SANDHURST COMPETITION
2013
Rope Bridge Concept
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Range Layout
2x OE-254 antennas
Incoming
Traffic
Outgoing
Traffic
Lane 1
Team Briefing
Area
Mission: Squads, utilizing squad, and given equipment, cross the gap as indicated by your lane
walker. All members of the squad and assigned Casualty are to cross the gap, with all equipment
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utilized transferred to the far bank, and recover the rope bridge.
Scoring
Constraints:
• No civilian pulley system or civilian harness will be used to construct the rope bridge.
• Only one person attached to the bridge at any one time.
• Only the first and last squad member may enter the gap/water while the bridge is anchored at one point. They must be
attached to the bridge or a safety line whilst conducting the transit.
• The rope bridge must be clear of the water, allowing a crossing without contact with the water.
• Two anchor points must be established (one on the far side and one on the near side).
•The rope on the far side anchor point must be wrapped around the tree a minimum of four times (4 wraps of rope visible
from the opposite side of the tree).
• All equipment utilized will be recovered to the far bank.
• Each team member must be supported by a Swiss seat through which the team member is attached to any rope with a
screw gate karabiner.
• The Swiss seat will be tied and rigged only when the team arrives at the rope site. The team must be visually inspected
prior to building the rope bridge.
• Squad members must use a karabiner with a screw gate, the screw gate must be closed prior to movement.
• Each squad member must wear a helmet (ACH or Kevlar) and leather gloves while conducting the crossing.
• The time of the rope bridge starts once the first person enters the gap/water and ends once the last person exits the
water/gap.
Penalties :
• Loss of equipment in transit
+ 30 seconds each
• More than one person crossing at any one time
+ 5 minutes each
• Far side anchor does not have a minimum of 4 wraps of rope around the tree
+ 7 minutes
•Improper Swiss Seat (Individual is held until deficiency is correct at the staging area)
• Personnel/Equipment who contact the water will start again from the home bank
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Manning
• OIC: CPT Pendergraft
• 2IC: CPT Smith
• Safety: CPT DMI Officer/NCO
• FLA with 2 Medics: TBD
Total Cadets Needed: 24 cadets total including CIC/ACIC
• CIC: CDT (TBD)
• ACIC: CDT (TBD)
• Cadet Staff:
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In-brief/Holding area: CIC, 2 cadet
Record Keeper: A/CIC, 2 cadet
Time Keeper: 2 cadets (1 near/ 1 far)
Rope lanes: 8 cadets
VIP Team: 2 cadet
Spectator/Crowd Control/Road Guard: 2 cadets
4 Rotating Cadets to replace Rope lane Cadets
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Questions
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