How Do We Judge a Marshal's Abilities?

[Dave Brand]

In the "Scanner Police" thread sparky-steve asked:

"so how does an IO or PC determine the level of skill of a trainee marshal?
all i get asked is how many meets I've done, but not what I've been involved with

i could do 100 meets and never go to an incident
or 10 and go to 10 bad incidents.

in my case I've done 18 days on the back
and involved in 5 major incidents and many small ones."

Personal knowledge of the individual helps, & talking during the day can help, but probably the most important source of such information is the Personal Record Card.

The comments section of the PRC should contain a record of the experience gained by a marshal & his/her strengths & training needs. Make sure that your Post Chief adds pertinent comments!