OSFM Rope Technician Certification Exam –
Verified Questions & Detailed A+ Answers
< (Latest 2025 Edition) >
The type of ledge rescue in which the rescuer brings all ropes and equipment, and
the
victim is transferred to the rescuers rigging is known as a rescue. - ANSWER
Pick Off
In a high angle rescue with a seriously injured subject or rugged terrain, the
rescue team
may require litter tender(s). - ANSWER 2
,During tower climbing operations as a rescuer climbs the ladder, they must
maintain. - ANSWER One point of connection and 2 points of contact
A wider inside angle on the track line will exert - ANSWER greater forces on
the anchor
With a 450 pound rescue litter load, blank blank by the haul team using a 3:1 MA
system
will be estimated at pounds. - ANSWER 150
According to the 10% rule for determining the appropriate tensioning of a
highline, if a
200 pound load is moved across a 200 foot span, what would the required rope
sag
need to be? - ANSWER 20 feet
,When raising the rescuer and - ANSWER mechanical advantage
While packaging the victim in the rescue litter, the victim must be . - ANSWER
prevented from sliding
Nonadjustable litter bridles should be: - ANSWER The appropriate length so as
not to cause stress to the litter rails due to critical
angles
When used to assist in tower climbing, lanyards must be attached to the climber's
harness and the two ends must alternately be clipped to . - ANSWER an
attachment point such as a ladder beam
A lowering operation during a pickoff. - ANSWER is preferred because it is less
complicated
, Abrasion of rope under tension moving over an edge must be prevented any time
there
is a rough surface or the outside angle is greater than degrees. - ANSWER 45
Safety precautions requiring a change from a horizontal litter orientation to a
vertical
orientation include terrain and vertical sections or . - ANSWER confined spaces
When two teams are on opposite sides of the gap that is to be spanned for
highline
operations, what is the correct order of getting the ropes across the gap? -
ANSWER Pilot-messenger-main&control
Name a pickoff technique in which a rescuer is lowered to the victim, and then
both
rescuer and victim are raised. - ANSWER lowering and raising
Verified Questions & Detailed A+ Answers
< (Latest 2025 Edition) >
The type of ledge rescue in which the rescuer brings all ropes and equipment, and
the
victim is transferred to the rescuers rigging is known as a rescue. - ANSWER
Pick Off
In a high angle rescue with a seriously injured subject or rugged terrain, the
rescue team
may require litter tender(s). - ANSWER 2
,During tower climbing operations as a rescuer climbs the ladder, they must
maintain. - ANSWER One point of connection and 2 points of contact
A wider inside angle on the track line will exert - ANSWER greater forces on
the anchor
With a 450 pound rescue litter load, blank blank by the haul team using a 3:1 MA
system
will be estimated at pounds. - ANSWER 150
According to the 10% rule for determining the appropriate tensioning of a
highline, if a
200 pound load is moved across a 200 foot span, what would the required rope
sag
need to be? - ANSWER 20 feet
,When raising the rescuer and - ANSWER mechanical advantage
While packaging the victim in the rescue litter, the victim must be . - ANSWER
prevented from sliding
Nonadjustable litter bridles should be: - ANSWER The appropriate length so as
not to cause stress to the litter rails due to critical
angles
When used to assist in tower climbing, lanyards must be attached to the climber's
harness and the two ends must alternately be clipped to . - ANSWER an
attachment point such as a ladder beam
A lowering operation during a pickoff. - ANSWER is preferred because it is less
complicated
, Abrasion of rope under tension moving over an edge must be prevented any time
there
is a rough surface or the outside angle is greater than degrees. - ANSWER 45
Safety precautions requiring a change from a horizontal litter orientation to a
vertical
orientation include terrain and vertical sections or . - ANSWER confined spaces
When two teams are on opposite sides of the gap that is to be spanned for
highline
operations, what is the correct order of getting the ropes across the gap? -
ANSWER Pilot-messenger-main&control
Name a pickoff technique in which a rescuer is lowered to the victim, and then
both
rescuer and victim are raised. - ANSWER lowering and raising
