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A||\||\ critical||\||\ piece||\||\ of||\||\ personal||\||\ protective||\||\ equipment||\||\ for||\||\ the||\||\ technical||\||\ rescuer's||\||\ ensemble||\||\ is:||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔A||\||\ protective||\||\ helmet The||\||\ highest||\||\ priority||\||\ for||\||\ all||\||\ rescue||\||\ personnel||\||\ during||\||\ rescue||\||\ operations||\||\ is:||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Personal||\||\ safety What||\||\ percent||\||\ of||\||\ its||\||\ tensile||\||\ strength||\||\ is||\||\ lost||\||\ when||\||\ nylon||\||\ fibers||\||\ absorb||\||\ water?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔ 23 The||\||\ primary||\||\ function||\||\ of||\||\ the||\||\ Incident||\||\ Management||\||\ System||\||\ is||\||\ to||\||\ allow||\||\ the||\||\ incident||\||\ commander||\||\ time||\||\ for:||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Projecting||\||\ the||\||\ rescue||\||\ scenario||\||\ and||\||\ making||\||\ alternate||\||\ plans The||\||\ incident||\||\ safety||\||\ officer||\||\ had||\||\ the||\||\ authority||\||\ to||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Alter||\||\ or||\||\ stop||\||\ operations||\||\ that||\||\ are||\||\ considered||\||\ unsafe.
Rescue||\||\ rope||\||\ logs||\||\ should:||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Record||\||\ the||\||\ life||\||\ history||\||\ for||\||\ an||\||\ individual||\||\ piece||\||\ of||\||\ life||\||\ safety||\||\ rope. Which||\||\ is||\||\ an||\||\ acceptable||\||\ means||\||\ of||\||\ cleaning||\||\ rescue||\||\ rope||\||\ and||\||\ webbings?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Using||\||\ life||\||\ line||\||\ cleaner Life||\||\ safety||\||\ ropes||\||\ are||\||\ manufactured||\||\ using||\||\ _____||\||\ construction.||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Block||\||\ creel Nylon||\||\ rope,||\||\ type||\||\ 6.6,||\||\ has||\||\ a||\||\ melting||\||\ temperature||\||\ of||\||\ about||\||\ _________||\||\ degrees||\||\ F||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔ 480 When||\||\ wet,||\||\ the||\||\ loss||\||\ in||\||\ strength||\||\ for||\||\ polyester||\||\ rope ||\||\ is:||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Minimal The||\||\ main||\||\ drawback||\||\ to||\||\ using||\||\ Kevlar||\||\ in||\||\ rescue||\||\ ropes||\||\ is||\||\ that:||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔The||\||\ small||\||\
bends||\||\ in||\||\ the||\||\ knot||\||\ tying||\||\ severely||\||\ weaken||\||\ the||\||\ rope. One||\||\ of||\||\ the||\||\ most||\||\ common||\||\ ways||\||\ a||\||\ rope's||\||\ life||\||\ is||\||\ shortened||\||\ is||\||\ through:||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Abrasion The||\||\ knot||\||\ configuration||\||\ depicted||\||\ below||\||\ is||\||\ called:||\||\
