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CH. 9 Ropes and Knots Flashcards

1
Q

A knot that joins two ropes or webbing pieces together (NFPA 1670)

A

Bend

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The open loop in a rope or piece of webbing formed when it is doubled back on itself (NFPA 1006)

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Bight

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3
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A rope constructed without knots or splices in the yarns, ply yarns, strands or braids or rope,

A

Block Creel Construction

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4
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A rope constructed by intertwining strands

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Braided Rope

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A rope generally made from synthetic materials that is designed to be elastic and stretch when loaded. Mountain climbers often use this…

A

Dynamic Rope

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A single-purpose, emergency self-escape (self-rescue) rope, not classified as a life safety rope (NFPA 1983)

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Escape rope

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An emergency self-rescue rope used to escape an immediately hazardous environment involving fire or fire products; not classified as a life safety rope (NFPA 1983)

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Fire escape rope

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8
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A life safety rope that is no larger than 16mm (5/18in) and no smaller than 11mm (7/16in), with a minimum breaking strength of 40kN (899lbf)

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General use life safety rope

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9
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Rope used on extension ladders for the purpose of raising a fly section(s) (NFPA 1931)

A

Halyard

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10
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A knot that attaches to or wraps around an object so that when the object is removed the knot will fall apart (NFPA 1670)

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Hitch

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11
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Rope made of two parts - an interior component and an outside sheath

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Kernmantle Rope

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12
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A fastening made by tyng rope or webbing in a prescribed way (NFPA 1670)

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Knot

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Rope dedicated solely for the purpose of supporting people during the rescue, firefighting, emergency operations or during training evolutions (NFPA 1983)

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Life safety rope

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14
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A piece rope formed into a circle

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Loop

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15
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A bag used to protect and store rope so that the rope can be easily and rapidly deployed without kinking

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Rope Bag

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16
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A record for each piece of rope that includes a history of when the rope was placed in service, when it was inspected, when and how it was used and which type of loads were placed on it

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Rope Record.

17
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A piece of rope looped to form a complete circle with the two ends parallel.

A

Round turn

18
Q

The part of a rope used for lifting or hoisting

A

Running end

19
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A knot used to secure the leftover working end of the rope

A

Safety knot

20
Q

An instantaneous load that places a rope under extreme tension, such as when a falling load is suddenly stopped as the rope becomes taut.

A

Shock load

21
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The part of a rope between the working end and the running end

A

Standing part

22
Q

A rope generally made out of synthetic material that stretches very little under load

A

Static rope

23
Q

A seperate rope that ground personnel can use to guide an object that is being hoisted or lowered.

A

Tag line

24
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A life safety rope with a diameter that is 9.5mm (3/8in) or greater but is less than 13mm (1/2in), with a minimum breaking strength of 20kN (4496lbf). Used by highly trained rescue teams that deply to technical environments such as mountainous and/or wilderness terrain.

A

Technical use life safety rope

25
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A floating rope that is intended to be thrown to a person during water rescues or as a tether for rescuers entering the water (NFPA 1983)

A

Throwline

26
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Rope constructed of fibres twisted into strands, which are then twisted together

A

Twisted rope

27
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Rope used for securing objects, for hoisting equipment, or for securing a scene to prevent bystanders from being injured. Utility rope must never be used in life-safety operations

A

Utility Rope

28
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A knot used to join the ends of webbing together

A

Water knot

29
Q

Woven material of flat or tubular weave in the form of a long strip. (NFPA 1983)

A

Webbing

30
Q

The part of the rope used for forming a knot

A

Working end.

NFPA 1001 (12 decks)

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