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SAR (Search and Rescue) Certification FINAL EXAM
STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS <RECENT VERSION>
1-1. Search can be defined as: .......Answer......... the location of
persons in distress.
1-2. Rescue can be defined as: .......Answer........ the retrieval and
initial care for a person in distress along with their delivery to a
place of safety.
1-3. The three fundamental skills for search and rescue training
are: .......Answer.......... search, rescue, and survival/support.
1-4. The Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization
(PICAO) defines search and rescue as: .......Answer.......... the act
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of finding and returning to safety the survivors from an
emergency incident.
1-5. T.J. Setnicka, author of "Wilderness Search and Rescue,"
stated that SAR was essentially: .......Answer.........B. a
transportation problem.
1-6. The National Association for Search and Rescue is:
.......Answer.........B. a not-for-profit membership organization of
both paid and unpaid SAR professionals.
1-7. The National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR)
developed the SAR TECH certification criteria in order to:
.......Answer.........A. evaluate three levels of search responder so
that a measurable level of capability could be available for
incident commanders.
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1-8. The Citizens Corps programs DO NOT include:
.......Answer.........D. SAR TECH Standards.
1-9. The CERT course is offered by: .......Answer.........C. Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
2-1. The National SAR Committee (NSARC) sponsors and
oversees the: .......Answer.........A. U.S. National Search and
Rescue Plan (NSP).
2-2. The federal SAR coordinator for all inland SAR is the:
.......Answer.........C. U.S. Air Force.
2-3. The U.S. National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP) was
developed to: .......Answer.........A. provide guidance to agencies
for coordinating civil SAR services to meet domestic and
international commitments.
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2-4. The National Search and Rescue Supplement (NSS) is a
supplement to the: .......Answer.........D. IAMSAR (International
Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue) Manual.
2-5. Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs) are designed for:
.......Answer.........C. aviation use.
2-6. Cospas-Sarsat is: .......Answer.........A. an international search
and rescue system that uses satellites to detect and locate
emergency beacons.
2-7. Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) are designed for:
.......Answer.........D. use by individuals.
2-8. Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) are
designed for: .......Answer.........B. maritime applications.
SAR (Search and Rescue) Certification FINAL EXAM
STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS <RECENT VERSION>
1-1. Search can be defined as: .......Answer......... the location of
persons in distress.
1-2. Rescue can be defined as: .......Answer........ the retrieval and
initial care for a person in distress along with their delivery to a
place of safety.
1-3. The three fundamental skills for search and rescue training
are: .......Answer.......... search, rescue, and survival/support.
1-4. The Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization
(PICAO) defines search and rescue as: .......Answer.......... the act
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of finding and returning to safety the survivors from an
emergency incident.
1-5. T.J. Setnicka, author of "Wilderness Search and Rescue,"
stated that SAR was essentially: .......Answer.........B. a
transportation problem.
1-6. The National Association for Search and Rescue is:
.......Answer.........B. a not-for-profit membership organization of
both paid and unpaid SAR professionals.
1-7. The National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR)
developed the SAR TECH certification criteria in order to:
.......Answer.........A. evaluate three levels of search responder so
that a measurable level of capability could be available for
incident commanders.
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1-8. The Citizens Corps programs DO NOT include:
.......Answer.........D. SAR TECH Standards.
1-9. The CERT course is offered by: .......Answer.........C. Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
2-1. The National SAR Committee (NSARC) sponsors and
oversees the: .......Answer.........A. U.S. National Search and
Rescue Plan (NSP).
2-2. The federal SAR coordinator for all inland SAR is the:
.......Answer.........C. U.S. Air Force.
2-3. The U.S. National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP) was
developed to: .......Answer.........A. provide guidance to agencies
for coordinating civil SAR services to meet domestic and
international commitments.
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2-4. The National Search and Rescue Supplement (NSS) is a
supplement to the: .......Answer.........D. IAMSAR (International
Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue) Manual.
2-5. Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs) are designed for:
.......Answer.........C. aviation use.
2-6. Cospas-Sarsat is: .......Answer.........A. an international search
and rescue system that uses satellites to detect and locate
emergency beacons.
2-7. Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) are designed for:
.......Answer.........D. use by individuals.
2-8. Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) are
designed for: .......Answer.........B. maritime applications.
