SAR TECH II PRACTICE EXAM | QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A |
LATEST 2025/2026 GUIDE
Rescue - Correct Answer - An operation to retrieve persons in distress,
provide for their initial medical or other needs, and deliver them to a
place of safety.
Search - Correct Answer - An operation using available personnel and
facilities to locate persons in distress.
Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELT) - Correct Answer - An emergency
beacon that usually operates on both 121.5 MHz and 406 MHz, used by
most aircraft.
Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) - Correct Answer
- A distress radio beacon for use in maritime applications and activate
when submerged in water.
International Convention - Correct Answer - Written agreements between
countries, used to establish rules between them.
, National Incident Management System (NIMS) - Correct Answer - A
consistent, flexible, and adjustable national framework within which
government and private entities at all levels can work together to
manage domestic incidents, regardless of their size, location, or
complexity.
National Response Plan (NRP) - Correct Answer - A comprehensive,
national, all-hazards framework for domestic incident management that
applies across a spectrum of activities including prevention,
preparedness, response, and recovery.
Personal Location Beacons (PLBs) - Correct Answer - Portable units that
operate similarly to ELTs and EPIRBs but are for individuals to carry
instead of on a vehicle or vessel.
Positive Control - Correct Answer - The separation of all air traffic within
designated airspace by air traffic control.
SAR Coordinator - Correct Answer - The term given to the agency that
has overall responsibility for establishing rescue coordination centers
(RCCs) as neccessary, and for providing or arranging for SAR sevices
with U.S. SRRs.
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A |
LATEST 2025/2026 GUIDE
Rescue - Correct Answer - An operation to retrieve persons in distress,
provide for their initial medical or other needs, and deliver them to a
place of safety.
Search - Correct Answer - An operation using available personnel and
facilities to locate persons in distress.
Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELT) - Correct Answer - An emergency
beacon that usually operates on both 121.5 MHz and 406 MHz, used by
most aircraft.
Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) - Correct Answer
- A distress radio beacon for use in maritime applications and activate
when submerged in water.
International Convention - Correct Answer - Written agreements between
countries, used to establish rules between them.
, National Incident Management System (NIMS) - Correct Answer - A
consistent, flexible, and adjustable national framework within which
government and private entities at all levels can work together to
manage domestic incidents, regardless of their size, location, or
complexity.
National Response Plan (NRP) - Correct Answer - A comprehensive,
national, all-hazards framework for domestic incident management that
applies across a spectrum of activities including prevention,
preparedness, response, and recovery.
Personal Location Beacons (PLBs) - Correct Answer - Portable units that
operate similarly to ELTs and EPIRBs but are for individuals to carry
instead of on a vehicle or vessel.
Positive Control - Correct Answer - The separation of all air traffic within
designated airspace by air traffic control.
SAR Coordinator - Correct Answer - The term given to the agency that
has overall responsibility for establishing rescue coordination centers
(RCCs) as neccessary, and for providing or arranging for SAR sevices
with U.S. SRRs.
