Designation:F2954−12StandardGuideforTrainingforLevelIIRopeRescue(R2)RescuerEndorsement1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2954;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguideisintendedtobeusedinconjunctionwith,andasanadd-onto,GuideF2751andGuideF2752(orequivalentforotherenvironments),toaddressthespecificknowledgeandskillsrequiredforarescuerwhoparticipatesinroperescueatahigherlevelofresponsibilityandcomplexity.1.1.1Specifically,thisguideisintendedtodefinethetrainingthatwouldprepareanendorsedLevelIIRopeRescuer(LRT-R2)orequivalent(underqualifiedsupervision)toassistandsupportroperescueoperationsatanintermediatelevel,includingpatientpackaging,litterrigging,ascendinganddescendingfixedropesinahighangleenvironment,andconstructingraisingandloweringsystems,inconjunctionwithotherrescueduties.1.1.2ThisguideestablishestheminimumtrainingstandardforanendorsedLRT-R2Rescuerasrelatedtogeneral,field,androperescue-specificknowledgeandskills.1.1.3AnendorsedLRT-R2Rescuermustworkunderthedirectsupervisionofqualifiedroperescuepersonnel.1.2AnendorsedLRT-R2Rescuerperformsroperescuesinlowandhighangleterrain,andmayserveasalitterattendantinlow(butnothigh)angleterrain.AnendorsedLRT-R2Rescueriscapableofsafelyassistingroperescuerswhohavehigherlevelendorsements.1.2.1Thisguidealonedoesnotprovidetheminimumtrainingrequirementsforperformingorassistinginrescuesthatoccurinpartiallyorfullycollapsedstructures,inoronwater,inconfinedspaces,orunderground(suchasincaves,mines,andtunnels).1.3AnendorsedLRT-R2Rescuerisrequiredtohaveknowledgeandskillsetspertainingtotheintermediatesubjectevacuationcomponentofroperescue.Theseincludebutarenotlimitedtopatientpackaging,constructionofananchorsystem,constructionofsimpleandcompoundropemechanicaladvantagesystems,andconstructionanduseoflo...
