SARTECH II TEST QUESTIONS
AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
Your Exam Plug
,Chapter 1 - Define search - Answer: an operation using available personnel and facilities to locate
persons in distress
Chapter 1 - Define rescue - Answer: an operation to retrieve persons in distress, provide for their initial
medical or other needs, and deliver them to a place of safety
Chapter 1 - What are the 3 categories of fundamental SAR skills - Answer: 1) search, 2) rescue and 3)
survival/support (i.e. navigation)
Chapter 1 - What is NASAR - Answer: a not-for profit membership organization of dedicated paid and
unpaid SAR professionals that offers formal training opportunities
Chapter 1 - What is the purpose of the SAR TECH certification criteria - Answer: these criteria were
developed to evaluate three levels of search responder so that a measurable level of individual and crew
capability could be made available for Incident Commanders
Chapter 2 - Which 2 organizations coordinate member countries' efforts to provide SAR services on a
global basis - Answer: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Maritime
Organization (IMO)
Chapter 2 - What are the 5 stages of a SAR operation - Answer: awareness, initial action, planning,
operations and conclusion
Chapter 2 - Which international conventions pertain to SAR - Answer: Convention on International
Aviation, International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue and the International Convention for
the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS)
Chapter 2 - Define positive control - Answer: followed by radar and in direct communication with air
traffic controllers
Chapter 2 - What is Cospas-Sarsat - Answer: an international humanitarian SAR system that uses
satellites to detect and locate emergency beacons carried by ships, aircraft or individuals; the system
consists of a network of satellites, ground stations (Local User Terminal), mission control centers (MCC)
and rescue coordination centers (RCC)
, Chapter 2 - What are the 3 different types of emergency locator beacons - Answer: Emergency Locator
Transmitters (aircraft), Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (maritime) and Personal Locator
Beacons (individuals)
Chapter 2 - Define a SAR Region (SRR) - Answer: an area of defined dimensions, associated with a rescue
coordination center (RCC), within which SAR services are provided; for every SRR, there is one RCC
Chapter 2 - Who are the SAR coordinators for the United States - Answer: the U.S. Air Force for the
continental United States, the U.S. Pacific Command for Alaska and the U.S. Coast Guard for the
maritime SRRs that coincide with the ocean environments and Hawaii
Chapter 2 - How are emergency management and disaster response handled - Answer: responsibility for
responding to emergencies and disasters begins at the local level, the next higher level of response
(county, state, national) is activated when resources and capabilities are exhausted
Chapter 2 - What is the scope of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) - Answer: NIMS is
intended to provide a consistent, flexible and adjustable national framework within which government
and private entities at all levels can work together to manage domestic incidents, regardless of their
size, location or complexity; it is also intended to provide a set of standardized organizational structures
(i.e. ICS) and requirements for processes, procedures and systems designed to improve interoperability
among jurisdictions
Chapter 2 - What is the National Response Plan (NRP) - Answer: the purpose of the NRP is to establish a
comprehensive, national, all-hazards framework for domestic incident management across a spectrum
of activities including prevention, preparedness, response and recovery; the NRP incorporates best
practices and procedures from various incident management disciplines and integrates them into a
unified coordinating structure
Chapter 2 - What are the 3 criteria that should be met before an AMBER Alert is activated - Answer: 1)
law enforcement confirms a child has been abducted, 2) law enforcement believes the circumstances
surrounding the abduction indicate that the child is in danger of serious bodily harm or death and 3)
there is enough descriptive information about the child, abductor and/or suspect's vehicle to believe an
immediate broadcast alert will help
AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
Your Exam Plug
,Chapter 1 - Define search - Answer: an operation using available personnel and facilities to locate
persons in distress
Chapter 1 - Define rescue - Answer: an operation to retrieve persons in distress, provide for their initial
medical or other needs, and deliver them to a place of safety
Chapter 1 - What are the 3 categories of fundamental SAR skills - Answer: 1) search, 2) rescue and 3)
survival/support (i.e. navigation)
Chapter 1 - What is NASAR - Answer: a not-for profit membership organization of dedicated paid and
unpaid SAR professionals that offers formal training opportunities
Chapter 1 - What is the purpose of the SAR TECH certification criteria - Answer: these criteria were
developed to evaluate three levels of search responder so that a measurable level of individual and crew
capability could be made available for Incident Commanders
Chapter 2 - Which 2 organizations coordinate member countries' efforts to provide SAR services on a
global basis - Answer: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Maritime
Organization (IMO)
Chapter 2 - What are the 5 stages of a SAR operation - Answer: awareness, initial action, planning,
operations and conclusion
Chapter 2 - Which international conventions pertain to SAR - Answer: Convention on International
Aviation, International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue and the International Convention for
the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS)
Chapter 2 - Define positive control - Answer: followed by radar and in direct communication with air
traffic controllers
Chapter 2 - What is Cospas-Sarsat - Answer: an international humanitarian SAR system that uses
satellites to detect and locate emergency beacons carried by ships, aircraft or individuals; the system
consists of a network of satellites, ground stations (Local User Terminal), mission control centers (MCC)
and rescue coordination centers (RCC)
, Chapter 2 - What are the 3 different types of emergency locator beacons - Answer: Emergency Locator
Transmitters (aircraft), Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (maritime) and Personal Locator
Beacons (individuals)
Chapter 2 - Define a SAR Region (SRR) - Answer: an area of defined dimensions, associated with a rescue
coordination center (RCC), within which SAR services are provided; for every SRR, there is one RCC
Chapter 2 - Who are the SAR coordinators for the United States - Answer: the U.S. Air Force for the
continental United States, the U.S. Pacific Command for Alaska and the U.S. Coast Guard for the
maritime SRRs that coincide with the ocean environments and Hawaii
Chapter 2 - How are emergency management and disaster response handled - Answer: responsibility for
responding to emergencies and disasters begins at the local level, the next higher level of response
(county, state, national) is activated when resources and capabilities are exhausted
Chapter 2 - What is the scope of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) - Answer: NIMS is
intended to provide a consistent, flexible and adjustable national framework within which government
and private entities at all levels can work together to manage domestic incidents, regardless of their
size, location or complexity; it is also intended to provide a set of standardized organizational structures
(i.e. ICS) and requirements for processes, procedures and systems designed to improve interoperability
among jurisdictions
Chapter 2 - What is the National Response Plan (NRP) - Answer: the purpose of the NRP is to establish a
comprehensive, national, all-hazards framework for domestic incident management across a spectrum
of activities including prevention, preparedness, response and recovery; the NRP incorporates best
practices and procedures from various incident management disciplines and integrates them into a
unified coordinating structure
Chapter 2 - What are the 3 criteria that should be met before an AMBER Alert is activated - Answer: 1)
law enforcement confirms a child has been abducted, 2) law enforcement believes the circumstances
surrounding the abduction indicate that the child is in danger of serious bodily harm or death and 3)
there is enough descriptive information about the child, abductor and/or suspect's vehicle to believe an
immediate broadcast alert will help