Which||\||\ is||\||\ a||\||\ cording||\||\ configuration||\||\ that||\||\ can||\||\ be||\||\ used||\||\ as||\||\ a||\||\ rope||\||\ grab||\||\ for||\||\ rigging||\||\ purposes?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Prusik||\||\ hitch In||\||\ a||\||\ mechanical||\||\ advantage||\||\ system,||\||\ which||\||\ pulleys||\||\ create||\||\ the||\||\ mechanical||\||\ advantage?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Those||\||\ attached||\||\ to||\||\ the||\||\ load. Theoretical||\||\ mechanical||\||\ advantage||\||\ (MA)||\||\ is||\||\ best||\||\ defined||\||\ as:||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Output||\||\ force||\||\ divided||\||\ by||\||\ input||\||\ force=||\||\ MA If||\||\ a||\||\ 100-lb||\||\ load||\||\ can||\||\ be||\||\ moved||\||\ using||\||\ slightly||\||\ more||\||\ than||\||\ 50 ||\||\ pounds||\||\ of||\||\ force,||\||\ the||\||\ mechanical||\||\ advantage||\||\ is:||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔2: If||\||\ a||\||\ 50-lb||\||\ load||\||\ can||\||\ be||\||\ moved||\||\ slightly||\||\ more||\||\ than||\||\ 50-lbs||\||\ of||\||\ force,||\||\ the||\||\ mechanical||\||\ advantage||\||\ is:||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔1:
Two||\||\ categories||\||\ of||\||\ mechanical||\||\ are:||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Simple||\||\ and||\||\ compound Pulleys||\||\ that||\||\ don't||\||\ move||\||\ within||\||\ a||\||\ haul||\||\ system||\||\ and||\||\ create||\||\ no||\||\ mechanical||\||\ advantage||\||\ are||\||\ called: ||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Change||\||\ of||\||\ direction Simple||\||\ mechanical||\||\ advantage||\||\ systems||\||\ can||\||\ be||\||\ defined||\||\ as||\||\ those||\||\ with:||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Pulleys||\||\ moving||\||\ at||\||\ the||\||\ same||\||\ speed||\||\ as||\||\ the||\||\ load Adding||\||\ 3:1||\||\ mechanical||\||\ advantage||\||\ pulley||\||\ system||\||\ to||\||\ another||\||\ 3:1||\||\ mechanical||\||\ advantage||\||\ system||\||\ creates||\||\ a||\||\ compound||\||\ pulley||\||\ system||\||\ with||\||\ a||\||\ mechanical||\||\ advantage||\||\ of:||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔9: Which||\||\ is||\||\ a||\||\ type||\||\ of||\||\ rope||\||\ grabbing||\||\ device?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔A||\||\ Gibbs||\||\ ascender
A||\||\ class||\||\ III||\||\ harness:||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Is||\||\ a||\||\ full||\||\ body||\||\ harness A||\||\ descent||\||\ control||\||\ device||\||\ that||\||\ allows||\||\ for||\||\ adjustable||\||\ friction||\||\ by||\||\ sliding||\||\ bars||\||\ together||\||\ is||\||\ a:||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Brake||\||\ car||\||\ rack When||\||\ operating||\||\ a||\||\ Munter||\||\ hitch,||\||\ the||\||\ _______||\||\ must||\||\ not||\||\ be||\||\ taken||\||\ off||\||\ the||\||\ rope.||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Brake||\||\ hand Which||\||\ descent||\||\ device||\||\ allows||\||\ friction||\||\ to||\||\ be||\||\ increased||\||\ or||\||\ decreased||\||\ during||\||\ a||\||\ rope||\||\ rescue||\||\ while||\||\ under||\||\ load?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔A||\||\ brake||\||\ bar||\||\ rack An||\||\ independent||\||\ belay:||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Has||\||\ a||\||\ separate||\||\ anchor,||\||\ rope,||\||\ and||\||\ person||\||\ to||\||\ manage||\||\ it.
