LOW ANGLE ROPE RESCUE OPERATIONAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
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LOW ANGLE ROPE RESCUE OPERATIONAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
What is a Mechanical Grab Device used for? - Answer-1. Ascender
2. Haul cam
How is a Mechanical Grab Device misused? - Answer-1. Used as belay/safety brake
2. Pl...
LOW ANGLE ROPE RESCUE OPERATIONAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
What is a Mechanical Grab Device used for? - Answer-1. Ascender
2. Haul cam
How is a Mechanical Grab Device misused? - Answer-1. Used as belay/safety brake
2. Placed on rope incorrectly
What are the components of an Anchor Plate? - Answer--Large opening (anchor point
attachment)
-Multiple smaller openings
How is an Anchor Plate used? - Answer-to help organize anchor and system
component rigging
How can you misuse an Anchor Plate? - Answer-Use one side of the plate for both
anchor system and component system rigging
What is the Tensile Strength of an Anchor Plate? - Answer-36kN (8,093 LBF)
What is Edge Protection used for? - Answer-to protect tope and other system software
from abrasion and sharp edges
How is Edge Protection misused? - Answer-Not secured at departure edge
What are the two types of Edge Protection construction? - Answer-1. Edge roller
(aluminum wheels and frame connected together in a series)
2. Edge guard (canvas, fire hose, plastic)
Knots should be so everyone on the team can readily and
them. - Answer--standardized
-identify
-safety check
When should knots be left tied and tightened? - Answer-when used to form permanent
components such as a prusik loop or stokes litter prerig
What are the 5 Qualities of a Rescue Knot? - Answer-1. Easy to tie
2. Easy to identify
3. Relatively easy to untie after loading
4. Minimally reduces the strength of the rope
5. Won't work loose when not under a load
, Bight - Answer-bending a rope back on itself while keeping the side parallel
Loop - Answer-formed by crossing one side of the bight over the other keeping the
sides parallel and in opposite directions
Round Turn - Answer-formed from a loop by continuing to cross one side of the loop all
the way around an object to form a circle with he ends of the rope parallel
What are hitches used for? - Answer-To temporarily secure objects
Bending Knot - Answer-used to tie rope or webbing into itself to form a continuous loop
OR to join 2 lengths of material together
Dressing a Knot - Answer-ensuring any twists or abnormalities are removed from the
knot leaving it looking uniform
Setting a Knot - Answer-pulling tension on all strands of the standing portion of the rope
and on the tail left on either side of a knot
Minimum Tail Length: Figure 8 Knots and Bends in Lifeline - Answer-6"
Minimum Tail Length: Double overhand on a bight in Lifeline - Answer-2"
Minimum Tail Length: Overhand Knots and Bends in Webbing - Answer-2"
Minimum Tail Length: Half hitches in Webbing or Rope - Answer-2"
Minimum Tail Length: Double overhand Bend in Prusik Cordage - Answer-1"
What are the 6 required knots to know per the LARRO manual? - Answer-1. Figure
Eight Stopper
2. Figure Eight on a Bight
3. Overhand Knot
4. Overhand Bend
5. Round Turn with Two Half Hitches
6. Three Wrap Prusik Hitch
What is the Figure Eight Stopper Knot Used for? - Answer-Indicator of the end of the
rope
What is the Figure Eight on a Bight used for? - Answer-1. form secure loop in lifeline
that can be attached to system components with a carabiner
2. attach main lines and safety lines to -- litters, anchors, rescuers, and victims
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