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Technical Rope Final Exam, Rope Rescue Test Bank, Tech Rope Questions and Answers, Rope Rescue Training, Technical Rescue Exam, Rope Safety and Equipment, Rope Operations Study Guide The NFPA standard number for fire service Life Safety Rope and System components is - ..... ANSWER ... 4 A 1983 Which NFPA standard covers operations and training for technical search and rescue incidents - .....ANSVWER JS SJ 1670 What type if knot could be used to make a litter attendant tie-in adjustable in the low angle environment = we ANSWER ... YZ A Prusik Hitch Life safety ropes are manufactured using construction - .....ANSWER ...W W Block Creel 21 The kern of a kernmantle rope is its - .....ANSWER FH JS Core Nylon rope, type 6.6, has a melting temperature of about - .....ANSWER ... WZ W 480 deg. fahrenheit An acceptable method of storing rope is in - — ANSWER ... WZ W a cool, dry area Which is an element of a knot - ..... ANSWER ... % A bight the hitch is a friction hitch that can be used for rappelling as a last resort - ....ANSWER .. 4% YB munter one of the most common ways a rope's life is shortened is through - ....ANSWER ...wW W Abrasion the knot configuration depicted below is called a - —_ ANSWER ...W W double fisherman's knot/bend 4] according to NFPA 1983, the minimum tensile test strength of a general use life safety rope should be approximately Ibs of force - ....ANSWER ... 47% A 9,000 kern mantle rope is.... - .....ANSWER ...W% WZ commonly used for rescue what part of the rescue rope provides most of the strength - ....ANSWER ...W% WM kern the recommended construction for one-inch tubular webbing is - ....ANSWER ... WW spiral stitch a fastening made by tying rope or webbing together in a prescribed way is a - ....ANSWER ... YW W knot which type of rope is considered the standard for rescue use - ..... ANSWER ... Y% W synthetic fiber all knots should be loaded and: - .... ANSWER ... fA A dressed 51 a rope in use is commonly referred to as a - .....ANSWER TSA A line a knot used to join two pieces of rope together is a(n) - sesee ANSWER ... A W figure 8 bend a knot used to tie a rope around an anchor is a - sosee ANSWER ... A W figure 8 follow through loop the knot efficiency of the high-strength tie-off tensionless hitch is (Percentage) - .....ANSWER ...Y% W 100% kernmantle rope is the most used for rescue with the kern member providing of the rope's strength - oon ANSWER ... 7% SA 75-85% what type of knot could be used to make a litter attendant tie-in adjustable in the low angle environment - se ANSWER ... Y% W prusik hitch when wet, the loss in strength for polyester rope is - seeee ANSWER ... 4% AW minimal 71 one knot that may be used to tie two pieces of rope together is the - we ANSWER ... A AW figure 8 bend when operating a Munter hitch, the must not be taken off the rope - .... ANSWER ...wWZ W brake hand the sheath rating of a kernmantle rope is percent of the rope's strength - .... ANSWER ... f% W 10-30 is related to the amount a rope can safely elongate - ....ANSWER ...wW W energy absorption nylon rescue ropes lose up to percent of their strength when wet - .....ANSWER .. f@ W 23 a function of a load releasing hitch is to allow but it also works great as a load-transfer component when passing knots in very long systems - ....ANSWER .. JS A releasing jammed prusiks the strongest knot for attaching to an anchor is the - seeee ANSWER ... Y% W tensionless hitch the hitch used for ascending a rope and for assistance in self-rescue situations is the = we ANSWER ... SA A prussik The knot used as a self-rescue knot is the - ....ANSWER WA A prussik hitch What percent of its tensile strength is lost when nylon fibers absorb water - ....ANSWER ... 7 AW 23 The main drawback to using Kevlar in rescue ropes is that - ....ANSWER ... WW the small bends used in knot tying severely weaken the rope Personal escape rope is intended for - ....ANSWER SY SG emergency self-rescue situations with a minimum diameter of 7.5mm the breaking strength of a rope is measured as - sees ANSWER ... YW A tensile strength at break 10 | which statement is correct regarding rope diameter - com ANSWER ... A W larger diameter ropes provide more friction the sheath rating of a kernmantle rope is percent of the rope's strength - .....ANSWER ... 4% W@ 70-90 the breaking strength of a rope is measured as - seeee: ANSWER ...W% A tensile strength at break nylon rope has - ..... ANSWER ...Y% W high strength, high resistance to abrasion the hunter hitch is intended for a - ..... ANSWER ... 47 A one person load the maximum elongation of static kernmantle rope is percent - .....ANSWER ..7% AW 6 standard webbing color indicates that green webbing is - we ANSWER ... A AW 5 feet long W] what is commonly used for strapping materials in securing the victim in the litter - ....ANSWER ... 47 /# 1" tubular webbing carabiner parts - ....ANSWER ...W@% W latch, locking nut/collar, hinge, spine general use carabiners shall withstand a minimum test load of approximately 9,000 IbF which equals approximately kN - .....ANSWER .. YW 40 AOKN is approximately equivalent to IbF - sees ANSWER ... 