Rope Rescue Operations | Training Manual with Techniques, Equipment Use, and Safety Protocols

Rope Rescue Ops


What is heat fusion when talking about ropes? - *answers * when two pieces of synthetic
material rub together.

-can be catastrophic



what is the 4:1 rule? - *answers * Strength loss in rope does not become significant until the
rope has a bend less than 4 times the diameter of rope.

-applies more to natural fiber and a few synthetics than nylon



what 2 ways are rope inspected? - *answers * By look and feel



what are some reasons to retire a rope? - *answers * -sheath wear

-shock loading

-overloading

-chemical contamination

-lack of uniformity in texture

-age

-lack of uniform diameter

-loss of faith



Knot glossary: A class of knot the joins 2 ropes or webbing - *answers * Bend



Knot glossary: a knot that attaches to or wraps around an object or rope in such a way that
when the object or rope is removed, the knot falls apart - *answers * Hitch



Knot glossary: where the rope is bent back on itself, keeping the sides parallel - *answers * Bight



Knot glossary: made by crossing the side of a bight over the standing part - *answers * Loop