Designation:F2955−19StandardGuideforTrainingforAdvancedRopeRescuerEndorsement1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2955;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguide,inconjunctionwith,andasanadd-onto,GuidesF2751,F2752,andF2954(orequivalentforotherenvironments),definesthebasictrainingrequiredforapersonwhoparticipatesinroperescueatthehighestlevelofrespon-sibilityandcomplexity,aspartofalargerrescueduty.1.1.1Specifically,thisguidedefinestheknowledge,skills,andabilitiesrequiredforapersontosupportordirectaroperescueteaminadvancedroperescuefunctionsincludingpre-planningandsize-upofroperescueoperations,designinganddirectingtheconstructionofropesystemsformovingavictiminlowandhighangleenvironments,directingtheconstructionandoperationofhighlineandrelatedropesystems,andperformingadvancedroperiggingfunctions,inconjunctionwithotherrescueduties.1.1.2Thisguideestablishestheminimumtrainingstandardforanadvancedroperescueendorsedpersoninregardtogeneral,field,androperescue-specificknowledgeandskills.1.2Anadvancedroperescuerperformsroperescuesinallterrainandiscapableofdirectingbasicandintermediateroperescuers.1.2.1Anadvancedroperescuerendorsementappliesonlytorescuesonthesurfaceoftheland;additionalendorsementsarerequiredtoperformthislevelofroperescueinotherenviron-ments.Thisguidealonedoesnotdefinetheminimumtrainingrequirementsforperformingorassistingwithrescuesinpartiallyorfullycollapsedstructures,inoronwater,inconfinedspaces,orunderground(suchasincaves,mines,andtunnels).1.2.2ThisguidealonedoesnotdefinetheminimumtrainingrequirementsforclimbingClass52orhigherrockand/oricetoperformarescue.1.3Anadvancedroperescuerisrequiredtohaveknowledgeandskillsetspertainingtotheadvancedropedevacuationcomponentsofrescue.Theseinclude,butarenotlimitedto,advancedknotsan...
