Rope Rescue/Train/Skills checklist

Identify equipment used in rope rescue

Describe the properties, uses and proper care of:

• High stretch and low stretch rope
• Webbing and sling material
• Accessory cord
• Pulleys
• Rigging plates
• Personal descenders
• Rescue brake bar racks
• Edge protection
• Personal ascending devices
• Helmets
• Harnesses
• Gloves

State minimum breaking strength

• 8mm cord (Page 3-10)
• 25mm webbing (Page 3-10)
• steel carabiner (Page 3-12)
• aluminium carabiner (Page 3-12)
• rigging plate (Page 3-16)
• steel O-ring (Page 3-16)
• rescue brake bar rack (Page 3-19)
• breaking strength of Radium LRH (Page 4-13)

Describe the safe working load limits of systems

State length of tails on 8mm cord and 11mm rope (Page 4-6)

Tape Bend - Join two end of webbing together

Figure 8 on-a-Bight - Tie Figure 8-on-a-bight on the end of a rope

Rewoven Figure 8 - Tie Figure-eight-follow-through knot into a closed ring

Demonstrate Blocking knot

Clove Hitch - Tie Clove hitch into closed ring with rope, webbing or cord

Demonstrate integrating seat and chest harnesses

Describe proper knot terminology

Figure 8 Bend - Join two ropes together end-to-end with figure eight bend

Dbl. Fisherman's Bend - Joint two end of cord with double fisherman's bend

Tie a Prusik hitch

Tie a Prusik-on-itself

Tie an Italian hitch

Tie a Radium release hitch

Tie an Inline figure eight

Tie a Butterfly knot

Tie a Block and tackle

Bagging - Place rope into bag including appropriate knots.

Care & Inspection - Demonstarte and describe care and inspection of rope, including retirement criteria.

Stacking - Demonstrate method of stacking rope prior to deploying during rope rescue operations.

Coiling - Use appropriate technique to coil rope for storage when a bag is not available.

For a single point anchor, state tree minimum diameter

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.

Anchor Selection - Oral quiz. Using what is available on-site, describe acceptable and unacceptable anchors.

Rig Edge Person - While wearing harness set-up edge person fixed line including anchor, and attach to harness.

Tandem Prusik - Build anchor, Setup and demonstrate operation of Tandem Prusik Belay.

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.

TL: Knot Pass, During L&R - Pass knot through Tandem Prusik Belay during lowering and raising

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

Describe the different lowering devices and their limitations

TL: Covert to Raise w/3:1 - With simulated load, convert from a lower to raise under tension.

TL: Knot Pass w/RRH - With simulated load, pass a knot past the brake bar rack using the Radium Release Hitch

Describe maximum number of haulers usable with various mechanical advantages

3:1, Load Line - Build 3:1 haul system out of load line, include all appropriate Prusiks.

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.

State maximum pulling force with gloved hand (Page 8-5, 2-22)

2:1 - With existing anchor, build haul system using one rope.

Counterbalance - Build counterbalance haul sysem out of load line, include all appropriate Prusiks.

Knot Pass, Load line 3:1 - With previous 3:1 in place, pass knot through haul system while under simulated load.

Demonstrate attaching load and belay ropes to the stretcher

Demonstrate stretcher handling techniques

Describe litter models available for rope rescue

Demonstrate rigging stretcher bridle attachments

Demonstrate construction of attendant and subject stretcher tie-ins

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.

Slope Rig, 3 bearers - Rig stretcher for slope raise or lower, all attachments for 3 attendants & appropropriate stretcher attachement.

Improvised Bridle - rig above using improvised bridle in place of commercial stretcher bridle

Secure to stretcher - Lash subject into stretcher preventing them from falling from the stretcher in any direction.

Describe hazards particular to slope rescue

Define types of slopes and their angles (Page 2-16)

Demonstrate measuring slope angle

State maximum person load for 11mm and 12.5mm for various angles (Page 12-5)

Ascend with Prusiks

Communications - Use appropriate communications prior to rappelling

Change over to Rappel

set up and operate mechanical devices for ascending

Communications - Use appropriate communications prior to ascending

Rappel

Tie-Off Descender

Change over to Ascend

Demonstrate performing safety checks for rappelling / ascending systems

Demonstrate verbal rescue signals proficiently

Demonstrate whistle rescue signals proficiently

Describe the need for clear, standard terminology and protocols

Describe when pick-off techniques should be used

Demonstrate lowering pick-offs

Demonstrate rappel pick-offs

Demonstrate subject positioning options

Demonstrate stretcher tilt-lift pick-offs

Describe how rope rescue relates to SAR / Emergency Services

Describe the training process of a rope rescue Team Member

Describe the training process of a rope rescue Team Leader

Describe the Incident Commander's role in rope rescue

Describe zones of the rescue site

Describe the roles of rescue personnel

Describe the standards of Rope Rescue

Outline the principles of rope rescue

Describe hazard assessment

Demonstrate an assessment of rescue terrain

Describe the role of the Initial Response Team

Describe the need and process of preplanning

Describe the elements of a successful rope rescue

State forces on anchors vs angles of redirection (Page 2-20)

State force on anchor legs vs internal angle (Page 2-22)

gripping strength 3 wrap 8mm on 11mm rope (Page 4-9, 8-5)