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Revision as of 04:12, 5 December 2020
Abseiling
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Year Introduced:
Requirements
Section One - THEORY.
Safety
- 1. Complete the following:
- a. List and explain the safety rules
- b. Explain the “dangers of falling” chart.
- 2. Explain the uses of the following knots:
- a. Tape
- b. Alpine butterfly
- c. Figure of eight loop
- d. Double fishermans
- e. Prusik
- f. Bowline
Setup
- 3. Draw the diagrams for the setting up of the following abseil descents:
- a. Single rope technique
- b. Canyoning setup
- 4. Know the ways to identify safe anchors in various circumstances, e.g. trees, boulders, bollards. Belaying
- 5. Explain the various verbal calls.
- 6. Explain the principle of belaying and the three methods used, and give the advantages and disadvantages of each method:
- a. Body belay
- b. Mechanical belay
- c. Base belay
Care of Equipment
- 7. List the rules for care of ropes.
- 8. Explain the difference between dynamic and static rope.
- 9. Know the right type of equipment needed for abseiling.
- 10. Know the best way to store your ropes, e.g. coiling and chaining.
Descenders
- 11 a. Know which descending device to use in different abseils.
- 11 b. Give reasons why you chose that device, e.g. on/off time, security, heat, versatility, etc.
First Aid
- 12. Know about how to treat a patient for the following injuries:
- a. Sprains
- a. Concussion
- a. Hypothermia
- a. Broken bone
- a. Shock
Cliff Rescue
- 13. Explain how to perform the following rescues:
- a. The pulley system
- b. The change-over method
Section Two - PRACTICAL.
- 1. Pass the abseiling exam with a pass mark of 60%. The exam is available from the conference youth ministries office, or through the instructor.
Verbal Testing
- 2. Answer the questions on the following topics:
- a. Uses of the six abseiling knots
- b. What are, and give the meaning of the standard climbing calls
- c. Uses of various descenders
- d. Give seven rules for care of rope
- e. Give seven rules for safety
- f. Know about first aid and how to treat patients
- g. Give five ways to detect faults of ropes
Practical Testing
- 3. Perform the following tasks:
- a. Tie the six knots
- b. Set up the single rope setup and canyoning setup
- c. Witness a cliff rescue demonstrated by the instructor
- d. Coil and chain a rope
- e. Set up the belay methods
Abseiling
- 4. From a minimum height of 10 meters, complete two abseils on each of the following devices, and know how to attach them to the rope:
- a. Whale tail
- b. Robot
- c. Harpoon (easy access)
- d. Figure of eight
- e. Piton-brake bar
- f. Rappel-rack
- g. Harpoon (conventional)
- h. Cross karabiner
- 5. Explain how to do the classic abseil, and over the shoulder abseil, for emergency use.
- 6. Be able to Prusik a ten-meter cliff.
