Pre-Trip
What is the minimum number of med kits you should pack for a trip?
2
When should you and your co-trip leaders complete a scouting report?
When it is a new trip that we haven’t offered before
When renting a sleeping bag, what other piece of equipment must be rented with it?
Sleeping bag liner
In what situations should shoes be worn on trips?
When a person is moving by foot, watercraft, or bike
Environment, group, self
The pre-trip director’s meeting with Amanda needs to happen by when?
When is the most effective time to get participants to complete trip evaluations?
On the van ride home
What two types of equipment should be taken to the Bear to be washed?
Sleeping bag liners and clothes from the Outdoor Apparel Library
True or False: It is okay to ask a participant to be the co-pilot if a trip leader is too tired to stay awake.
True. The co-pilot should always be awake; they are responsible for assisting with navigations, music, and temperature.
What are the three categories of hazard factors according the RASM model?
Environment, Equipment, Human
What four planning tools should be mostly completed by the pre-trip director’s meeting?
Trip plan, EAP, meal plan + budget, pre-trip handout
When should you take the laundry to the Bear?
If you are the last trip returning for the weekend and the equipment room is closed for the day
Name three types of equipment that should be sprayed with disinfectant.
Headlamps, helmets, footwear from the Outdoor Apparel Library
In what to situations should a personal flotation device (PFD) should be worn?
When in a watercraft and when in water above their knees
What are the five levels of needs (in order from lowest to highest) in Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs?
Physiological, Safety, Belonging, Esteem, Self-actualization
According to the pre-trip checklist, how many times should you email participants about the pre-trip meeting?
3
What are the two ways in which you should communicate with pro staff once you return from a trip?
Text pro staff on call & complete the post-trip form
What four types of equipment get soaked and rinsed in water with a small amount of dish soap that aren’t dishes.
Rain gear, neoprene clothing/footwear, PFD’s
What are the two conditions in which a wet or dry suit should be worn?
If the combined water and air temperature is less than 120-degrees or the water temperature is less than 60-degrees
What are the four leadership styles on the leadership approach continuum? Order them from designated-leader-focused styles to group/team-led-focused styles.
Directing, Persuading, Consulting, Empowering
By when should you Schedule your pre-trip director’s meeting with Amanda?
No later than the Friday before the pre-trip meeting
By when should you schedule your post-trip director’s meeting with Amanda?
No later than staff leaving Harris after their trip
Name four types of equipment that may need to be hung up or setup to dry overnight that you don’t typically wash.
Sleeping bags, sleeping pads, backpacks, tents
What do the 30 and 20 represent in the 30/20 rule for lightning?
If thunder is heard within 30 seconds of flash, take precautions; wait for 20-minutes after last thunder to resume activity
What are the steps of Outward Bound’s DECIDE method for decision-making?
Determine the problem, educate yourself, consider your options, identify a choice, develop and implement a plan, evaluate