7% SH 9,000 Anchor points tied off separately and then connected to a common point are called - .....ANSWER ... 7% W load sharing a type of pulley that is used in conjunction with prussic belay systems is a - ....ANSWER ... W% W prussic minding The load applied to a carabiner should be applied to the - .... ANSWER ...W% AW spine 13 | which part of a carabiner is the strongest - ....ANSWER SA A spine which is a type of rope grabbing device - ....ANSWER WP J a Gibbs ascender when attached to an anchor, a device that acts as a brake is a ~ we ANSWER ... Y% AW ratchet a prevents a load from lowering when the pulling force is released - .... ANSWER ... YW W ratchet D-shaped carabiners are strongest when loaded on them - .....ANSWER ... WZ W spine rope rescue equipment is classified as... - ....ANSWER «SA A as either hardware or software when using a tensionless anchor to secure a rappel line, the anchor should be at least how many times the diameter of the rope - ....ANSWER .. 7% AW 4 141 metal snap links that are used to connect various elements of the rope rescue system are known as - tease ANSWER ... WZ W carabiners an advantage of the tensionless hitch in anchoring the main line is - ....ANSWER ... WY WZ 100% efficiency which is a means of providing edge protection and reduces friction for a rappel rope - .... ANSWER WA A edge rollers which is a means of reducing edge friction for high angle rescue rope - ....ANSWER ... YW A installing edge rollers as the load on a pulley bearing is increased, its friction coefficient - .... ANSWER ... WZ WA increases which statement concerning the use of Progress Capture Devices (PCD's) in a low angle hauling operation is true - sesee ANSWER ... Y% W PCDs can be either hard cams or soft cams 16 | when tying off with a brake bar rack, how many of the bars should be used or engaged on the rappel rack - com ANSWER ... 7% SA 6 when possible, separate anchor sites should be employed to assure a safe and redundant rope rescue system - .....ANSWER .. 7% AW 2 a multipoint anchor system is preferred when the of the load will be changing - ....ANSWER .. 7% A direction a method of unlocking a struck carabiner gate lock is to - .... ANSWER ... % SW wrap cordage of webbing around the gate lock and use as a strap wrench when tying to an anchor point, in order to reduce the leverage on that point you should attach to the - eae ANSWER ... WZ W lowest point available the anchor point that a load will be dependent upon is called the anchor - .....ANSWER ... A A primary /bombproof 171 at what interior angle within an anchor system does the load equal 100% on each leg of the anchor - _ ANSWER ... 4 W 120 deg a static device that is anchored and holds the load while the haul cam is disengaged and reset is called a - sees ANSWER ... 4% W ratchet cam the difference between a haul cam and a ratchet cam is that the - .... ANSWER ...W W haul cam moves with the system and the ratchet cam is anchored a is the ratio between the minimum breaking strength of a piece of equipment and the maximum force expected to be placed on it - .... ANSWER . Y% SG component safety factor a rope grab device that is used to travel up a fixed rope is called a(n) - ....ANSWER ...wW WZ ascender a device that utilizes a cam to place a friction on a rope to prevent a load from sliding when tension is applied, or can be used to climb a rope is a - .....ANSWER PY GM ascender 19 | Which descent device allows friction to be increased or decreased during a rope rescue while under a load - tease ANSWER ... WZ W a brake bar rack when engineering basic lowering systems, a simple anchor - ....ANSWER ... WZ W takes no longer to set up and can use less gear than an anchor system when utilizing two anchor points at an angle of 90 deg with a 100Ib-load, the amount of weight on each anchor point is approximately Ibs - .....ANSWER ... 7% A 70 In single change of direction force vectors, the most force you can generate at the point of the angle is the load - ..... ANSWER ... WW two times In change of the direction components, the the angle created by the force vector, the the force added to the system - ....ANSWER .. 7% A wider, less in shared-anchor systems, the the angle created by the force vector, the the force is on the anchors - ....ANSWER ... WZ W narrower, less 20 | when two anchor points are used to support a load, an angle is created by the anchor straps. as the angle becomes the force on the anchors will - seeee ANSWER ... WW Greater, increase A device used to reduce friction during directional changes in a. rescue system is a - ....ANSWER .. 47% A pulley it is permissible to use a brake bar rack with bar(s) while rappelling during a rescue if the victim is a child or person weighing approximately 75 lbs or less - onan ANSWER ... A A 4 unless your descent control device is safely locked off, never let go of the rope with your when rappelling - we ANSWER ... Y% W control hand when tying the victim in a basket, one-inch webbing works well. it is providing patient comfort - .....ANSWER ...wW W Tubular, pliable 
