S&R Pilot guidelines and User's Handbook

The purpose of this handbook is to provide guidelines and a reference for the design, planning, conduct and evaluation of exercises. Exercising is integral to:

• the development of capability of personnel
• to the preparation of personnel to carry out their functions during actual events

This handbook is designed to:

• offer a series of checklists and prompts for exercise managers.
• illustrate different aspects of the exercise management process.
• provide a shared understanding of key concepts, principles, and frameworks.
• provide consistency in the terminology, management structures, and documentation used in exercise management.
• provide resources that improve the quality of exercises.

The use of “Pilot guidelines and User’s Handbook” is mandatory as a guideline for the seven S&R Pilots that will be testing and evaluating the S&R technologies.