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SARTECH II EXAM TEST BANK /SARTECH II
PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2025/ 2026 COMPLETE
ALL 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
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Chapter 1 - Define search - Answer-an operation using
available personnel and facilities to locate persons in
distress
Chapter 1 - What are the 3 categories of fundamental SAR
skills - Answer-1) search, 2) rescue and 3) survival/support
(i.e. navigation)
Chapter 1 - Define rescue - Answer-an operation to
retrieve persons in distress, provide for their initial medical
or other needs, and deliver them to a place of safety
Chapter 1 - What is NASAR - Answer-a not-for profit
membership organization of dedicated paid and unpaid
SAR professionals that offers formal training opportunities
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Chapter 1 - What is the purpose of the SAR TECH
certification criteria - Answer-these criteria were developed
to evaluate three levels of search responder so that a
measurable level of individual and crew capability could be
made available for Incident Commanders
Chapter 2 - Which 2 organizations coordinate member
countries' efforts to provide SAR services on a global
basis - Answer-International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Chapter 2 - What are the 5 stages of a SAR operation -
Answer-awareness, initial action, planning, operations and
conclusion
Chapter 2 - Which international conventions pertain to
SAR - Answer-Convention on International Aviation,
International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue
and the International Convention for the Safety of Life at
Sea (SOLAS)
Chapter 2 - Define positive control - Answer-followed by
radar and in direct communication with air traffic
controllers
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Chapter 2 - What is Cospas-Sarsat - Answer-an
international humanitarian SAR system that uses satellites
to detect and locate emergency beacons carried by ships,
aircraft or individuals; the system consists of a network of
satellites, ground stations (Local User Terminal), mission
control centers (MCC) and rescue coordination centers
(RCC)
Chapter 2 - What are the 3 different types of emergency
locator beacons - Answer-Emergency Locator
Transmitters (aircraft), Emergency Position Indicating
Radio Beacons (maritime) and Personal Locator Beacons
(individuals)
Chapter 2 - Define a SAR Region (SRR) - Answer-an area
of defined dimensions, associated with a rescue
coordination center (RCC), within which SAR services are
provided; for every SRR, there is one RCC
Chapter 2 - Who are the SAR coordinators for the United
States - Answer-the U.S. Air Force for the continental
United States, the U.S. Pacific Command for Alaska and
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the U.S. Coast Guard for the maritime SRRs that coincide
with the ocean environments and Hawaii
Chapter 2 - How are emergency management and
disaster response handled - Answer-responsibility for
responding to emergencies and disasters begins at the
local level, the next higher level of response (county, state,
national) is activated when resources and capabilities are
exhausted
Chapter 2 - What is the scope of the National Incident
Management System (NIMS) - Answer-NIMS is intended
to provide 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; it is also
intended to provide a set of standardized organizational
structures (i.e. ICS) and requirements for processes,
procedures and systems designed to improve
interoperability among jurisdictions
Chapter 2 - What is the National Response Plan (NRP) -
Answer-the purpose of the NRP is to establish a
comprehensive, national, all-hazards framework for
domestic incident management across a spectrum of
SARTECH II EXAM TEST BANK /SARTECH II
PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2025/ 2026 COMPLETE
ALL 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||NEWEST VERSION!!!
Chapter 1 - Define search - Answer-an operation using
available personnel and facilities to locate persons in
distress
Chapter 1 - What are the 3 categories of fundamental SAR
skills - Answer-1) search, 2) rescue and 3) survival/support
(i.e. navigation)
Chapter 1 - Define rescue - Answer-an operation to
retrieve persons in distress, provide for their initial medical
or other needs, and deliver them to a place of safety
Chapter 1 - What is NASAR - Answer-a not-for profit
membership organization of dedicated paid and unpaid
SAR professionals that offers formal training opportunities
,2|Page
Chapter 1 - What is the purpose of the SAR TECH
certification criteria - Answer-these criteria were developed
to evaluate three levels of search responder so that a
measurable level of individual and crew capability could be
made available for Incident Commanders
Chapter 2 - Which 2 organizations coordinate member
countries' efforts to provide SAR services on a global
basis - Answer-International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Chapter 2 - What are the 5 stages of a SAR operation -
Answer-awareness, initial action, planning, operations and
conclusion
Chapter 2 - Which international conventions pertain to
SAR - Answer-Convention on International Aviation,
International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue
and the International Convention for the Safety of Life at
Sea (SOLAS)
Chapter 2 - Define positive control - Answer-followed by
radar and in direct communication with air traffic
controllers
,3|Page
Chapter 2 - What is Cospas-Sarsat - Answer-an
international humanitarian SAR system that uses satellites
to detect and locate emergency beacons carried by ships,
aircraft or individuals; the system consists of a network of
satellites, ground stations (Local User Terminal), mission
control centers (MCC) and rescue coordination centers
(RCC)
Chapter 2 - What are the 3 different types of emergency
locator beacons - Answer-Emergency Locator
Transmitters (aircraft), Emergency Position Indicating
Radio Beacons (maritime) and Personal Locator Beacons
(individuals)
Chapter 2 - Define a SAR Region (SRR) - Answer-an area
of defined dimensions, associated with a rescue
coordination center (RCC), within which SAR services are
provided; for every SRR, there is one RCC
Chapter 2 - Who are the SAR coordinators for the United
States - Answer-the U.S. Air Force for the continental
United States, the U.S. Pacific Command for Alaska and
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the U.S. Coast Guard for the maritime SRRs that coincide
with the ocean environments and Hawaii
Chapter 2 - How are emergency management and
disaster response handled - Answer-responsibility for
responding to emergencies and disasters begins at the
local level, the next higher level of response (county, state,
national) is activated when resources and capabilities are
exhausted
Chapter 2 - What is the scope of the National Incident
Management System (NIMS) - Answer-NIMS is intended
to provide 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; it is also
intended to provide a set of standardized organizational
structures (i.e. ICS) and requirements for processes,
procedures and systems designed to improve
interoperability among jurisdictions
Chapter 2 - What is the National Response Plan (NRP) -
Answer-the purpose of the NRP is to establish a
comprehensive, national, all-hazards framework for
domestic incident management across a spectrum of
