SARTECH II EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
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 skills - -1)
search, 2) rescue and 3) survival/support (i.e. navigation)
- 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 certification criteria - -
these criteria were developed to evaluate three levels of search responder so
that a measurable level of individual and crew capability could be made
available for Incident Commanders
- Chapter 2 - Which 2 organizations coordinate member countries' efforts to
provide SAR services on a global basis - -International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO) and the International Maritime 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 SAR - -Convention
on International Aviation, International Convention on Maritime Search 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 locator beacons -
-Emergency Locator Transmitters (aircraft), Emergency Position Indicating
Radio 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 States - -the U.S.
Air Force for the continental United States, the U.S. Pacific Command for
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 response
handled - -responsibility for responding to emergencies and disasters begins
at the local level, the next higher level of response (county, state, national)
is activated when resources and capabilities are exhausted
- Chapter 2 - What is the scope of the National Incident Management System
(NIMS) - -NIMS is intended to provide a consistent, flexible and adjustable
national framework 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 before an AMBER
Alert is activated - -1) law enforcement confirms a child has been abducted,
2) law enforcement 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 sections of the
Incident Command System (ICS) - -command, operations, planning, logistics
and finance/administration
, - 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 3 - What is the role of the Planning function - -the Planning
section has responsibility for maintaining resource status, preparing the
written Incident Action plan, providing documentation services, providing
search investigation, planning and maintaining and displaying situation
status and providing a location for technical specialists assigned to an
incident
VERIFIED ANSWERS
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 skills - -1)
search, 2) rescue and 3) survival/support (i.e. navigation)
- 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 certification criteria - -
these criteria were developed to evaluate three levels of search responder so
that a measurable level of individual and crew capability could be made
available for Incident Commanders
- Chapter 2 - Which 2 organizations coordinate member countries' efforts to
provide SAR services on a global basis - -International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO) and the International Maritime 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 SAR - -Convention
on International Aviation, International Convention on Maritime Search 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 locator beacons -
-Emergency Locator Transmitters (aircraft), Emergency Position Indicating
Radio 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 States - -the U.S.
Air Force for the continental United States, the U.S. Pacific Command for
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 response
handled - -responsibility for responding to emergencies and disasters begins
at the local level, the next higher level of response (county, state, national)
is activated when resources and capabilities are exhausted
- Chapter 2 - What is the scope of the National Incident Management System
(NIMS) - -NIMS is intended to provide a consistent, flexible and adjustable
national framework 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 before an AMBER
Alert is activated - -1) law enforcement confirms a child has been abducted,
2) law enforcement 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 sections of the
Incident Command System (ICS) - -command, operations, planning, logistics
and finance/administration
, - 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 3 - What is the role of the Planning function - -the Planning
section has responsibility for maintaining resource status, preparing the
written Incident Action plan, providing documentation services, providing
search investigation, planning and maintaining and displaying situation
status and providing a location for technical specialists assigned to an
incident
