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marking button to signal to your device
that you are not buried. If no action on
your part is detected, the device auto-
matically reverts to transmit mode.
Warning: if a search is still in progress
to find other buried victims, is important
for your device to stay in search mode.
If it reverts to transmit mode, it will interfere with the
search for other victims. Make sure that you push your
device's marking button to stay in search mode if you are
not caught or buried in a secondary avalanche.
4/ PROBING - SHOVELING
Before you start probing, make sure that you place your
device in the dedicated pocket you chosen to carry it, with
the zipper closed, to keep it out of the cold and well-pro-
tected from impacts. As soon as you have defined the zone
where the victim is likely buried, it is quicker to start prob-
ing. Search for the victim by probing in concentric spirals
progressively away from the minimum distance point de-
tected by your ARVA. Probe perpendicular to the slope.
Statistically, shoveling takes at least as much
time as the transceiver search. It is impor-
tant to take a methodic approach to shov-
eling.
The V-shaped conveyor technique al-
lows you to optimize shoveling. As
soon you uncover the person, it is
important to turn off their trans-
ceiver as quickly as possible.
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