Transiting Ice & Self-Rescue Techniques Flashcards
The ice anchor is a ___
7.5” hollow core, chrome alloy stainless steel
Ice anchor has very sharp ___ and threads protected by a ___
Teeth
Sheath
Handle of the ice anchor also serves as ___
Tending line attachment point
The endless sling is a ___
1” x 5’ nylon web
Recommended method to secure endless sling
Choking or Cinch
The endless sling is used to ___
Attach to nearby fixed object and the tending line carabiner
Tending line bag has how much line in it?
150’/200’
The 150’/200’ line bag has ___
- An external anchor kit storage pouch, 150-200’ pre-rigged 9mm ice rescue line
- Asymmetric carabineer
- Hook float
- 5’ endless sling
- Aluminum non-locking carabiner
- Ice anchor
Tending line bag, line size
9mm
Tending line reel has how much line?
550’
Ice rescue line reel has what kind of line?
9mm hollow-braided line w/ stainless steel carabineer and two small floats
Coreless line remains ___ atop water-covered ice
Light weight
550’ tending line reel is secured to anchor point using ___
Endless sling and carabineer
___ ice is the strongest
Clear
What ice is safe ice?
None
The anchor point should be on ___
The strongest ice available
Ice strength is determined by many complex factors, and ___
Cannot be judged by appearance alone
The best anchor point is ___
Not always on the ice
Steps to set the ice anchor
- Remove the protective cover
- Place vertically onto the ice, sharp side down
- Apply slight pressure down and rotate clockwise until screwed all the way down
- Connect tending line anchor carabineer to eye in handle
When wearing a rescue harness, the velcro strap and the stainless steel rings are to be in the ___
Front of the chest
To ensure correct fit of rescue harness ___
A closed fist should fit between the lower strap and the chest with the d-ring falling slightly below the survival vest
Connect the tending line to the D-ring in the ___ of the harness
Front
Tend line ___
Hand over hand
When tending the line, be careful to ___
Not let the line get too tight or too slack
The line tender should be prepared to ___
Assist the ice rescuer if they fall thru the ice and needs assistance
The line tender should stay alert to ___
Line commands from the rescuer
Signal to not give or take line
- Avast
- Arm strait up with a fist
- Hold light vertically over head
- Wave light horizontal from left to right
- 1 whistle blast
- 1 tug on the line
Signal to slacken the line
- Ease
- Wave arm up and down vertically
- Move light up and down vertically
- 2 whistle blasts
- 2 tugs on the line
Signal to tension the line and slowly pull
- Heave around
- Hold arm up, make circular motion
- Hold light up, make large circular motion
- 3 whistle blasts
- 3 tugs on the line
Signal for distress
- Help
- Vigorously wave both arms
- Vigorously wave light
- 4 or more whistle blasts
- 4 or more tugs on the line
Tool used to assist the ice rescue team in determining ice quality
Ice staff
The ice staff measures ___
6 - 7’
The ice staff aids in ___
Stability when transiting in rough terrain
When transiting ice, the rescuer should reassess ___
GAR, scene, and situation
When transiting ice as a team, spread out ___
10 - 15 feet
When transiting ice, walk ___
Slowly, distributing weight, stopping to look up
How to use the ice staff to determine ice quality
Tap a semi-circle in front of you
Good ice has a ___ sound
Hard, resonant
Bad ice has the sound of a ___
Dead thud
As ice thins, ___ to transit
Drop to a crawl, roll, shimmy, or ride the MARSARS shuttle to the victim
Placing the ice staff perpendicular to your chest helps ___
Distribute your weight and makes it easier to shimmy or crawl forward
Factors that may make self-rescue difficult
- Vigorous shivering pain and numbness
- Some loss of movement
- Clouding of mental faculties
- Muscular rigidity
- Cold shock
- Fatigue
Initial shock of entering water may cause ___
Uncontrolled gasping
Self rescue without awls steps
- Get control of breathing and prepare for exertion
- Establish ice shelf, keeping hands near chest w/forearms on the ice
- While pushing down evenly on ice shelf, use a kicking action to propel onto ice shelf
- Walk forearms as you move further onto the ice
- Place one knee on the ice to assist with self extraction
- Once on ice, roll to stronger ice
When using awls for self rescue, push ice awls down at a ___
Slight angle towards your body for best traction
When using ice staff for self rescue, keep ice staff ___ and hands ___
Across chest
On top, shoulder width apart
The ice staff does not replace the use of awls because doing so ___
Increases the risk of injury or damage to PPE
To assist rolling motion during self rescue with the ice staff, place the ice staff ___
Parallel to the body
