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SAR (Search and Rescue Certification Test
Practice.) Questions with Correct Answers for
Specific Exam
1-1. Search can be defined as:
Ans: A. the location of persons in distress.
1-2. Rescue can be defined as:
Ans: D. the retrieval and initial care for a person in distress along with their
delivery to a place of safety.
1-3. The three fundamental skills for search and rescue training are:
Ans: C. search, rescue, and survival/support.
1-4. The Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization (PICAO) defines
search and rescue as:
Ans: A. the act of finding and returning to safety the survivors from an
emergency incident.
1-5. T.J. Setnicka, author of "Wilderness Search and Rescue," stated that SAR
was essentially:
Ans: B. a transportation problem.
1-6. The National Association for Search and Rescue is:
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Ans: B. a not-for-profit membership organization of both paid and unpaid
SAR professionals.
1-7. The National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR) developed the
SAR TECH certification criteria in order to:
Ans: A. evaluate three levels of search responder so that a measurable level
of capability could be available for incident commanders.
1-8. The Citizens Corps programs DO NOT include:
Ans: D. SAR TECH Standards.
1-9. The CERT course is offered by:
Ans: C. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
2-1. The National SAR Committee (NSARC) sponsors and oversees the:
Ans: A. U.S. National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP).
2-2. The federal SAR coordinator for all inland SAR is the:
Ans: C. U.S. Air Force.
2-3. The U.S. National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP) was developed to:
Ans: A. provide guidance to agencies for coordinating civil SAR services to
meet domestic and international commitments.
2-4. The National Search and Rescue Supplement (NSS) is a supplement to
the:
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Ans: D. IAMSAR (International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and
Rescue) Manual.
2-5. Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs) are designed for:
Ans: C. aviation use.
2-6. Cospas-Sarsat is:
Ans: A. an international search and rescue system that uses satellites to
detect and locate emergency beacons.
2-7. Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) are designed for:
Ans: D. use by individuals.
2-8. Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) are designed for:
Ans: B. maritime applications.
2-9. A Local User Terminal (LUT):
Ans: C. is the ground station that processes the signal from an emergency
beacon.
2-10. The Mission Control Center (MCC):
Ans: B. transmits an alert message to the appropriate Regional Control
Center (RCC).
2-11. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is charged with:
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Ans: B. development of a National Response Plan (NRP).
2-12. Outside of National Parks, domestic land SAR services are often
performed by:
Ans: C. state and local authorities or SAR units.
2-13. The operational capabilities of a FEMA Urban SAR Task Force include:
Ans: A. physical and technical search and rescue operations in damaged
collapsed structures.
2-14. FEMA US&R teams generally perform:
Ans: A. hazardous materials surveys and evaluations.
2-15. According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, one
of the criteria that should be met before an AMBER Alert is activated is:
Ans: B. law enforcement believes the child in danger of serious bodily harm
or death.
2-16. According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, one
of the criteria that should be met before an AMBER Alert is activated is:
Ans: B. law enforcement confirms a child has been abducted.
2-17. According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, one
of the criteria that should be met before an AMBER Alert is activated is:
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SAR (Search and Rescue Certification Test
Practice.) Questions with Correct Answers for
Specific Exam
1-1. Search can be defined as:
Ans: A. the location of persons in distress.
1-2. Rescue can be defined as:
Ans: D. the retrieval and initial care for a person in distress along with their
delivery to a place of safety.
1-3. The three fundamental skills for search and rescue training are:
Ans: C. search, rescue, and survival/support.
1-4. The Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization (PICAO) defines
search and rescue as:
Ans: A. the act of finding and returning to safety the survivors from an
emergency incident.
1-5. T.J. Setnicka, author of "Wilderness Search and Rescue," stated that SAR
was essentially:
Ans: B. a transportation problem.
1-6. The National Association for Search and Rescue is:
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Ans: B. a not-for-profit membership organization of both paid and unpaid
SAR professionals.
1-7. The National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR) developed the
SAR TECH certification criteria in order to:
Ans: A. evaluate three levels of search responder so that a measurable level
of capability could be available for incident commanders.
1-8. The Citizens Corps programs DO NOT include:
Ans: D. SAR TECH Standards.
1-9. The CERT course is offered by:
Ans: C. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
2-1. The National SAR Committee (NSARC) sponsors and oversees the:
Ans: A. U.S. National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP).
2-2. The federal SAR coordinator for all inland SAR is the:
Ans: C. U.S. Air Force.
2-3. The U.S. National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP) was developed to:
Ans: A. provide guidance to agencies for coordinating civil SAR services to
meet domestic and international commitments.
2-4. The National Search and Rescue Supplement (NSS) is a supplement to
the:
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Ans: D. IAMSAR (International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and
Rescue) Manual.
2-5. Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs) are designed for:
Ans: C. aviation use.
2-6. Cospas-Sarsat is:
Ans: A. an international search and rescue system that uses satellites to
detect and locate emergency beacons.
2-7. Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) are designed for:
Ans: D. use by individuals.
2-8. Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) are designed for:
Ans: B. maritime applications.
2-9. A Local User Terminal (LUT):
Ans: C. is the ground station that processes the signal from an emergency
beacon.
2-10. The Mission Control Center (MCC):
Ans: B. transmits an alert message to the appropriate Regional Control
Center (RCC).
2-11. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is charged with:
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Ans: B. development of a National Response Plan (NRP).
2-12. Outside of National Parks, domestic land SAR services are often
performed by:
Ans: C. state and local authorities or SAR units.
2-13. The operational capabilities of a FEMA Urban SAR Task Force include:
Ans: A. physical and technical search and rescue operations in damaged
collapsed structures.
2-14. FEMA US&R teams generally perform:
Ans: A. hazardous materials surveys and evaluations.
2-15. According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, one
of the criteria that should be met before an AMBER Alert is activated is:
Ans: B. law enforcement believes the child in danger of serious bodily harm
or death.
2-16. According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, one
of the criteria that should be met before an AMBER Alert is activated is:
Ans: B. law enforcement confirms a child has been abducted.
2-17. According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, one
of the criteria that should be met before an AMBER Alert is activated is:
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