SARTECH II EXAM TEST BANK EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) | ALREADY GRADED
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Description: This comprehensive practice test bank contains 200 multiple-choice
questions covering all core competency areas required for the NASAR SARTECH II
certification. Based on the Fundamentals of Search and Rescue (FUNSAR) curriculum,
these questions address search theory, land navigation, survival skills, Incident
Command System (ICS), tracking, legal considerations, and SAR operations.
Keywords: SARTECH II, NASAR, FUNSAR, search and rescue, land navigation, survival
skills, ICS, tracking, wilderness responder, operational level certification
Purpose: To prepare candidates for the SARTECH II written examination through high-
yield practice questions with verified correct answers.
SECTION 1: SAR FUNDAMENTALS AND OVERVIEW
Question 1: What is the correct definition of "search" in SAR terminology?
A) An operation to retrieve persons in distress and deliver them to safety
B) An operation using available personnel and facilities to locate persons in distress ✅
C) The process of stabilizing a patient's medical condition
,D) The administrative phase following a rescue operation
Question 2: Which of the following correctly defines "rescue"?
A) An operation to locate missing persons using systematic search patterns
B) The initial notification that someone requires assistance
C) An operation to retrieve persons in distress and deliver them to a place of safety ✅
D) The planning phase of a SAR mission
Question 3: What are the three fundamental categories of SAR skills?
A) Navigation, communication, and tracking
B) Search, rescue, and survival/support ✅
C) Planning, operations, and logistics
D) Detection, extraction, and evacuation
Question 4: What does the acronym NASAR stand for?
A) North American Search and Rescue
B) National Association for Search and Rescue ✅
C) National Agency for Safety and Rescue
D) North Atlantic Search and Rescue
Question 5: What is the purpose of the SAR TECH certification criteria?
A) To provide training opportunities only for paid SAR responders
B) To replace all other SAR training programs nationwide
C) To evaluate three levels of search responder capability for Incident Commanders ✅
,D) To certify only professional rescue technicians
Question 6: Which author wrote "Wilderness Search and Rescue" and described SAR as
a "transportation problem"?
A) Donald C. Cooper
B) T.J. Setnicka ✅
C) Robert Koester
D) John Smith
Question 7: What are the five stages of a SAR operation?
A) Alert, response, search, rescue, recovery
B) Detection, location, extraction, stabilization, transport
C) Awareness, initial action, planning, operations, conclusion ✅
D) Notification, mobilization, deployment, action, demobilization
Question 8: What does the acronym LAST stand for in SAR operations?
A) Look, Ask, Search, Track
B) Locate, Access, Stabilize, Transport ✅
C) Logistics, Action, Strategy, Tactics
D) Locate, Assist, Secure, Triage
Question 9: Which two international organizations coordinate member countries' SAR
efforts on a global basis?
A) WHO and UNICEF
, B) NATO and United Nations
C) ICAO and IMO ✅
D) FEMA and Red Cross
Question 10: What is the definition of "positive control" in aviation SAR?
A) Direct communication with air traffic controllers and radar following ✅
B) Visual contact with the aircraft at all times
C) Radio communication every 15 minutes
D) Automatic position reporting via satellite
SECTION 2: SURVIVAL AND PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS
Question 11: What percentage of successful survival experiences last over 3 days?
A) 21%-30%
B) 31%-40%
C) 5%-10%
D) Less than 5% ✅
Question 12: What does the STOP acronym stand for in survival situations?
A) Search, Track, Observe, Protect
B) Stop, Think, Observe, Plan ✅
C) Signal, Talk, Organize, Prepare
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) | ALREADY GRADED
A+ | PROFESSOR VERIFIED |
BRANDNEW!!!
Description: This comprehensive practice test bank contains 200 multiple-choice
questions covering all core competency areas required for the NASAR SARTECH II
certification. Based on the Fundamentals of Search and Rescue (FUNSAR) curriculum,
these questions address search theory, land navigation, survival skills, Incident
Command System (ICS), tracking, legal considerations, and SAR operations.
Keywords: SARTECH II, NASAR, FUNSAR, search and rescue, land navigation, survival
skills, ICS, tracking, wilderness responder, operational level certification
Purpose: To prepare candidates for the SARTECH II written examination through high-
yield practice questions with verified correct answers.
SECTION 1: SAR FUNDAMENTALS AND OVERVIEW
Question 1: What is the correct definition of "search" in SAR terminology?
A) An operation to retrieve persons in distress and deliver them to safety
B) An operation using available personnel and facilities to locate persons in distress ✅
C) The process of stabilizing a patient's medical condition
,D) The administrative phase following a rescue operation
Question 2: Which of the following correctly defines "rescue"?
A) An operation to locate missing persons using systematic search patterns
B) The initial notification that someone requires assistance
C) An operation to retrieve persons in distress and deliver them to a place of safety ✅
D) The planning phase of a SAR mission
Question 3: What are the three fundamental categories of SAR skills?
A) Navigation, communication, and tracking
B) Search, rescue, and survival/support ✅
C) Planning, operations, and logistics
D) Detection, extraction, and evacuation
Question 4: What does the acronym NASAR stand for?
A) North American Search and Rescue
B) National Association for Search and Rescue ✅
C) National Agency for Safety and Rescue
D) North Atlantic Search and Rescue
Question 5: What is the purpose of the SAR TECH certification criteria?
A) To provide training opportunities only for paid SAR responders
B) To replace all other SAR training programs nationwide
C) To evaluate three levels of search responder capability for Incident Commanders ✅
,D) To certify only professional rescue technicians
Question 6: Which author wrote "Wilderness Search and Rescue" and described SAR as
a "transportation problem"?
A) Donald C. Cooper
B) T.J. Setnicka ✅
C) Robert Koester
D) John Smith
Question 7: What are the five stages of a SAR operation?
A) Alert, response, search, rescue, recovery
B) Detection, location, extraction, stabilization, transport
C) Awareness, initial action, planning, operations, conclusion ✅
D) Notification, mobilization, deployment, action, demobilization
Question 8: What does the acronym LAST stand for in SAR operations?
A) Look, Ask, Search, Track
B) Locate, Access, Stabilize, Transport ✅
C) Logistics, Action, Strategy, Tactics
D) Locate, Assist, Secure, Triage
Question 9: Which two international organizations coordinate member countries' SAR
efforts on a global basis?
A) WHO and UNICEF
, B) NATO and United Nations
C) ICAO and IMO ✅
D) FEMA and Red Cross
Question 10: What is the definition of "positive control" in aviation SAR?
A) Direct communication with air traffic controllers and radar following ✅
B) Visual contact with the aircraft at all times
C) Radio communication every 15 minutes
D) Automatic position reporting via satellite
SECTION 2: SURVIVAL AND PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS
Question 11: What percentage of successful survival experiences last over 3 days?
A) 21%-30%
B) 31%-40%
C) 5%-10%
D) Less than 5% ✅
Question 12: What does the STOP acronym stand for in survival situations?
A) Search, Track, Observe, Protect
B) Stop, Think, Observe, Plan ✅
C) Signal, Talk, Organize, Prepare
