1. Low Angle Rope Rescue Course Outline Knots & Hitches Required for set up…. Double Fisherman's (prusik loops) – slide 2 Water knot (webbing basket hitch) – slide 3 Required for field use....... Figure 8 follow thru – slide 4 Figure 8 on a bite – slide 4 Prusik Hitch – slide 5 Patient Litter Packaging Tie in w/improvised patient harness Lashing if litter straps not available Connecting a rope to the litter (with webbing and with rope only) Anchors Webbing Basket Hitch Rope – slide 6 Litter Lowering Rescue 8 - 2 friction modes – slide 7 Two rope system - twin prusik belay – slide 8 Litter Raise 3:1 Z system – slide 9 Two rope system - twin prusik belay – slide 10 Counter-balance raise (no mechanical advantage) – slide 11 Litter Attending Attendant Unattended

2. Double Fisherman’s Knot Used to connect two ropes of the same diameter –Used to make a prusik loop Lay both ends of the rope next to one another Join the two ropes with a double overhand on each strand Remaining tails must be 2-3” in length

3. Water Knots are used to connect webbing, for Basket hitch anchor material, etc… Tie an overhand knot in one end of the webbing w/a minimum tail of 3” Follow thru the overhand knot w/the second end of webbing and tighten Knot MUST be tight and MUST have a minimum of a 3” tail

4. Figure 8 Follow thru Knot Figure 8 on a bite

5. Prusik Hitch Multiple uses as a rope grab…. setting up a z pulley system, belay a main line, back-up a rappel, etc... Prusik cord MUST be </= 75% of the diameter of the main line –12 mm rope requires a prusik no larger than 9 mm –11 mm rope requires a prusik no larger than 8 mm –10 mm rope requires a prusik no larger than 7 mm Prusik are multi directional Prusik will slip between 1500 & 2000 lbs Start by placing the prusik loop on the main line w/a girth hitch Wrap the prusik cord around the main line, in between the girth hitch two times –Creating a 3 wrap prusik

6. Extending an anchor point with a rope Available anchor points are a distance from your work area 1) Tie a loop around your anchor point with a figure 8 follow thru 2) Extend rope to desired work area 3) Tie a figure 8 on a bite to form an anchor point Tree Rope bag 1) Figure 8 Follow thru around anchor point 3) Figure 8 on a bite to form anchor point 2) Extend rope to work area

7. Lowering System – Figure 8 Second brake hand Tree / Anchor 1" webbing Basket Hitch Binier / Figure 8 Main line Rescuer Brake hand Load Rope bag Slope / Hill

8. Twin Prusik Belay on a Lowering System Tree / Anchor 1" webbing Basket Hitch Binier Belay line Rescuer Rope bag 2 prusiks of different lengths, MUST maintain a minimum spacing of a hands width Tree / Anchor Main line Rescuer Rope bag Figure 8 – friction device Load Slope / Hill

9. 3:1 mechanical Advantage “Z” Raise System Slope / Hill Tree / Anchor Haul Team Main line 1" webbing Basket Hitch Binier / Pulley Binier 2 prusiks of different lengths, MUST maintain a minimum spacing of a hands width Pulley / Binier / Prusik Load Rescuer

10. Twin Prusik Belay on a 3:1 Mechanical Advantage “Z” Raise System Tree / Anchor 1" webbing Basket Hitch Binier Belay line Rescuer Rope bag 2 prusiks of different lengths, MUST maintain a minimum spacing of a hands width Tree / Anchor Load Haul Team Main line Rescuer Slope / Hill

11. Counter-Balance Raise System No Mechanical advantage 1" webbing Basket Hitch Tree / Anchor Rescuer Haul Team Walks Down Hill Main line Binier / Pulley Binier 2 prusiks of different lengths, MUST maintain a minimum spacing of a hands width Load Slope / Hill