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SAR (Search and Rescue Certification Test
Practice.) Questions with Correct Answers for
Specific Exam Mail
1-1. Search can be defined as:
Ans: A. the location of persons in distress.
1-2. Rescue can be defined as:
Ans: D. the jretrieval jand jinitial jcare jfor ja jperson jin jdistress jalong jwith jtheir
jdelivery jto ja jplace jof jsafety.
1-3. jThe jthree jfundamental jskills jfor jsearch jand jrescue jtraining jare:
jAns: jC. jsearch, jrescue, jand jsurvival/support.
1-4. jThe jProvisional jInternational jCivil jAviation jOrganization j(PICAO) jdefines
jsearch jand jrescue jas:
Ans: jA. jthe jact jof jfinding jand jreturning jto jsafety jthe jsurvivors jfrom
jan jemergency jincident.
1-5. jT.J. jSetnicka, jauthor jof j"Wilderness jSearch jand jRescue," jstated jthat jSAR
jwas jessentially:
Ans: jB. ja jtransportation jproblem.
1-6. jThe jNational jAssociation jfor jSearch jand jRescue jis:
Pretest j- jStuvia jUS
,2
Ans: jB. ja jnot-for-profit jmembership jorganization jof jboth jpaid jand junpaid
jSAR jprofessionals.
1-7. jThe jNational jAssociation jfor jSearch jand jRescue j(NASAR) jdeveloped jthe
jSAR jTECH jcertification jcriteria jin jorder jto:
Ans: jA. jevaluate jthree jlevels jof jsearch jresponder jso jthat ja jmeasurable
jlevel jof jcapability jcould jbe javailable jfor jincident jcommanders.
1-8. jThe jCitizens jCorps jprograms jDO jNOT jinclude:
jAns: jD. jSAR jTECH jStandards.
1-9. jThe jCERT jcourse jis joffered jby:
Ans: jC. jFederal jEmergency jManagement jAgency j(FEMA).
2-1. jThe jNational jSAR jCommittee j(NSARC) jsponsors jand joversees jthe:
jAns: jA. jU.S. jNational jSearch jand jRescue jPlan j(NSP).
2-2. jThe jfederal jSAR jcoordinator jfor jall jinland jSAR jis jthe:
jAns: jC. jU.S. jAir jForce.
2-3. jThe jU.S. jNational jSearch jand jRescue jPlan j(NSP) jwas jdeveloped jto:
Ans: jA. jprovide jguidance jto jagencies jfor jcoordinating jcivil jSAR jservices jto
jmeet jdomestic jand jinternational jcommitments.
2-4. jThe jNational jSearch jand jRescue jSupplement j(NSS) jis ja jsupplement jto
jthe:
Pretest j- jStuvia jUS
,3
Ans: jD. jIAMSAR j(International jAeronautical jand jMaritime jSearch
jand jRescue) jManual.
2-5. jEmergency jLocator jTransmitters j(ELTs) jare jdesigned
jfor: jAns: jC. javiation juse.
2-6. jCospas-Sarsat jis:
Ans: jA. jan jinternational jsearch jand jrescue jsystem jthat juses jsatellites jto
jdetect jand jlocate jemergency jbeacons.
2-7. jPersonal jLocator jBeacons j(PLBs) jare jdesigned jfor:
jAns: jD. juse jby jindividuals.
2-8. jEmergency jPosition jIndicating jRadio jBeacons j(EPIRBs) jare jdesigned jfor:
jAns: jB. jmaritime japplications.
2-9. jA jLocal jUser jTerminal j(LUT):
Ans: jC. jis jthe jground jstation jthat jprocesses jthe jsignal jfrom jan jemergency
jbeacon.
2-10. jThe jMission jControl jCenter j(MCC):
Ans: jB. jtransmits jan jalert jmessage jto jthe jappropriate jRegional jControl
jCenter j(RCC).
2-11. j The j Department j of j Homeland j Security j (DHS) j is j charged j with:
Pretest j- jStuvia jUS
, 4
Ans: jB. jdevelopment jof ja jNational jResponse jPlan j(NRP).
2-12. jOutside jof jNational jParks, jdomestic jland jSAR jservices jare joften
jperformed jby:
Ans: jC. jstate jand jlocal jauthorities jor jSAR junits.
2-13. jThe joperational jcapabilities jof ja jFEMA jUrban jSAR jTask jForce jinclude:
Ans: jA. jphysical jand jtechnical jsearch jand jrescue joperations jin jdamaged
jcollapsed jstructures.
2-14. jFEMA jUS&R jteams jgenerally jperform:
Ans: jA. jhazardous j materials j surveys j and jevaluations.
2-15. jAccording jto jthe jNational jCenter jfor jMissing j& jExploited jChildren, jone
jof jthe jcriteria jthat jshould jbe jmet jbefore jan jAMBER jAlert jis jactivated jis:
Ans: jB. jlaw jenforcement jbelieves jthe jchild jin jdanger jof jserious jbodily jharm
jor jdeath.
2-16. jAccording jto jthe jNational jCenter jfor jMissing j& jExploited jChildren, jone
jof jthe jcriteria jthat jshould jbe jmet jbefore jan jAMBER jAlert jis jactivated jis:
Ans: jB. jlaw jenforcement jconfirms ja jchild jhas jbeen jabducted.
2-17. jAccording jto jthe jNational jCenter jfor jMissing j& jExploited jChildren, jone
jof jthe jcriteria jthat jshould jbe jmet jbefore jan jAMBER jAlert jis jactivated jis:
Pretest j- jStuvia jUS
SAR (Search and Rescue Certification Test
Practice.) Questions with Correct Answers for
Specific Exam Mail
1-1. Search can be defined as:
Ans: A. the location of persons in distress.
