ROPE OPS STUDY GUIDE with Verified Solutions 2024/2025

ROPE OPS STUDY GUIDE with Verified Solutions 2024 Helmets used in high-angle work should have what suspension? - Answer -Three Point Major organizations that set standards for high-angle use what system of measurement? - Answer - International System of Units NFPA standard that established regulations of protective ensembles for technical rescue incidents? - Answer -1951 How much water should each rescuer carry? - Answer -2 quarts Statistical method to determine minimum breaking strength of rope and rescue gear? - Answer -3-sigma method Defined as the mass in grams per 1000 meters of material? - Answer -Tex At 10 percent of its rated minimum breaking strength, static kernmantle rope must have no more than what percent of strength? - Answer -6 percent NPFA 1983 escape rope must have a minimum breaking strength of? - Answer -3034 lbf. 4496 lbf. - technical use life safety rope 8992 lbf. - general use life safety Relationship between the strength of the weakest point in the system and highest force expected to be applied? - Answer -System Load Ratio Disadvantage of nylon rope? - Answer -Loss of 10 to 15 percent of its strength when wet. Two inch tubular, nylon webbing