SARTECH II | Practice Questions & Answers | 2026-2027
Chapter 1 - Define search an operation using available personnel and facilities to locate persons in distress
Chapter 1 - Define rescue 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 1) search, 2) rescue and 3) survival/support (i.e. navigation)
skills
Chapter 1 - What is NASAR 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 these criteria were developed to evaluate three levels of search responder so that a
certification criteria measurable level of individual and crew capability could be made available for
Incident Commanders
Chapter 2 - Which 2 organizations coordinate member International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Maritime
countries' efforts to provide SAR services on a global basis Organization (IMO)
Chapter 2 - What are the 5 stages of a SAR operation awareness, initial action, planning, operations and conclusion
Chapter 2 - Which international conventions pertain to Convention on International Aviation, International Convention on Maritime Search
SAR and Rescue and the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS)
Chapter 2 - Define positive control followed by radar and in direct communication with air traffic controllers
Chapter 2 - What is Cospas-Sarsat 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 Emergency Locator Transmitters (aircraft), Emergency Position Indicating Radio
locator beacons Beacons (maritime) and Personal Locator Beacons (individuals)
Chapter 2 - Define a SAR Region (SRR) 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 the U.S. Air Force for the continental United States, the U.S. Pacific Command for
States 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 responsibility for responding to emergencies and disasters begins at the local level,
response handled the next higher level of response (county, state, national) is activated when
resources and capabilities are exhausted
, SARTECH II | Practice Questions & Answers | 2026-2027
Chapter 2 - What is the scope of the National Incident NIMS is intended to provide a consistent, flexible and adjustable national framework
Management System (NIMS) 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) 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 1) law enforcement confirms a child has been abducted, 2) law enforcement
before an AMBER Alert is activated 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
Chapter 3 - What the the 5 major functional areas or command, operations, planning, logistics and finance/administration
sections of the Incident Command System (ICS)
Chapter 3 - Define span of control important management functions must be delegated in order to maintain a
manageable span of control (3 to 7 persons according to ICS but 5 or less is
preferred)
Chapter 3 - What is the role of the Command function the command function provides overall management of an incident and in ICS this
function is carried out by the Incident Commander (IC) and the Command Staff
Chapter 3 - What is the role of the Incident Commander the Incident Commander ensures effective management of the incident, selects an
overall strategy, establishes incident objectives, approves the Incident Action Plan
and coordinates and approves requests for resources
Chapter 3 - Who makes up the Command Staff the Safety Officer, the Liaison Officer and the Information officer
Chapter 3 - What is the role of the Operations function Operations is the term used to define all actions necessary to carry out the Incident
Action Plan; in ICS, these tactical actions are performed collectively under one
overall function that is carried out by the Operations section
Chapter 3 - How is medical care handled under ICS medical care for the subject of a search and/or rescue is carried out by the
Operations section, but medical care for personnel involved in the incident (i.e. SAR
personnel) is carried out by the Logistics section
Chapter 3 - Define strike team a strike team is a combination of a designated number of the same kind and type of
resources with common communications and a leader
Chapter 3 - Define task force a task force is any combination of single resources within span of control guidelines,
with common communications and a leader
Chapter 3 - Define functional groups functional groups are established to describe functional areas of operation (i.e.
medical, rescue)
Chapter 3 - Define divisions When incident operations are broken down by geography, the resulting areas are
called division
Chapter 1 - Define search an operation using available personnel and facilities to locate persons in distress
Chapter 1 - Define rescue 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 1) search, 2) rescue and 3) survival/support (i.e. navigation)
skills
Chapter 1 - What is NASAR 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 these criteria were developed to evaluate three levels of search responder so that a
certification criteria measurable level of individual and crew capability could be made available for
Incident Commanders
Chapter 2 - Which 2 organizations coordinate member International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Maritime
countries' efforts to provide SAR services on a global basis Organization (IMO)
Chapter 2 - What are the 5 stages of a SAR operation awareness, initial action, planning, operations and conclusion
Chapter 2 - Which international conventions pertain to Convention on International Aviation, International Convention on Maritime Search
SAR and Rescue and the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS)
Chapter 2 - Define positive control followed by radar and in direct communication with air traffic controllers
Chapter 2 - What is Cospas-Sarsat 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 Emergency Locator Transmitters (aircraft), Emergency Position Indicating Radio
locator beacons Beacons (maritime) and Personal Locator Beacons (individuals)
Chapter 2 - Define a SAR Region (SRR) 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 the U.S. Air Force for the continental United States, the U.S. Pacific Command for
States 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 responsibility for responding to emergencies and disasters begins at the local level,
response handled the next higher level of response (county, state, national) is activated when
resources and capabilities are exhausted
, SARTECH II | Practice Questions & Answers | 2026-2027
Chapter 2 - What is the scope of the National Incident NIMS is intended to provide a consistent, flexible and adjustable national framework
Management System (NIMS) 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) 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 1) law enforcement confirms a child has been abducted, 2) law enforcement
before an AMBER Alert is activated 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
Chapter 3 - What the the 5 major functional areas or command, operations, planning, logistics and finance/administration
sections of the Incident Command System (ICS)
Chapter 3 - Define span of control important management functions must be delegated in order to maintain a
manageable span of control (3 to 7 persons according to ICS but 5 or less is
preferred)
Chapter 3 - What is the role of the Command function the command function provides overall management of an incident and in ICS this
function is carried out by the Incident Commander (IC) and the Command Staff
Chapter 3 - What is the role of the Incident Commander the Incident Commander ensures effective management of the incident, selects an
overall strategy, establishes incident objectives, approves the Incident Action Plan
and coordinates and approves requests for resources
Chapter 3 - Who makes up the Command Staff the Safety Officer, the Liaison Officer and the Information officer
Chapter 3 - What is the role of the Operations function Operations is the term used to define all actions necessary to carry out the Incident
Action Plan; in ICS, these tactical actions are performed collectively under one
overall function that is carried out by the Operations section
Chapter 3 - How is medical care handled under ICS medical care for the subject of a search and/or rescue is carried out by the
Operations section, but medical care for personnel involved in the incident (i.e. SAR
personnel) is carried out by the Logistics section
Chapter 3 - Define strike team a strike team is a combination of a designated number of the same kind and type of
resources with common communications and a leader
Chapter 3 - Define task force a task force is any combination of single resources within span of control guidelines,
with common communications and a leader
Chapter 3 - Define functional groups functional groups are established to describe functional areas of operation (i.e.
medical, rescue)
Chapter 3 - Define divisions When incident operations are broken down by geography, the resulting areas are
called division
