▁R P AS ▁can ▁be ▁employed ▁by ▁B S AR ▁NS W ▁in ▁exposed ▁cl iff ▁areas ▁in ▁many ▁areas ▁of ▁NS W ▁away ▁from ▁aer od rom es ▁to ▁increase ▁search ▁efficiency ▁and ▁maxim ise ▁search ▁resources . ▁However , ▁since ▁leaving ▁the ▁V RA ▁and ▁joining ▁the ▁NS W ▁State ▁Emer gency ▁Service , ▁dr one ▁use ▁is ▁currently ▁on ▁hold ▁pending ▁S ES ▁policy . ▁ ▁Le ad ership ▁ ▁NS W ▁S ES ▁Bush ▁Search ▁and ▁Res cue ▁Unit ▁ ▁Command ers ▁and ▁Team ▁Le aders ▁offer ▁solid ▁leadership , ▁command ▁and ▁control ▁skills ▁to ▁the ▁S MC . ▁These ▁members ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁lead ▁multi - ag ency ▁teams ▁in ▁remote ▁land ▁S AR ▁operations ▁or ▁to ▁coordinate ▁search ▁operations . ▁ ▁Nav Sh ield ▁ ▁Every ▁year ▁the ▁NS W ▁S ES ▁Bush ▁Search ▁and ▁Res cue ▁Unit ▁ ▁organ ises ▁and ▁runs ▁the ▁Australian ▁Emer gency ▁Services ▁W ilder ness ▁Navigation ▁Sh ield ▁or ▁Nav Sh ield ▁event . ▁Part icip ants ▁test ▁their ▁bush ▁and ▁comp ass ▁navigation ▁ab ilities ▁in ▁an ▁over night ▁event ▁through ▁ 1 0 0   km 2 ▁of ▁w ilder ness ▁terrain ▁a ▁few ▁hours ▁drive ▁from ▁Sydney , ▁Australia . ▁The ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁event ▁is ▁different ▁each ▁year . ▁This ▁is ▁an ▁important ▁training ▁event ▁for ▁NS W ▁emer gency ▁services . ▁ ▁Jo ining ▁ ▁Field ▁M embers ▁ ▁Field ▁members ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁have ▁map ▁and ▁comp ass ▁back ▁country ▁navigation ▁skills ▁and ▁ade