What Search & Rescue Knots are Used For

Joining Two Ropes

Make a Loop in a Piece of Rope

Tie Down a Load or Tarpaulin

Secure a line with a 3:1 purchase

Webbing Knots

Stopper Knots

Select the Use You Need

The list above provides you with some of the uses you are likely to need during Search and Rescue Operations. Visualize what you would like to to do. Move the mouse over the items. Read the description. Click on the item you decide best meets your needs.

Home Page Boating Climbing Fishing Scouting Search & Rescue Household Decorative Rope Care Purchase

Disclaimer: Activities involving ropes are potentially hazardous. Lives may be at risk - possibly your own. Considerable attention and effort have been made to ensure that these descriptions are accurate. However, many critical factors cannot be controlled, including: the choice of materials; the age, size, and condition of ropes; and the accuracy with which these descriptions have been followed. For this reason no responsibility is accepted for incidents arising from the use of this material.

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Updated: Jun 24^th 2009