SARTECH III PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | LATEST SARTECH III CERTIFICATION
STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
What is the definition of "search"? - ANS ✔✔An operation using available resources to locate
persons in distress.
What is the definition of "rescue"? - ANS ✔✔An operation using available resources to retrieve
persons in distress, to provide for their initial medical considerations and transport to a safe
environment.
List the components of SAR. - ANS ✔✔Preplanning
Notification
Planning/Strategy
Tactics/Operations
Suspension
Critique
Preplanning
What is the definition of "tactic"? - ANS ✔✔an action used to achieve an objective
What is "strategy"? - ANS ✔✔the overall plan or series of actions which may involve individual
tactics
Describe the two stages of notification as described in the components of SAR. - ANS
✔✔Notification of assignment to search team and notification of assignment to the team
member.
Define four core elements of the LAST acronym. - ANS ✔✔Locate, Access, Stabilize, Transport
STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
What is the definition of "search"? - ANS ✔✔An operation using available resources to locate
persons in distress.
What is the definition of "rescue"? - ANS ✔✔An operation using available resources to retrieve
persons in distress, to provide for their initial medical considerations and transport to a safe
environment.
List the components of SAR. - ANS ✔✔Preplanning
Notification
Planning/Strategy
Tactics/Operations
Suspension
Critique
Preplanning
What is the definition of "tactic"? - ANS ✔✔an action used to achieve an objective
What is "strategy"? - ANS ✔✔the overall plan or series of actions which may involve individual
tactics
Describe the two stages of notification as described in the components of SAR. - ANS
✔✔Notification of assignment to search team and notification of assignment to the team
member.
Define four core elements of the LAST acronym. - ANS ✔✔Locate, Access, Stabilize, Transport