The||\||\ best||\||\ performance||\||\ for||\||\ holding||\||\ large||\||\ shock||\||\ loads||\||\ is||\||\ the:||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Tandem||\||\ prusik ||\||\ belay When||\||\ using||\||\ a||\||\ whistle||\||\ system,||\||\ a||\||\ short||\||\ whistle||\||\ blast||\||\ means:||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Stop||\||\ the||\||\ process When||\||\ using||\||\ a||\||\ whistle||\||\ system,||\||\ a||\||\ continuous||\||\ whistle||\||\ blast||\||\ means:||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Help||\||\ is||\||\ needed Nylon||\||\ has||\||\ ________||\||\ polyester.||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔About||\||\ the||\||\ same||\||\ abrasion||\||\ resistance||\||\ as When||\||\ tying||\||\ off||\||\ with||\||\ a||\||\ brake||\||\ bar||\||\ rack,||\||\ how||\||\ many||\||\ of||\||\ the||\||\ bars||\||\ should||\||\ be||\||\ used||\||\ or||\||\ engaged||\||\ on||\||\ the||\||\ rappel||\||\ rack?||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔ 6 When||\||\ possible,||\||\ ________||\||\ separate||\||\ achor||\||\ sites||\||\ should||\||\ be||\||\ employed||\||\ to||\||\ assure||\||\ a||\||\ safe||\||\ and||\||\
A||\||\ compound||\||\ pulley||\||\ system||\||\ is||\||\ a:||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔System||\||\ applying||\||\ the||\||\ output||\||\ force||\||\ from||\||\ one||\||\ simple||\||\ pulley||\||\ system||\||\ to||\||\ the||\||\ input||\||\ force||\||\ of||\||\ another A||\||\ static||\||\ device||\||\ that||\||\ is||\||\ anchored||\||\ and||\||\ holds||\||\ the||\||\ load||\||\ while||\||\ the||\||\ haul||\||\ cam||\||\ is||\||\ disengaged||\||\ and||\||\ reset||\||\ is||\||\ called||\||\ a:||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Ratchet||\||\ cam On||\||\ a||\||\ 9:1||\||\ mechanical||\||\ advantage,||\||\ a||\||\ ratchet||\||\ cam||\||\ will||\||\ be:||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Attached||\||\ to||\||\ the||\||\ main||\||\ line||\||\ and||\||\ anchored It||\||\ is||\||\ permissible||\||\ to||\||\ use||\||\ a||\||\ brake||\||\ bar||\||\ rack||\||\ with||\||\ _______||\||\ bar(s)||\||\ whiling||\||\ rappelling||\||\ during||\||\ a||\||\ rescue||\||\ if||\||\ the||\||\ victim||\||\ is||\||\ a||\||\ child||\||\ or||\||\ person||\||\ weighing||\||\ approximately||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Four Personal||\||\ escape||\||\ rope||\||\ is||\||\ intended||\||\ for:||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Emergency||\||\ self-rescue||\||\ situations||\||\ with||\||\ a||\||\ minimum||\||\ diameter||\||\ of||\||\ 7.5||\||\ mm.
Unless||\||\ your||\||\ descent||\||\ control||\||\ device||\||\ is||\||\ safely||\||\ locked||\||\ off,||\||\ never||\||\ let||\||\ g||\||\ of||\||\ the||\||\ rope||\||\ with||\||\ your||\||\ _____||\||\ when||\||\ rappeling.||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Control||\||\ hand Six||\||\ brake||\||\ bars||\||\ are||\||\ added||\||\ to||\||\ the||\||\ brake||\||\ bar||\||\ rack||\||\ in||\||\ a||\||\ specific||\||\ order||\||\ to||\||\ ensure||\||\ proper||\||\ rope||\||\ loading.||\||\ They||\||\ are||\||\ (from||\||\ top||\||\ to||\||\ bottom);||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔tie-off||\||\ bar,||\||\ straight||\||\ slot,||\||\ and||\||\ four||\||\ slanted||\||\ slot||\||\ bars. If||\||\ a||\||\ right-handed||\||\ person||\||\ is||\||\ rappelling||\||\ with||\||\ a||\||\ brake||\||\ bar||\||\ rack,||\||\ the||\||\ left||\||\ hand||\||\ slides||\||\ the||\||\ bars:||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Together||\||\ to||\||\ slow||\||\ descent When||\||\ using||\||\ a||\||\ litter||\||\ basket,||\||\ the||\||\ method||\||\ used||\||\ to||\||\ lower||\||\ the||\||\ basket||\||\ either||\||\ horizontally||\||\ or||\||\ vertically||\||\ is||\||\ determined||\||\ by||\||\ the:||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔location||\||\ from||\||\ which||\||\ the||\||\ rescue||\||\ will||\||\ take||\||\ place
important||\||\ to:||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔Detension||\||\ the||\||\ track||\||\ line||\||\ before||\||\ picking||\||\ up||\||\ any||\||\ additional||\||\ load When||\||\ tensioning||\||\ twin||\||\ track||\||\ high-lines:||\||\ - ||\||\ correct||\||\ answers||\||\ ✔✔