2025 TYCOM SAR EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
WhichNpublicationNisNusedNtoNserveNbothNasNanNoperationalNandNtrainingNtoolNforNNavyNSearchNan
dNRescueNOperations?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-3-50.1
WhichNshockNpositionNisNusedNforNsurvivorNwithNopenNabdominalNinjuries?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
PlaceNsurvivorNinNsupineN(semi-sitting)NshockNposition.
WhatNisNtheNnameNofNtheNmethodNusedNtoNdetermineNtheNseverityNofNaNburnNregardingNbodyNsurf
aceNareaN(BSA)?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-RuleNofN9's.
(T/F)NANmultipleNrescueNoccursNwhenNthereNisNmoreNthanNoneNsurvivor,NandNtheNRSNremainsNinNth
eNwater,NaidingNinNtheNrecoveryNofNallNsurvivorsNpriorNtoNbeingNrecovered.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
True.
WhenNisNtheNrescueNswimmerNclearedNtoNjump?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
AfterNHoistNOperatorNtapsNthreeNtimes.
ForNeaseNofNemploying,NtheNQuickNStropNwhileNdirectNdeploying,NtheNfrictionNkeeperNshouldN____
____.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
BeNasNfarNoutNasNpossible,NensureNasNlargeNanNopeningNasNpossibleNisNmaintained.NMakesNemploy
mentNoverNsurvivorsNheadNandNshouldersNeasier.
WhenNgraspedNaroundNtheNheadNandNshouldersNfromNtheNfrontNbyNtheNsurvivor,NtheNRSNshallNimm
ediately:N_________N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-FrontNheadNholdNrelease.
TenNtoNtwentyNminutesNbeforeNarrivingNatNtheNsearchNarea,NtheNSRUNreportsNtoNtheN_________.N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-OnNSceneNCommander.
,(T/F)NWhileNconductingNhelicopter-to-
shipNhoistingNprocedures,NtheNtrailNlineNisNattachedNtoNtheNequipmentNringNofNtheNrescueNhookNfor
NallNrescueNdevicesNexceptNtheNrescue/MEDEVACNlitter.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-True.
DirectNDeploymentNproceduresNshallNonlyNbeNutilizedNwhenNtheNcrewNhasNdeterminedNthatNitNisNt
heN______NmethodNofNrecovery.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-Safest.
WhichNapproachNshouldNbeNusedNforNallNconsciousNsurvivors?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
RearNSurfaceNApproach.
WhenNperformingNaNrearNsurfaceNapproach,NuponNreachingN______NfeetNfromNtheNsurvivor,Nexecu
teNaNquickNreverseNandNattemptNtoNestablishNcommunications.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-6-8NFeet.
TheNcausesNofNHoistNOscillationNareNpointNofNDisruption,NEnvironmental,N______________?N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-1.)NPointNofNdisruptionN(TipNVortices)
2.)NPilotNcontrolNinputs
3.)NHoistNoperatorNinputs
4.)NRescueNAircrewmanNposition
5.)NEnvironmenntal's
SemiNAnnualNSFT'sNmustNbeNdocumentedNonNwhatNform?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-OPNAVN3130/1
WhereNisNtheNquickNstropNsafetyNstrapNplacedNonNtheNsurvivorNforNadditionalNsafety?N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-BetweenNtheNsurvivors'NlegsNandNattachedNtoNsnapNlockNonNfrictionNkeeper.
WhatNshallNtheNrescueNswimmerNdoNbeforeNinflatingNtheNsurvivor'sNpersonalNfloatationNdeviceNifNt
heNsurvivorNisNwearingNaNquickNfittingNharness?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
DisconnectNtheNchestNquickNejectorNsnap.
, DoNnotNutilizeNtheN________NmethodNofNlifeNraftNextractionNifNtheNsurvivorNhasNaNknownNorNsuspe
ctedNinjuryNtoNtheNhead,Nneck,NorNspine.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-PullNmethod.
WhatNisNtheNcompression-ventilationNratioNforN1-
rescuerNadultNCPRNwithoutNanNadvancedNairway?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
30NcompressionsN2Nventilations.
WhatNisNtheNrecommendedNrateNforNperformingNchestNcompressionNforNvictimsNofNallNages?N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-100-120NcompressionsNperNminute.
DuringN2-
rescuerNCPRN,NoneNrescuerNprovidesNchestNcompressions.NWhatNisNtheNroleNofNtheNsecondNrescuer
?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-CallN911NandNgrabNAED.
ToNreduceNfatigueNduringNCPR,NhowNoftenNshouldNrescuersNswitchNroles.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
WhenNotherNrescuerNisNfatiguedNorNeveryN2Nminutes.
AfterNtheNpilotNcommandsN"Jump,NJump,NJump"NoverNtheNICS.NTheNpilotNshallNremainNatNorNbelowN
_____NfeetNuntilNtheNCCNreports:N"SwimmerNaway."N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-15Nfeet.
UseNonlyNthisNmethodNofNlifeNraftNextractionNifNtheNsurvivorNhasNaNknownNorNsuspectedNinjuryNtoNt
heNhead,Nneck,NorNspine.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-SinkNtheNlifeNraftNfromNunderNsurvivor(s).
TheNdetachableNliftingNstrapNofNtheNQSNcanNbeNidentifiedNbyNtheN____NbanNofNwebbingNlocatedNne
xtNtoNtheNdetachableNliftingNstrap'sNV-RingNassembly.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-Red.
TheNarmNretainerNstrapsN____NbeNoutboardNwhenNplacingNtheNrescueNstropNonNtheNsurvivor.N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-Shall.
