Rope Rescue Test |104 Complete
Questions and Answers
NFPA standard for Rope Rescue Equipment - -1983
- Rate of descent while utilizing the MPD is controlled by - -Friction of rope
against the fixed brake V groove
- When urban climbing fall protection should be set every ___ ft up to 30 ft
then every ____ ft after 30 - -5, 10
- A pulley that remains static in a system and does not travel within that
system is defined as a ____ pulley - -COD
- How long should the pickets be when used to create a static anchor - -4'
- When building a pendulum system what knot is used to tie the ropes to the
collection ring or rigging plate - -Long tail bowline
- Pickets should be driven in ______ - -2/3 of their length at 15 degree angle
- The dynamic rope carried on TROT rescues is - -11mm 165'
- Which is NOT one of the three safety checks to be done anytime rope is
being used - -Tactile
- Which is NOT a component that makes up every knot, bend, or hitch - -
Wrap
- If you have 450lb load on a rope system that has a change of direction
pulley that is 90 degrees, how much estimated weight is being applied to the
COD pulley? - -675lb
- What is the foundation that all rope systems are built on? - -Anchors
- The end of the rope used to tie the knot is referred to as? - -Working end
- This type of anchor can be used when the anchor point in the best position
is marginal and will need assistance to support the load? I.E. the primary
anchor is not sufficient - -Pretensioned back-tie
- What is the knot efficiency for the bowline? - -71%
, - What percentage of the load is being applied on the pulley, anchor and
carabiner when your interior angle is 90 degrees on a COD pulley? - -1.5x
the load
- What is the minimum breaking strength for wrap 3 pull 2 anchor? - -
7899lbf
- How many wraps for the prussic hitch is used for non-life support? - -3
wraps
- When setting up a single point anchor using rope or webbing the preferred
critical angle should be less than ____ degrees? - -90
- In regards to whistle commands how many blasts means to lower or slack
depending on the situations? - -3
- The ___ pull works on the principle that a perpendicular displacement of a
line under tension greatly increases the tension and may lift the load
slightly? - -Vector
- What type of system is created when one simple pulley system is pulling
on another simple pulley system? - -Compound
- A pre-rigged MA system that is connected to the main working line is
defined as a ___ system - -Piggyback
- At _____ deg. the force acting on the anchors will be 11 times the load
supported in the center - -175
- A set of loops or stirrups sewn or tied from webbing and used for
ascending - -Etrier
- A friction hitch tied either through a carabiner or around an object used to
control a descent ( 1 person) is known as a _____ - -Munter hitch
- The angle between the two sides in a pendulum system should not exceed
more than? - -120
- Aluminum non-locking carabiners can never be used for rescue (T/F) - -
False
- Rope cannot be used to make which of the following anchors? - -Wrap 3
Pull 2
- The Petzl ID is laced differently for rappel than it is for lowering (T/F) - -
False
Questions and Answers
NFPA standard for Rope Rescue Equipment - -1983
- Rate of descent while utilizing the MPD is controlled by - -Friction of rope
against the fixed brake V groove
- When urban climbing fall protection should be set every ___ ft up to 30 ft
then every ____ ft after 30 - -5, 10
- A pulley that remains static in a system and does not travel within that
system is defined as a ____ pulley - -COD
- How long should the pickets be when used to create a static anchor - -4'
- When building a pendulum system what knot is used to tie the ropes to the
collection ring or rigging plate - -Long tail bowline
- Pickets should be driven in ______ - -2/3 of their length at 15 degree angle
- The dynamic rope carried on TROT rescues is - -11mm 165'
- Which is NOT one of the three safety checks to be done anytime rope is
being used - -Tactile
- Which is NOT a component that makes up every knot, bend, or hitch - -
Wrap
- If you have 450lb load on a rope system that has a change of direction
pulley that is 90 degrees, how much estimated weight is being applied to the
COD pulley? - -675lb
- What is the foundation that all rope systems are built on? - -Anchors
- The end of the rope used to tie the knot is referred to as? - -Working end
- This type of anchor can be used when the anchor point in the best position
is marginal and will need assistance to support the load? I.E. the primary
anchor is not sufficient - -Pretensioned back-tie
- What is the knot efficiency for the bowline? - -71%
, - What percentage of the load is being applied on the pulley, anchor and
carabiner when your interior angle is 90 degrees on a COD pulley? - -1.5x
the load
- What is the minimum breaking strength for wrap 3 pull 2 anchor? - -
7899lbf
- How many wraps for the prussic hitch is used for non-life support? - -3
wraps
- When setting up a single point anchor using rope or webbing the preferred
critical angle should be less than ____ degrees? - -90
- In regards to whistle commands how many blasts means to lower or slack
depending on the situations? - -3
- The ___ pull works on the principle that a perpendicular displacement of a
line under tension greatly increases the tension and may lift the load
slightly? - -Vector
- What type of system is created when one simple pulley system is pulling
on another simple pulley system? - -Compound
- A pre-rigged MA system that is connected to the main working line is
defined as a ___ system - -Piggyback
- At _____ deg. the force acting on the anchors will be 11 times the load
supported in the center - -175
- A set of loops or stirrups sewn or tied from webbing and used for
ascending - -Etrier
- A friction hitch tied either through a carabiner or around an object used to
control a descent ( 1 person) is known as a _____ - -Munter hitch
- The angle between the two sides in a pendulum system should not exceed
more than? - -120
- Aluminum non-locking carabiners can never be used for rescue (T/F) - -
False
- Rope cannot be used to make which of the following anchors? - -Wrap 3
Pull 2
- The Petzl ID is laced differently for rappel than it is for lowering (T/F) - -
False
