Chapter 9

Question 1

A knot that joins two ropes or webbing pieces together.

Answer 1

Bend

Question 2

The open loop in a rope or piece of webbing formed when it is doubled back on itself.

Answer 2

Bight

Question 3

Rope constructed without knots or splices in the yarns, ply yarns, strands or braids, or rope.

Answer 3

Block creel construction

Question 4

Rope constructed by intertwining strands in the same way that hair is braided.

Answer 4

Braided rope

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Dynamic rope

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Escape rope

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Fire escape rope

Question 8

A life safety rope that is no larger than 5/8 in. (16 mm) and no smaller than 7/16 in. (11 mm), with a minimum breaking strength of 8992 lbf (40 kN).

Answer 8

General use life safety rope

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Halyard

Question 10

A knot that attaches to or wraps around an object so that when the object is removed, the knot will fall apart.

Answer 10

Hitch

Question 11

Rope made of two parts—the kern (interior component) and the mantle (the outside sheath).

Answer 11

Kernmantle rope

Question 12

A fastening made by tying rope or webbing in a prescribed way.

Answer 12

Knot

Question 13

Rope dedicated solely for the purpose of supporting people during rescue, firefighting, other emergency operations, or during training evolutions.

Answer 13

Life safety rope

Question 14

A piece of rope formed into a circle.

Answer 14

Loop

Question 15

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 types of loads were placed on it.

Answer 15

Rope record

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Rope bag

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Round turn

Question 18

The part of a rope used for lifting or hoisting.

Answer 18

Running end

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Safety knot

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Shock load

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Standing part

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Static rope

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Tag line

Question 24

A life safety rope with a diameter that is 3/8. (9.5 mm) or greater but is less than ½ in. (12.5 mm), with a minimum breaking strength of 4496 lbf (20 kN). Used by highly trained rescue teams that deploy to technical environments such as mountainous and/or wilderness terrain.

Answer 24

Technical use life safety rope

Question 25

A floating rope that is intended to be thrown to a person during water rescues or as a tether for rescuers entering the water.

Answer 25

Throwline

Question 26

Rope constructed of fibers twisted into strands, which are then twisted together.

Answer 26

Twisted rope

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Utility rope

Question 28

A knot used to join the ends of webbing together.

Answer 28

Water knot