CORRECT ANSWERS
WhichNpublicationNisNusedNtoNserveNbothNasNanNoperationalNandNtrainingNtoolNforNNavyNSearchNan
dNRescueNOperations?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-3-50.1
WhichNshockNpositionNisNusedNforNsurvivorNwithNopenNabdominalNinjuries?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
PlaceNsurvivorNinNsupineN(semi-sitting)NshockNposition.
WhatNisNtheNnameNofNtheNmethodNusedNtoNdetermineNtheNseverityNofNaNburnNregardingNbodyNsurf
aceNareaN(BSA)?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-RuleNofN9's.
(T/F)NANmultipleNrescueNoccursNwhenNthereNisNmoreNthanNoneNsurvivor,NandNtheNRSNremainsNinNth
eNwater,NaidingNinNtheNrecoveryNofNallNsurvivorsNpriorNtoNbeingNrecovered.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
True.
WhenNisNtheNrescueNswimmerNclearedNtoNjump?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
AfterNHoistNOperatorNtapsNthreeNtimes.
ForNeaseNofNemploying,NtheNQuickNStropNwhileNdirectNdeploying,NtheNfrictionNkeeperNshouldN____
____.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
BeNasNfarNoutNasNpossible,NensureNasNlargeNanNopeningNasNpossibleNisNmaintained.NMakesNemploy
mentNoverNsurvivorsNheadNandNshouldersNeasier.
WhenNgraspedNaroundNtheNheadNandNshouldersNfromNtheNfrontNbyNtheNsurvivor,NtheNRSNshallNimm
ediately:N_________N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-FrontNheadNholdNrelease.
TenNtoNtwentyNminutesNbeforeNarrivingNatNtheNsearchNarea,NtheNSRUNreportsNtoNtheN_________.N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-OnNSceneNCommander.
,(T/F)NWhileNconductingNhelicopter-to-
shipNhoistingNprocedures,NtheNtrailNlineNisNattachedNtoNtheNequipmentNringNofNtheNrescueNhookNfor
NallNrescueNdevicesNexceptNtheNrescue/MEDEVACNlitter.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-True.
DirectNDeploymentNproceduresNshallNonlyNbeNutilizedNwhenNtheNcrewNhasNdeterminedNthatNitNisNt
heN______NmethodNofNrecovery.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-Safest.
WhichNapproachNshouldNbeNusedNforNallNconsciousNsurvivors?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
RearNSurfaceNApproach.
WhenNperformingNaNrearNsurfaceNapproach,NuponNreachingN______NfeetNfromNtheNsurvivor,Nexecu
teNaNquickNreverseNandNattemptNtoNestablishNcommunications.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-6-8NFeet.
TheNcausesNofNHoistNOscillationNareNpointNofNDisruption,NEnvironmental,N______________?N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-1.)NPointNofNdisruptionN(TipNVortices)
2.)NPilotNcontrolNinputs
3.)NHoistNoperatorNinputs
4.)NRescueNAircrewmanNposition
5.)NEnvironmenntal's
SemiNAnnualNSFT'sNmustNbeNdocumentedNonNwhatNform?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-OPNAVN3130/1
WhereNisNtheNquickNstropNsafetyNstrapNplacedNonNtheNsurvivorNforNadditionalNsafety?N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-BetweenNtheNsurvivors'NlegsNandNattachedNtoNsnapNlockNonNfrictionNkeeper.
WhatNshallNtheNrescueNswimmerNdoNbeforeNinflatingNtheNsurvivor'sNpersonalNfloatationNdeviceNifNt
heNsurvivorNisNwearingNaNquickNfittingNharness?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
DisconnectNtheNchestNquickNejectorNsnap.
, DoNnotNutilizeNtheN________NmethodNofNlifeNraftNextractionNifNtheNsurvivorNhasNaNknownNorNsuspe
ctedNinjuryNtoNtheNhead,Nneck,NorNspine.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-PullNmethod.
WhatNisNtheNcompression-ventilationNratioNforN1-
rescuerNadultNCPRNwithoutNanNadvancedNairway?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
30NcompressionsN2Nventilations.
WhatNisNtheNrecommendedNrateNforNperformingNchestNcompressionNforNvictimsNofNallNages?N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-100-120NcompressionsNperNminute.
DuringN2-
rescuerNCPRN,NoneNrescuerNprovidesNchestNcompressions.NWhatNisNtheNroleNofNtheNsecondNrescuer
?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-CallN911NandNgrabNAED.
ToNreduceNfatigueNduringNCPR,NhowNoftenNshouldNrescuersNswitchNroles.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
WhenNotherNrescuerNisNfatiguedNorNeveryN2Nminutes.
AfterNtheNpilotNcommandsN"Jump,NJump,NJump"NoverNtheNICS.NTheNpilotNshallNremainNatNorNbelowN
_____NfeetNuntilNtheNCCNreports:N"SwimmerNaway."N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-15Nfeet.
UseNonlyNthisNmethodNofNlifeNraftNextractionNifNtheNsurvivorNhasNaNknownNorNsuspectedNinjuryNtoNt
heNhead,Nneck,NorNspine.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-SinkNtheNlifeNraftNfromNunderNsurvivor(s).
TheNdetachableNliftingNstrapNofNtheNQSNcanNbeNidentifiedNbyNtheN____NbanNofNwebbingNlocatedNne
xtNtoNtheNdetachableNliftingNstrap'sNV-RingNassembly.N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-Red.
TheNarmNretainerNstrapsN____NbeNoutboardNwhenNplacingNtheNrescueNstropNonNtheNsurvivor.N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-Shall.