SAR (Search and Rescue Certification
Test Practice) Questions and Answers
1. 1-1. Search can be defined as
Answer A. the location of persons in distress.
2. 1-2. Rescue can be defined as
Answer D. the retrieval and initial care for a person in distress along with their delivery to a place
of safety.
3. 1-3. The three fundamental skills for search and rescue training are
Answer C. search, rescue, and survival/support.
4. 1-4. The Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization
(PICAO) defines search and rescue as
Answer A. the act of finding and returning to safety the survivors from an emergency incident.
5. 1-5. T.J. Setnicka, author of "Wilderness Search and Rescue," stated
that SAR was essentially
Answer B. a transportation problem.
6. 1-6. The National Association for Search and Rescue is
Answer B. a not-for-profit membership organization of both paid and unpaid SAR
professionals.
,7. 1-7. The National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR)
developed the SAR TECH certification criteria in order to
Answer A. evaluate three levels of search responder so that a measurable level of capability
could be available for incident commanders.
8. 1-8. The Citizens Corps programs DO NOT include
Answer D. SAR TECH Standards.
9. 1-9. The CERT course is offered by
Answer C. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
10. 2-1. The National SAR Committee (NSARC) sponsors and
oversees the
Answer A. U.S. National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP).
11. 2-2. The federal SAR coordinator for all inland SAR is the
Answer C. U.S. Air Force.
12. 2-3. The U.S. National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP) was
developed to
Answer A. provide guidance to agencies for coordinating civil SAR services to meet domestic and
international commitments.
13. 2-4. The National Search and Rescue Supplement (NSS) is a
,supplement to the
Answer D. IAMSAR (International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue) Manual.
14. 2-5. Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs) are designed for
Answer C. aviation use.
15. 2-6. Cospas-Sarsat is
Answer A. an international search and rescue system that uses satellites to detect and locate
emergency beacons.
16. 2-7. Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) are designed for
Answer D. use by individuals.
17. 2-8. Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs)
are designed for
Answer B. maritime applications.
18. 2-9. A Local User Terminal (LUT)
Answer C. is the ground station that processes the signal from an emergency beacon.
19. 2-10. The Mission Control Center (MCC)
Answer B. transmits an alert message to the appropriate Regional Control Center
(RCC).
, 20. 2-11. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is charged
with
Answer B. develop- ment of a National Response Plan (NRP).
21. 2-12. Outside of National Parks, domestic land SAR services
are often per- formed by
Answer C. state and local authorities or SAR units.
22. 2-13. The operational capabilities of a FEMA Urban SAR Task
Force include
Answer A. physical and technical search and rescue operations in damaged collapsed structures.
23. 2-14. FEMA US&R teams generally perform
Answer A. hazardous materials surveys and evaluations.
24. 2-15. According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited
Children, one of the criteria that should be met before an AMBER Alert
is activated is
Answer B. law enforcement believes the child in danger of serious bodily harm or death.
25. 2-16. According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited
Children, one of the criteria that should be met before an AMBER Alert
is activated is
Answer B. law enforcement confirms a child has been abducted.
Test Practice) Questions and Answers
1. 1-1. Search can be defined as
Answer A. the location of persons in distress.
2. 1-2. Rescue can be defined as
Answer D. the retrieval and initial care for a person in distress along with their delivery to a place
of safety.
3. 1-3. The three fundamental skills for search and rescue training are
Answer C. search, rescue, and survival/support.
4. 1-4. The Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization
(PICAO) defines search and rescue as
Answer A. the act of finding and returning to safety the survivors from an emergency incident.
5. 1-5. T.J. Setnicka, author of "Wilderness Search and Rescue," stated
that SAR was essentially
Answer B. a transportation problem.
6. 1-6. The National Association for Search and Rescue is
Answer B. a not-for-profit membership organization of both paid and unpaid SAR
professionals.
,7. 1-7. The National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR)
developed the SAR TECH certification criteria in order to
Answer A. evaluate three levels of search responder so that a measurable level of capability
could be available for incident commanders.
8. 1-8. The Citizens Corps programs DO NOT include
Answer D. SAR TECH Standards.
9. 1-9. The CERT course is offered by
Answer C. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
10. 2-1. The National SAR Committee (NSARC) sponsors and
oversees the
Answer A. U.S. National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP).
11. 2-2. The federal SAR coordinator for all inland SAR is the
Answer C. U.S. Air Force.
12. 2-3. The U.S. National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP) was
developed to
Answer A. provide guidance to agencies for coordinating civil SAR services to meet domestic and
international commitments.
13. 2-4. The National Search and Rescue Supplement (NSS) is a
,supplement to the
Answer D. IAMSAR (International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue) Manual.
14. 2-5. Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs) are designed for
Answer C. aviation use.
15. 2-6. Cospas-Sarsat is
Answer A. an international search and rescue system that uses satellites to detect and locate
emergency beacons.
16. 2-7. Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) are designed for
Answer D. use by individuals.
17. 2-8. Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs)
are designed for
Answer B. maritime applications.
18. 2-9. A Local User Terminal (LUT)
Answer C. is the ground station that processes the signal from an emergency beacon.
19. 2-10. The Mission Control Center (MCC)
Answer B. transmits an alert message to the appropriate Regional Control Center
(RCC).
, 20. 2-11. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is charged
with
Answer B. develop- ment of a National Response Plan (NRP).
21. 2-12. Outside of National Parks, domestic land SAR services
are often per- formed by
Answer C. state and local authorities or SAR units.
22. 2-13. The operational capabilities of a FEMA Urban SAR Task
Force include
Answer A. physical and technical search and rescue operations in damaged collapsed structures.
23. 2-14. FEMA US&R teams generally perform
Answer A. hazardous materials surveys and evaluations.
24. 2-15. According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited
Children, one of the criteria that should be met before an AMBER Alert
is activated is
Answer B. law enforcement believes the child in danger of serious bodily harm or death.
25. 2-16. According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited
Children, one of the criteria that should be met before an AMBER Alert
is activated is
Answer B. law enforcement confirms a child has been abducted.
