TEEX ACADEMY CHAPTER 7 - Ropes and Knots Questions with Detailed Verified Answers

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TEEX ACADEMY CHAPTER 7 - Ropes
and Knots Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers


Question: Which part of a rope is used for hoisting?


Ans: Running


Question: Which type of rope is used as a belay line when there is a possibility
that a victim or firefighter may fall a long distance while supported by the
rope?


Ans: Dynamic kernmantle rope


Question: Which type of knot can be used as a stopper knot so rope will not
pass through a rescue pulley?


Ans: Figure 8


Question: What knot should be used to hoist a ladder?


Ans: Figure 8 on a bight


Question: Natural fiber ropes:

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Ans: Should not be used for life safety applications


Question: Which type of rope is commonly used as utility rope and is
constructed by uniformly intertwining strands of rope together in a diagonally
overlapping pattern?


Ans: Braided rope


Question: Rope logs


Ans: Should include information about incidents that result in impact
loading


Question: In order for life safety rope to be reused in life safety situations, it
must not be:


Ans: Exposed to heat or direct flame


Question: What should life safety rope be used for at a rescue incident?


Ans: Lifting victims and rescuers


Question: Life safety rope must be removed from service if it has been:


Ans: Subjected to an impact load


Question: For which type of rope are soft spots possible signs of damage to
the core?