270 SAR Search and Rescue Certification Test Practice Questions with Correct Answers

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270 SAR Search and Rescue Certification Test Practice Questions with Correct Answers 1-1. Search can be defined as: >>>A. the location of persons in distress. 1-2. Rescue can be defined as: >>>D. t... he 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: >>>C. search, rescue, and survival/support. 1-4. The Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization (PICAO) defines search and rescue as: >>>A. the act 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: >>>B. a transportation problem. 1-6. The National Association for Search and Rescue is: >>>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: >>>A. evaluate three levels of search responder so that a measurable level of capability could be available for incident commanders. 1-8. The Citizens Corps programs DO NOT include: >>>D. SAR TECH Standards. 1-9. The CERT course is offered by: >>>C. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). 2-1. The National SAR Committee (NSARC) sponsors and oversees the: >>>A. U.S. National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP). 2-2. The federal SAR coordinator for all inland SAR is the: >>>C. U.S. Air Force. 2-3. The U.S. National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP) was developed to: >>>A. provide guidance to agencies for coordinating civil SAR services to meet domestic and international commitments. 2-4. The National Search and Rescue Supplement (NSS) is a supplement to the: >>>D. IAMSAR (International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue) Manual. 2-5. Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs) are designed for: >>>C. aviation use.2-6. Cospas-Sarsat is: >>>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: >>>D. use by individuals. 2-8. Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) are designed for: >>>B. maritime applications. 2-9. A Local User Terminal (LUT): >>>C. is the ground station that processes the signal from an emergency beacon. 2-10. The Mission Control Center (MCC): >>>B. transmits an alert message to the appropriate Regional Control Center (RCC). 2-11. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is charged with: >>>B. development of a National Response Plan (NRP). 2-12. Outside of National Parks, domestic land SAR services are often performed by: >>>C. state and local authorities or SAR units [Show More]

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