Certified tree climber....

johnnyb,

I don't know that the proctors (test judges) are specifically looking for this, but when I took and passed my climbing session, I started with a verbalized pre-climb tree inspection, talking the proctors through my process.

I tried to quickly cover:

- noted presence (absence) of electrical conductors.
- ID'd the tree (Acer macrophyllum).
- noted health of buttress flare (good).
- noted scaffold structure as typical of species.
- noted absence of cavities ,evidence of decay or fractures.
- noted presence of minor deadwood just there and there, no hangers of hazardous proportions.
- noted that our "work zone" was appropriately coned off, but since we were in a public space, I delegated one of the proctors as my "pedestian control officer", with instructions to call, "Hold Up, Man Below!" if we had a work zone breach.

Like I said, I don't know if they were looking for all that, but they didn't stop me and vouch for the tree, or tell me to just get on with it.

Then, when picking up my throwbag to start my actual climb, I had to respectfully request one of the proctors to please now put on his hardhat. I'll never know if that was part of the "test", or just an actual oversight, but I do know that I got ACES on my climbing session.
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However, I only got a bare 80% on my written part.
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So I knew I needed some study time before I sat for my full CA exam.

To any proctors out there, I know the ISA guards test questions/answers most avidly, if I'm giving too much away, petition to delete this.

Northwind

ps: One other thing, Verified that the proctors had climbing gear onsite and were prepared for aerial rescue should I have succumbed to the rigors of such a daunting 40' climb!
 
Yeah,I hope you been studying.We will test the climbing part tomorrow in some tall elms.ha ha sleep well and dont get any nose bleeds.
 
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