Auxiliary Equipment 1 : Equipment items that are load-bearing and designed to be utilized with life safety rope and harness, such as ascending devices, carabiners, descent control devices, rope grab devices, and snap-links
NFPA 1670 Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Search and Rescue Incidents, 2009 ed. https://www.nfpa.org/assets/files/AboutTheCodes/16 70/Errata1670-09-1.pdf, (Std: Opr and Trng for Tech Search and Rsq Incid - Amer) {408 NFC}