Anchors
Rope Basics
Horizontal Systems
Victim Management
Fixed Ropes
100
What are the two most common naturally anchoring anchors?

Trees and rocks

100

Figure 8 descender should be limited to _____ to ______ descent distance.

75' - 100'

100

Primary load bearing rope in the highline system used to support major portion of the load.

Track line

100

Primary Assessement includes:

information gathering, decision-making and ______ ________

Scene Control

100

What is the difference between a Class II and Class III harness?

Shoulder straps.

200

On vertical anchors, slings should be secured as _______ as possible.


Low

200

When attaching carabiners to a vertical hauling system, the gate of the carabiner should point ________.

Down
200

A _________ _________ system combines a lowering system and a tensioned line to lower a litter while keeping the litter away from the surface.

Guiding line.

200

What is Phase II of a rescue incident

Pre-Rescue Operations

200

Name 2 rappels that can be used for low slope descent?

Arm rappels and body rappels.

300

What anchor can we create that has the highest efficiency? 

Tensionless hitch 

300

The sheave(wheel) should have a diameter of ______ times the diameter of the rope being used.

4x

300

For 1/2" diameter rope the rule of ______ applies.

(For prevention of overloading highline system)

18

300

What does L.A.S.T. theory stand for in Search & Rescue?

Locate, Access, Stabilize, Transport

300

What does the "rabbit-ear" design help prevent in a figure of eight descender?

Girth hitching

400

Tensile strength of 1" tubular webbing

4000 lbs.

400

A "Swiss Seat" is a modified Class ____ harness?

Class II

400

For spans greater than 100', attach _________ between the track line and tag lines.

Hangers

400

Smoke, search lights, sirens, horns are examples of what type of search technique?

Attraction

400

The diameter of Prussik as a general rule should be _____ to _______ of the diameter of the main line.

2/3 - 3/4

500
At 120 degrees each leg of a multi-point anchor system will support _______ lbs. on a 100 lbs. load

100lbs

500

What is a rope constructed without knots or splices?

Block and Creel

500
The center of the unloaded highline should vertically sag about _____% for every 200 lbs load ever 100'.

10%

500

One person walking one mile can leave over ________ clues.

3,000

500

What is it called when a rescuer attaches a prussik on the main line above his descender and minds it while he is rapelling?

Self-Belay

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