Final Exam – Survive Outside (Snowmobiling)

How many outdoor recreation incidents require Ground and Inland Water Search and Rescue across Canada?

How many stages are in a Search and Rescue incident?

Canada’s National Search and Rescue system accounts for aircraft incidents, marine incidents, and ground and inland water incidents.

What are the 3 T’s?

The four main steps to effective trip planning are (in order): always fill out a trip plan and leave it with a responsible person, check the weather and forecast, know the terrain and conditions, and know your travel route.

A trip plan must give the following critical information:

Courses such as general snowmobile operation, safe riding, first aid, avalanche skills training, ice rescue / crevasse, and companion and self-rescue can teach you the basic principles you’ll need to operate a snowmobile.

 Match the riding positions with the correct descriptions:

Match the hand signs with their respective descriptions:

Match the signs with their correct name

About 55% of snowmobiling fatalities involve alcohol or drug use.

Select the 8 most common hazards when riding a snowmobile:

Where is snowmobile grouping most dangerous?

It’s okay to ride down what you can’t see as long as you have control over your machine.

What are the Priorities of Survival?

Never leave your machine, as it provides: fire, heat source, shelter, way to stay off snow.

Select the most essential gear to have in the event of a self rescue:

Match the listed ice thicknesses with their respective weight capacity:

What is a clear warning sign of unsafe freshwater ice?

Areas where strong winds and currents are common are a sign of safe ocean ice.

Which is not a step in self rescues on ice?

Without thermal protection, you can lose body heat 25 times faster in water than in air at the same temperature.

Which is not a step in keeping warm and dry?

The major heat loss areas of the body are: head, neck, chest, and groin.

What is the final step in treating someone who has hypothermia?

When you have frostbite, it is important to not rub the affected area as to avoid agitating the skin any further.

Which of the following are categorized as personal items that should be taken when out on a snowmobile?

The 3 layers of clothing that are essential for winter outdoor travel are:

Fires can be used for: providing essential warmth, drying clothes, cooking food, signalling for help, melting snow or boiling unsafe water, and keeping animals away.

Select a sufficient form of shelter when out in the wild:

Having extra water is more pressing than food. A loss of 20% of total bodily fluid usually results in death.

Travellers should always boil “natural” water for at least __ minutes:

At a minimum, you should carry a GPS with you at all times.

Using a mirror to reflect the sunlight for potential rescuers to see, select the correct way to signal SOS:

Essential signalling devices include whistles and mirrors. 

Satellite phones are usually more versatile than cell phones, since they not are limited by the availability of ground-based cellular networks.

SAR alerting devices that have global coverage (96% success rate) are satellite telephones and personal locator beacons.

When it comes to your cellular device, it is important to check with your ________ to understand the reach of your device.

Select the correct options for local ONLY coverage devices:

What does the acronym S.T.O.P. stand for?

How many key factors are there in avalanche ingredients?

Snowpacks lead to avalanches when a weak layer of snow sits on top of a strong layer of snow.

The 3 essential avalanche gear items are:

The CAC recommends using a 3-antenna digital transceivers for avalanches detection.

On avalanche probes, centimetre markings are a great feature that allows a probe to serve as a ruler when you’re poking in the snow making observations or digging for your buddy.

Plastic shovels are ideal for shoveling snow after an avalanche.

High marking is when: