Rope Rescue Participant Rules and Regulations 

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General Information

Presented by: Elevated Safety

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Participants shall be prepared to perform top-down rope rescue, bottom-up rope rescue, confined space rescue and rope access (ascending) scenarios.

The competition will consist of 4 scenarios. Each scenario has a strict 60-minute time limit. The reading of the scenario objective(s), a question-and-answer session between the team and the lead evaluator, and the completion of the rescue scenario will all occur during that 90-minute period. All team briefings and communications will be done in English. Team captains and evaluators MUST be fluent in speaking and understanding English.  

Teams consist of seven members.

  • 1 Team Captain
  • 4 Rescue team members
  • 1 Victim (who remains the victim for the entire two-day event)
  • 1 Evaluator. The evaluator must be technically competent in the above-mentioned skill sets and able to evaluate a team based on their safe and successful outcome.   
 

Personal Protective Equipment

Rescue Team

All five rescue team members shall wear the following: 

  • Long pants
  • Closed toe shoes
  • Helmet with chin strap
  • Full body harness  

Victim

Victim shall wear the following:  

  • Long pants
  • Closed toe shoes
  • Helmet with chin strap
  • Full body harness
  • Eye protection 

Controller/evaluator 

Controller/evaluator shall wear the following:  

  • Long pants
  • Closed toe shoes
  • Helmet with chin strap
  • Full body harness 
 

Judging

Teams will be scored using objective-based evaluation sheets.   
 

Equipment

Each team is permitted to bring their own rescue equipment. There is no limit to the amount of equipment a team can bring, but all equipment must be carried by the five-person team throughout the event. Though not specifically required, teams should have enough equipment to construct a two-track reeving highline utilizing a litter for patient movement. Elevated Safety and PBSC will provide 11mm rope and 4 bags with the following equipment:

  • 10 Carabiners
  • 2 IDS
  • 1 ASAP
  • Rhinos
  • 2 Texoras
  • 4 Singles
  • 1 Double Pulley
  • 1 Rope Protector

Additional equipment that will be made available:

  • 1 Arizona Vortex
  • 1 SMC Terradaptor
  • 1 Harken Winch/power drill

All equipment brought by teams will be shown and approved for use at team check-in.

  • All equipment must be in good working order.
  • Any equipment deemed unsafe/in poor repair will be quarantined for the duration of the event.
  • Equipment should meet pertinent regulations, including but not limited to:
    • NFPA 1983 “G” or “T”
    • CE rated
    • UIAA
    • ANSI
  • Gas, electric or battery powered ascending seats or winches are authorized.  
 

Techniques

Teams shall:

  • Maintain 2 points of contact throughout evolutions.
    • Utilize 2 ropes for rescuers and victims.
    • Rig redundant or backed-up systems.
  • Utilize travel restriction/fall prevention when within 6ft of an unguarded/unprotected edge where a fall of 5ft or greater could occur. 
 

Code of Conduct

  •  It is expected that ethical, sportsmanlike conduct will be demonstrated at all times.
  • At no time during the competition will any participant take personal advantage of another team’s personnel or scenario evaluators.