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Title: Presentation Title Author: John W. Desmarais Last modified by: JDESMARAIS Created Date: 5/11/1998 10:05:59 PM Document presentation format – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: Knots and Ropes


1
Knots and Ropes
  • Developed as part of the National Emergency
    Services Curriculum Project

2
Overview
  • For CAP members knots are mainly used for a basic
    reasons
  • Land Survival
  • Assist Technical Rescue Groups
  • Tie Down Aircraft if Necessary
  • CAP will not normally perform technical rope
    rescues
  • Too much training and liability

3
Rope Characteristics
  • Running end
  • Standing End
  • Bight
  • Loop
  • Coil

4
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5
Four Knot Categories
  • Tying into a Rope
  • Backup Knots
  • Tying Ropes or cords together
  • Anchors

6
Figure Eight on a Bight
7
Water Knot
8
Tautline Hitch (Aircraft Tie-Downs)
9
Double Eight Bend
10
Figure of Eight Re-threaded
11
Swiss Seat
  • Not Instructed for Mountaineering Purposes
  • Safety tie-ins not rappelling
  • CAP is not a technical rescue team for special
    mountaineering work.
  • Not enough training time
  • Expensive
  • Too great a risk
  • Selected personnel only, normally at their own
    risk
  • Ground Team Leader Skill

12
Swiss Seat (Safety Use Only, Not Rappelling)
13
Knots and Ropes Tasks
  • Ground Team Member
  • O-0501 Tie Knots
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