Rope Rescue/Train/PEP evaluation criteria
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Ascending
- With fixed rope already in place, either:
- Ascend and change over to a rappel, or
- Rappel and change over to ascending
- While hanging on rope, Vertical distance covered approx. 14m, possibly sloping, vertical and/or overhanging; location dependent. Use appropriate safety procedures and proper communications terms.
- Ascending done with Prusiks using one of the approved techniques.
- Prusik
- Change over to Rappel
- Communications
- Use appropriate communications prior to rappelling
Descending
- Rappel
- Tie-Off Descender
- Change over to Ascend
- Communications
- Use appropriate communications prior to asceding
Anchor Systems
- TL: Anchor Selection
- Oral quiz. Using what is available on-site, describe acceptable and unacceptable anchors.
- Simple Slung
- Wrap 3 pull 2
- Basket
- 3-point System
- With available trees rig a three-point anchor system using each of the three listed anchor attachments once and connect them to build an appropriate three-point load distributed anchor system.
- Pretensioned Back-tie
- Rig one anchor attachment to a tree at leas 1m above the ground, then rig pre-tensioned back-tie to tree directly behind, using 11mm rope rigged sufficiently taut.
- Extended
- With one anchor attachment in place, build extension appropriate for a 15m anchor extension.
Raising System
- 2:1
- With existing anchor, build haul system using one rope.
- 3:1, Load Line
- Build 3:1 haul system out of load line, include all appropriate Prusiks.
- TL: Knot Pass, Load line 3:1
- With previous 3:1 in place, pass knot through haul system while under simulated load.
- 5:1, Load Line
- Build 5:1 haul system from previous 3:1, inclued all appropriate Prusiks.
- 9:1, Load Line
- Build 9:1 compound haul ystem from previous 5:1, include all appropriate Prusiks.
- Attached 3:1
- Build 3:1 haul system out of a separate rope, include all appropriate Prusiks.
- Counterbalance
- Build counterbalance haul sysem out of load line, inclued all appropriate Prusiks.
Rope Management
- Coiling
- Use appropriate technique to coil rope for storage when a bag is not available.
- Bagging
- Place rope into bag including appropriate knots.
- Care & Inspection
- Demonstarte and describe care and inspection of rope, including retirement criteria.
- Stacking
- Demonstrate metho of stacking rope prior to deploying during rope rescue operations.
Patient Securement
- TL: Secure to stretcher
- Lash subject into stretcher preventing them from falling from the stretcher in any direction.
Belays
- Tandem Prusik
- Build anchor, Setup and demonstrate operation of Tandem Prusik Belay.
- TL: Knot Pass, During L&R
- Pass knot through Tandem Prusik Belay during lowering and raising
- Munter Hitch
- With anchor in place, build Munter hitch belay, demonstrate belaying a descending load, beley ascending load, catch simulated falling load, tie-off under tension, release under tension.
Ties
- Figure 8 on-a-Bight
- Tie Figure 8-on-a-bight on the end of a rope
- Rewoven Figure 8
- Tie rewoven Figure 8 knot into a closed ring
- Figure 8 Bend
- Join two ropes togethre end-to-end with figure eight bend
- Tape Bend
- Join two end of webbing together
- Dbl. Fisherman's Bend
- Joint two end of cord with double fisherman's bend
- Clove Hitch
- Tie Clove hitch into closed ring with rope, webbing or cord
Stretcher Rigging
- Horizontal Orientation for Vertical lower/raise, 1 attendant
- While wearing harness, rig stretcher in horizontal orientation for vertical raise or lower including all appropriate stretcher attendant and subject attachments, use commercial bridle for stretcher. Attach load and belay lines to MAP and make appropriate harness attachments.
- TL: Improvised Bridle
- rig above using improvised bridle in place of commercial stretcher bridle
- Slope Rig, 3 bearers
- Rig stretcher for slope raise or lower, all attachments for 3 attendants & appropropriate stretcher attachement.
Lowering Systems
- Load Brake Rack
- Properly rig brake bar rack for lowering a two-person load
- Tie Off Brake Rack
- Tie-off brake bar rack while loaded with simulated load
- Lower with Rack
- Lower a simulated load as for a two-person load
- TL: Cover to Raise w/3:1
- With simulated load, convert from a lower to rais under tension.
- TL: Knot Pass w/RRH
- With simulated load, pass a knot past the brake bar rack using the Radium Release Hitch
Edge
- Rig Edge Person
- While wearing harness set-up edge person fixed line including anch, and attach to harness.
