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TECHNICAL ROPE RESCUE

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TECHNICAL ROPE RESCUE (MFRI)



Down,70down70pickoff70-70answer--
Lowering70technique70in70which70a70rescuer70is70lowered70to70a70victim,70the70rescuer70s
ecures70the70victim70and70is70lowered70to70the70ground

How70is70MA70(Mechanical70Advantage)70Expressed70-70answer--As70a70ratio70
2:1,703:1,704:170etc

Define70Directional70-70answer--
A70way70for70bringing70a70rope70into70a70more70favorable70position70or70angle70

AKA70A70deviation

What70angle70must70the70load70sharing70anchor70never70go70beyond?70-70answer--
Shouldn't70go70above7090degrees
Must70never70go70beyond70120degrees
(Beyond70that70the70forces70are70more70than70the70load)

How70to70pretension70a70back70tie70-70answer--
Use70a70simple703:170(non70mechanical,70no70pulleys,70or70an70Aztec70kit)
Should70never70be70more70than7015degrees70off70to70either70side70behind70primary70anc
hor

Running70end70-70answer--
The70portion70of70the70rope70used70for70lowering70or70hauling70that70will70touch70the70bot
tom70when70rappelling

What70is70a70multipod70-70answer--
Versatile70artificial70high70directionals70that70can70be70configured70as70monopods,70bipo
ds,70tripods,70or70quadripods

ex:70Arizona70Vortex,70TerrAdaptor

What70part70of70a70vehicle70should70we70not70use70for70an70anchor?70-70answer---
Bumpers
-tow70hooks

, Laid70rope70-70answer--
Strands70are70twisted70then70combined70in70larger70bundles70usually70in70groups70of703

Portable70anchors70-70answer--They70are70used70as70directionals,70such70as70a70tripod

To70combine70two70anchors,70a70rope70or70sling70between70them70is70known70as70what?
70-70answer--A70backtie


Two70primary70ways70to70back70up70an70anchor70-70answer---
Backing70it70up70on70the70same70anchor70point70(only70do70this70if70anchor70is70"bombpr
oof")
-
Back70up70to70a70second70anchor70point70(if70load70has70to70share70or70move70use70load
70sharing70anchor70system)


Load-sharing70anchors70-70answer--
Anchor70systems70established70from70two70or70more70anchor70points70that70distribute70t
he70load70among70the70anchor70points70but70DO70NOT70adjust70to70direction70changes70
on70the70main70line

Down,70Up70pickoff70-70answer--
Lowering70a70rescuer70to70a70victim70then70picking70them70off70then70being70raised70to70t
he70top

What70does70a70fabric70softener70do70in70ropes?70-70answer---
can70give70ropes70soft70feeling
-can70restore70lubrication70to70older70roper
-raising70tensile70strength70and70load70rope70more70evenly

Directional70vs70deviations70-70answer--
Directional:70used70to70change70the70path70of70a70rope70using70a70carabiner70or70pulley7
0attached70to70an70alternate70anchor


Deviation:70redirects70the70path70of70rope70from70anchor70points70to70avoid70potential70d
amage70to70rope70from70edges70or70to70improve70access70by70people70using70the70rope

How70often70do70we70inspect70rope?70-70answer--After70each70use

A70______70is70a70tag70line70use70to70haul70load,70beyond70center70point70of70high70line7
0the70load70must70be70pulled70up70to70stop70sag70-70answer--Haul70line


Pickoffs70don't70usually70involve70what70piece70of70equipment?70-70answer--A70litter

Master70attachment70point70-70answer--
The70point70where70you70attach70two70lines70together70with70carabiners.

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