Rope Rescue Ops IFSI Latest Update 2024-2025 Actual Exam from Credible Sources with 165 Questions and Verified Correct Answers Golden Ticket to Guaranteed A+ Verified by Professor
1 in tubular webbing has a tensile strength of approx - CORRECT ANSWER: 4000lbs
8mm & 9mm accessory cord is - CORRECT ANSWER: Covered in the cordage institute rope construction standards
A 15:1 ratio for rope strength use to be a NFPA standard but a more realistic ratio is suggested to be - CORRECT ANSWER: 10:1
A bottom belay will - CORRECT ANSWER: will not arrest a fall if the main line fails.
A class one harness is designed to stop rescuer when he: - CORRECT ANSWER: Reaches the edge
A double overhand knot is also referred to as a - CORRECT ANSWER: barrel knot,
back-up knot, safety knot
A helmet used for repor rescue should be an approved light weight helmet with a: -
CORRECT ANSWER: 3 point strap position under the chin
A knot used to isolate a bad spot in the line in an emergency is a: - CORRECT
ANSWER: lineman's loop
A knot used to join webbing together is referred to as a/an - CORRECT ANSWER:
Water knot, ring-bend knot, Overhand bend knot
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A knot with a small internal radius bends, as those found in square knots or over hand knots will .... when tied in 1/2 inch kernmantle rope - CORRECT ANSWER: be weaker
A munter can be used as a means of lowering a load 300 lbs or less in an emergency
and also for - CORRECT ANSWER: rappelling
A munter system is designed for loads less than - CORRECT ANSWER: 300 lb
A type of knot construction used to join two ends of the webbing together and at the
same time create a loop in the end of the webbing is called a - CORRECT ANSWER:
frost knot
Accessory cord used in the construction of a load releasing hitch can be - CORRECT
ANSWER: either 8mm or 9mm
All equip. that falls 3 ft onto a hard surface shall be checked for: - CORRECT ANSWER: Burs, sharp edges, dirt, contaminates, lose parts and deformaties
All harness construction and testing standards are covered in NFPA: - CORRECT
ANSWER: 1983
All riggin shall have how many checks prior to Loading? - CORRECT ANSWER: 3
Besides a minimum diameter of 11mm G rated rope, NFPA requirements also call for -
CORRECT ANSWER: Rope diameter, elongation, minimum temperature
Besides holding or capturing a load line, prusiks are used for: - CORRECT ANSWER: Self-rescue
Braided ropes are/have: - CORRECT ANSWER: easy to pick bundles in soft braids
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Carabiners used in fall protection equipment designed for tower climbing shall per OSHA be designed with: - CORRECT ANSWER: A self closing self locking design
Care and maintenance of all rescue equipment should be per: - CORRECT ANSWER: the helmet's manufacturer recommendations
Chemicals and sunlight will cause rope to - CORRECT ANSWER: change color and
fade
Class three harnesses are: - CORRECT ANSWER: Designed to keep the rescuer or victim in an up-right position
Engineered shock absorbing equipment is recommended by NFPA anytime there is a
potential fall factor greater than - CORRECT ANSWER: .25
Examples of mechanical belay devises include all of the following except: - CORRECT
ANSWER: HMS Munter carabiner
Examples of natural fiber ropes include: - CORRECT ANSWER: Cotton, sisal , manila
Fibers that run parallel in the core of a kernmantel rope will create a - CORRECT
ANSWER: Static rope
Hasty harnesses are very constrictive in nature and when placed on an individual can fall off if not under load or secured over the shoulders and they - CORRECT ANSWER: do not have a classification
Helmets used for rope rescue should be: - CORRECT ANSWER: Lighter in weight
If a rescuer falls 1 foot on 1 foot of slack in a belay line he will: - CORRECT ANSWER: Need engineered equipment to absorb the energy of the fall
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