SRT Rescue Techniques and Operations 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the first priority in any swiftwater rescue operation?
- Saving the victim immediately
- Getting media coverage
- Ensuring rescuer safety (Correct answer)
- Deploying rescue boats first
Correct answer: Ensuring rescuer safety
Rescuer safety is the top priority. Entering the water should only be done after all other safer options are ruled out.
Question 2: Which of the following is a basic order of rescue techniques?
- Go, Throw, Row, Talk, Reach
- Throw, Talk, Reach, Row, Go
- Talk, Reach, Throw, Row, Go (Correct answer)
- Reach, Go, Talk, Throw, Row
Correct answer: Talk, Reach, Throw, Row, Go
The sequence 'Talk, Reach, Throw, Row, Go' prioritizes low-risk options before involving in-water rescuers.
Question 3: What is a tethered swimmer used for in rescue operations?
- To assess river depth
- To paddle the boat
- To approach victims while connected to a rope system (Correct answer)
- To signal from shore
Correct answer: To approach victims while connected to a rope system
A tethered swimmer is connected to a safety line and used to approach and assist victims in water when other methods fail.
Question 4: What is the purpose of an anchor system in swiftwater rescue?
- To hold dive gear
- To weigh down the swimmer
- To stabilize ropes and systems in rescue (Correct answer)
- To signal upstream hazards
Correct answer: To stabilize ropes and systems in rescue
Anchor systems secure ropes for mechanical advantage or tensioned diagonals during complex rescue operations.
Question 5: Which technique involves moving a boat diagonally across the current using a tensioned rope?
- Live bait system
- Boat wrangling
- Tensioned diagonal (Correct answer)
- Slackwater drift
Correct answer: Tensioned diagonal
A tensioned diagonal line allows rescuers to ferry a boat across swift currents in a controlled and stable manner.
Question 6: What is the GO/NO-GO principle in swiftwater rescue?
- A checklist for entering boats
- A guideline for water temperature monitoring
- A decision-making tool to assess rescue safety (Correct answer)
- A system to check gear inventory
Correct answer: A decision-making tool to assess rescue safety
The GO/NO-GO decision is a risk assessment tool used to determine whether a rescue attempt should proceed or be aborted based on safety.
SRT Rescue Techniques and Operations 1
What is the first priority in any swiftwater rescue operation?