Placer County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Mountain Rescue Team Belay Subject While on Rappel 5/4/2019

Objectives Teach MRT Team Standard Ensure Safety is First Three Step Learning Process Present the concept Demonstration the concept Hands on learning 5/4/2019

Safety Use Applicable PPE Always have a Safety Check Know and Use Proper Commands Acknowledge commands Anyone can Call Stop and Rock When in Doubt - Ask 5/4/2019

Equipment Self Belay Device Rappel Device Additional Friction Device Rescucender 5/4/2019

Communication At the Edge At the Subject, slightly above the subject “On Belay” (”Belay On”) “Rappelling” (”Rappel On”) At the Subject, slightly above the subject “At Subject” Talk to subject to calm him down Tell him what you are going to do; Keep talking to him. “Lowering Subject” At the Bottom “Off Rappel” (Rappel Off”) “Off Belay” (Belay Off”) 5/4/2019

Rigging – Tie In Make sure that you have at least 20’ of extra rope on the ground Add safety carabiner (shown in red) 5/4/2019

Technique Safety Check Rappel – Control Speed and Mind Self Belay At the subject, slightly above the subject Tie off your descending device Pull up the end of the rope, tie Figure 8 on a bight Clip the end of rope (Figure 8 on a bight) to the subject’s seat harness Set subject anchor by using rescucender Attached the safety carabiner around the main line and to the friction device Feed subject’s rope through Figure 8 and attach the Figure 8 to the rescucender with carabiner Ask subject to mind his/her self belay “Lowering Subject” - Lower subject to ground. Untie descender and rappel down At Bottom Remove main line from rappel device “Off Rappel” Remove self belay “Off Belay” 5/4/2019

Video/Demonstration TBD 5/4/2019