1-2. Rescue can be defined as:
Ans: D. the jretrieval jand jinitial jcare jfor ja jperson jin jdistress jalong jwith jtheir
jdelivery jto ja jplace jof jsafety.
1-3. jThe jthree jfundamental jskills jfor jsearch jand jrescue jtraining jare:
jAns: jC. jsearch, jrescue, jand jsurvival/support.
1-4. jThe jProvisional jInternational jCivil jAviation jOrganization j(PICAO) jdefines
jsearch jand jrescue jas:
Ans: jA. jthe jact jof jfinding jand jreturning jto jsafety jthe jsurvivors jfrom
jan jemergency jincident.
1-5. jT.J. jSetnicka, jauthor jof j"Wilderness jSearch jand jRescue," jstated jthat jSAR
jwas jessentially:
Ans: jB. ja jtransportation jproblem.
1-6. jThe jNational jAssociation jfor jSearch jand jRescue jis:
Pretest j- jStuvia jUS
,2
Ans: jB. ja jnot-for-profit jmembership jorganization jof jboth jpaid jand junpaid
jSAR jprofessionals.
1-7. jThe jNational jAssociation jfor jSearch jand jRescue j(NASAR) jdeveloped jthe
jSAR jTECH jcertification jcriteria jin jorder jto:
Ans: jA. jevaluate jthree jlevels jof jsearch jresponder jso jthat ja jmeasurable
jlevel jof jcapability jcould jbe javailable jfor jincident jcommanders.
1-8. jThe jCitizens jCorps jprograms jDO jNOT jinclude:
jAns: jD. jSAR jTECH jStandards.
1-9. jThe jCERT jcourse jis joffered jby:
Ans: jC. jFederal jEmergency jManagement jAgency j(FEMA).
2-1. jThe jNational jSAR jCommittee j(NSARC) jsponsors jand joversees jthe:
jAns: jA. jU.S. jNational jSearch jand jRescue jPlan j(NSP).
2-2. jThe jfederal jSAR jcoordinator jfor jall jinland jSAR jis jthe:
jAns: jC. jU.S. jAir jForce.
2-3. jThe jU.S. jNational jSearch jand jRescue jPlan j(NSP) jwas jdeveloped jto:
Ans: jA. jprovide jguidance jto jagencies jfor jcoordinating jcivil jSAR jservices jto
jmeet jdomestic jand jinternational jcommitments.
2-4. jThe jNational jSearch jand jRescue jSupplement j(NSS) jis ja jsupplement jto
jthe:
Pretest j- jStuvia jUS
,3
Ans: jD. jIAMSAR j(International jAeronautical jand jMaritime jSearch
jand jRescue) jManual.
2-5. jEmergency jLocator jTransmitters j(ELTs) jare jdesigned
jfor: jAns: jC. javiation juse.
2-6. jCospas-Sarsat jis:
Ans: jA. jan jinternational jsearch jand jrescue jsystem jthat juses jsatellites jto
jdetect jand jlocate jemergency jbeacons.
2-7. jPersonal jLocator jBeacons j(PLBs) jare jdesigned jfor:
jAns: jD. juse jby jindividuals.
2-8. jEmergency jPosition jIndicating jRadio jBeacons j(EPIRBs) jare jdesigned jfor:
jAns: jB. jmaritime japplications.
2-9. jA jLocal jUser jTerminal j(LUT):
Ans: jC. jis jthe jground jstation jthat jprocesses jthe jsignal jfrom jan jemergency
jbeacon.
2-10. jThe jMission jControl jCenter j(MCC):
Ans: jB. jtransmits jan jalert jmessage jto jthe jappropriate jRegional jControl
jCenter j(RCC).
2-11. j The j Department j of j Homeland j Security j (DHS) j is j charged j with:
Pretest j- jStuvia jUS
, 4
Ans: jB. jdevelopment jof ja jNational jResponse jPlan j(NRP).
2-12. jOutside jof jNational jParks, jdomestic jland jSAR jservices jare joften
jperformed jby:
Ans: jC. jstate jand jlocal jauthorities jor jSAR junits.
2-13. jThe joperational jcapabilities jof ja jFEMA jUrban jSAR jTask jForce jinclude:
Ans: jA. jphysical jand jtechnical jsearch jand jrescue joperations jin jdamaged
jcollapsed jstructures.
2-14. jFEMA jUS&R jteams jgenerally jperform:
Ans: jA. jhazardous j materials j surveys j and jevaluations.
2-15. jAccording jto jthe jNational jCenter jfor jMissing j& jExploited jChildren, jone
jof jthe jcriteria jthat jshould jbe jmet jbefore jan jAMBER jAlert jis jactivated jis:
Ans: jB. jlaw jenforcement jbelieves jthe jchild jin jdanger jof jserious jbodily jharm
jor jdeath.
2-16. jAccording jto jthe jNational jCenter jfor jMissing j& jExploited jChildren, jone
jof jthe jcriteria jthat jshould jbe jmet jbefore jan jAMBER jAlert jis jactivated jis:
Ans: jB. jlaw jenforcement jconfirms ja jchild jhas jbeen jabducted.
2-17. jAccording jto jthe jNational jCenter jfor jMissing j& jExploited jChildren, jone
jof jthe jcriteria jthat jshould jbe jmet jbefore jan jAMBER jAlert jis jactivated jis:
Pretest j- jStuvia jUS
