Rope Ops Questions with Correct
Answers
Which of the following could help streamline equipment deployment at rope rescue operations? -
correct answer Labelling, color-coding, organized packing and storing of equipment
To maintain operations- and technical-level rope rescue capabilities, an agency would need to develop
and implement a program for the ______ of all the life safety rope and equipment. - correct answer
Selection, care, and maintenance
Most technical rope rescue purposes is still made and tested according to NFPA: - correct answer 1983
Which of the following would include the roles and responsibilities of the organization and the
responsible personnel along with the equipment records? - correct answer Selection, use, and
maintenance records
New life safety rope in a tangled pile is a problem b/c it is not easily: - correct answer Deployable
In reference to rescue equipment records and inventory, there is a saying, "If it isn't written down": -
correct answer "it didn't happen."
If you are working with new rope rescue unit, and you look into their filing cabinet, you should find: -
correct answer copies of manuals from rope manufacturers
each piece of life safety rope and rescue equipment should have an equipment record. Which of the
following represents some of the information that should be recorded on the equipment record? -
correct answer Dates of purchase, cleaning, inspection, and use
The ropes needed later in a deployment sequence for a rope rescue should be placed in the truck: -
correct answer below or behind more immediately required items
, Which of the following factors would be considered a possible cause for and increased chance of rope
rescue incidents within a coverage area? - correct answer Steeper terrain
Proficiency in knot tying for rope rescue requires: - correct answer lots of practice
You have set up a rope system and the need to be sure that an escape device cannot run off the end of
one rope, so you use which of the following on the end of that rope? - correct answer Stopper knot
A fellow rescuer asks for a line. You toss over: - correct answer An NFPA- approved rope.
You are on a rope rescue scene involving a cliff in a cave. Which rope would you probably find being
used as the main rescue line? - correct answer 1/2-inch Kernmantle
Which diameter might indicate a general use life safety rope? - correct answer 11-16 mm
Which of the following makes rope more resistant to abrasion? - correct answer Tighter weave
Rope diameter is key for: - correct answer compatibility with other rope components
What kind of rope could most easily be mistaken for life safety rope? - correct answer Hollow-braid
rope
Which of the following is a synthetic fiber used for making ropes? - correct answer Nylon
Which of the following best defines the term "rope rescue system"? - correct answer Rope systems
used to perform a rescue
What is the primary limitation for using dynamic rope for rescue applications? - correct answer
Elongates significantly
Answers
Which of the following could help streamline equipment deployment at rope rescue operations? -
correct answer Labelling, color-coding, organized packing and storing of equipment
To maintain operations- and technical-level rope rescue capabilities, an agency would need to develop
and implement a program for the ______ of all the life safety rope and equipment. - correct answer
Selection, care, and maintenance
Most technical rope rescue purposes is still made and tested according to NFPA: - correct answer 1983
Which of the following would include the roles and responsibilities of the organization and the
responsible personnel along with the equipment records? - correct answer Selection, use, and
maintenance records
New life safety rope in a tangled pile is a problem b/c it is not easily: - correct answer Deployable
In reference to rescue equipment records and inventory, there is a saying, "If it isn't written down": -
correct answer "it didn't happen."
If you are working with new rope rescue unit, and you look into their filing cabinet, you should find: -
correct answer copies of manuals from rope manufacturers
each piece of life safety rope and rescue equipment should have an equipment record. Which of the
following represents some of the information that should be recorded on the equipment record? -
correct answer Dates of purchase, cleaning, inspection, and use
The ropes needed later in a deployment sequence for a rope rescue should be placed in the truck: -
correct answer below or behind more immediately required items
, Which of the following factors would be considered a possible cause for and increased chance of rope
rescue incidents within a coverage area? - correct answer Steeper terrain
Proficiency in knot tying for rope rescue requires: - correct answer lots of practice
You have set up a rope system and the need to be sure that an escape device cannot run off the end of
one rope, so you use which of the following on the end of that rope? - correct answer Stopper knot
A fellow rescuer asks for a line. You toss over: - correct answer An NFPA- approved rope.
You are on a rope rescue scene involving a cliff in a cave. Which rope would you probably find being
used as the main rescue line? - correct answer 1/2-inch Kernmantle
Which diameter might indicate a general use life safety rope? - correct answer 11-16 mm
Which of the following makes rope more resistant to abrasion? - correct answer Tighter weave
Rope diameter is key for: - correct answer compatibility with other rope components
What kind of rope could most easily be mistaken for life safety rope? - correct answer Hollow-braid
rope
Which of the following is a synthetic fiber used for making ropes? - correct answer Nylon
Which of the following best defines the term "rope rescue system"? - correct answer Rope systems
used to perform a rescue
What is the primary limitation for using dynamic rope for rescue applications? - correct answer
Elongates significantly
