this Manual
Section 2: About ARES
Section 3: ARES in Context
Section 4: Understanding Emergency Ops
Section 5: ARES Services
Section 6: ARES Roles
Section 7: Emergency Preparedness
Section 8: Activations and Mobilisations
Section 9: Incident Command System
Section 10: Emergency Operations
Section 11: Etiquette
Section 12: Nets
Section 13: Authentication
Section 14: Equipment
Section 15: Station Configuration
Section 16: Frequently Asked Questions
Section 17: Digital Communications
Section 18: After Operations
Volume 2: Volume 2 Cover
Section 19: Station Management
Section 20: Managing Communications Operations
Section 21: Managing Net Controllers
Volume 3: Volume 3 Cover
Section 22: Emergency Coordinator Duties
Section 23: Emergency Operations for ECs
Section 24: Personnel Management
Section 25: Recruitment
Section 26: ARES Planning
Section 27: Exercises
Section 28: SOPs and Documentation
Section 29: ARES Administrative Roles
Volume 4: Volume 4 Cover
Section 30: Glossary
Section 31: Software
Section 32: Prowords
Section 33: Forms and Stationery
Section 34: Anderson Powerpole Connectors
Section 35: Safety
Section 36: First Aid
Section 37: Training with this Manual
Comments: Feedback Form
NOTICE
All original content of the RAC ARES Training Manual is Copyright © 2008 Radio Amateurs of Canada Inc. All Rights Reserved. Downloading for personal use is permitted. Reproduction or re-distribution, by any means whatsoever, is a violation of copyright and is prohibited by law.
Information
in this manual is subject to change without notice. All trademarks, service
marks and logos are acknowledged with a trademark (™)
or registered trademark symbol at their first appearance in the document.
This
training material has been prepared by volunteers on a not-for-profit basis in
order to serve the public good.
To
the greatest degree practical, externally sourced information has been
attributed and authorization sought for use, where required. Proprietary
information and copyrighted material has not been intentionally included.
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and all use of the RAC AMATEUR EMERGENCY SERVICE AND DESIGN
trade-mark (the RAC ARES logo) requires licence or permission from Radio
Amateurs of Canada Incorporated. For
licence or permission, contact:
Vice President for Field Services, Radio Amateurs of Canada Inc.,
Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) and the authors of this document authorize the re-use and republication of content taken from this document only if ALL the following conditions are met:
1. Information is formally attributed to this document, as a RAC publication, or to the original copyright holder if applicable.
2. Information is used solely on a not-for-profit basis.
3.
RAC is notified of the re-use in writing to the Vice President for Field
Services at: VPFS, Radio Amateurs of Canada,
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