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H

elico

p

ter

W

inc

h

in

g

/H

oistin

g

O

p

erations

BOS-

P

RD-2

6

.900

6

11

4)

Person

tas

k

ed w

i

th tend

i

ng

the

ho

i

st

cab

l

e

ho

l

ds

the

cab

l

e

down

on

the

dec

k

us

i

ng

h

i

s

foot

and

p

i

c

k

s

the

hoo

k

up

ensur

i

ng

that

there

i

s ade

q

uate

s

l

ac

k. W

h

il

e the

cab

l

e

i

s

under

h

i

s

foot

,

the

A

B

s

should

pay c

l

ose

attent

i

on

to

poss

i

b

l

e

sh

i

ft

i

ng of

the

he

li

copter

.

5

)

Person

tas

k

ed

w

i

th

tend

i

ng

the

evacuee

p

l

aces

the

emergency

rescue

s

li

ng

on

the

evacuee

. Fi

tt

i

ng

shou

l

d be

done outs

i

de

the

ho

i

st

zone

.

6

)

Person

tas

k

ed

w

i

th

tend

i

ng

the

evacuee

p

l

aces

the

rescue

s

li

ng

under

the

armp

i

ts

of

the

evacuee

who

shou

l

d ho

l

d the s

li

ng ends

.

7)

Person

tas

k

ed w

i

th

tend

i

ng

the evacuee proper

l

y attaches

and ad

j

usts

safety

strap on

the

evacuee

.

8) T

he

dec

k

team

i

n

charge

of

tend

i

ng

the

evacuee

chec

k

s

that

the

hand

l

e

l

ocated

on

the

bac

k

of

the

s

li

ng

i

s

read

il

y access

i

b

l

e

.

9)

Person

tas

k

ed w

i

th

tend

i

ng the evacuee attaches

the

rescue

s

li

ng

to ho

i

st

i

ng

hoo

k.

10) T

he person

to be ho

i

sted

l

oc

k

s

h

i

s

forearms

on h

i

s

abdomen by ho

l

d

i

ng one wr

i

st w

i

th

the

other

hand

.

F

or

tandem

li

ft

i

ng us

i

ng

a

sw

i

mmer

harness

and

emergency

rescue

s

li

ng

,

the

mandatory

procedure

i

s

as

fo

ll

ows:

S

ecure

r

i

ng

on

evacuee

’

s

rescue

s

li

ng

to

rescue

sw

i

mmer

’

s

harness

.

S

ecure

both

r

i

ngs

to

li

ft

i

ng

hoo

k.

B

efore

s

i

gna

lli

ng the

C

h

ie

f

O

ff

icer

to

beg

i

n

ho

i

st

i

ng

,

person

tas

k

ed w

i

th tend

i

ng

the

evacuee must

chec

k

the

fo

ll

ow

i

ng:

- R

eady access

i

b

ili

ty of

hand

l

e

on

the

bac

k

of

rescue

s

li

ng

.

-

Hand

pos

i

t

i

on of

person

to be

ho

i

sted

.

-

Proper

strap

ad

j

ustment

.

-

Absence

of

ki

n

k

s

i

n

straps

.

- R

eady access

i

b

ili

ty of manua

l li

fe

j

ac

k

et

i

nf

l

ators

.

Person

tas

k

ed

w

i

th

tend

i

ng

the

evacuee

p

l

aces

the

evacuee d

i

rect

l

y

under

the

w

i

nch

(i

f

necessary

)

then

g

i

ves

regu

l

atory hand

s

i

gna

l

to

beg

i

n

ho

i

st

i

ng

.

T

he

dec

k

team shou

l

d

gu

i

de

the

person

to

be

li

fted

at

the

beg

i

nn

i

ng

of

the

li

ft

and

then w

i

thdraw

i

mmed

i

ate

l

y

when

i

nstructed

to

do

so the

C

h

ie

f

O

ff

icer

.

4.1.4.4 Steps for lowering from the helicopter:

After

he

li

copter

w

i

nch

operator

has

attached

the

rescue

s

li

ng

and

t

i

ght

l

y

ad

j

usted

the

safety

strap

,

the

evacuee

can be

l

owered

onto

the

vesse

l.

1)

After

the

ho

i

st

cab

l

e

has

been

grounded

(

us

i

ng

stat

i

c

d

i

scharge

rod

),

the

dec

k

team

tas

k

ed

w

i

th

tend

i

ng

the

cab

l

e

can

hand

l

e

the

hoo

k. W

hen

i

nstructed

to

do

so

,

the

dec

k

team

can

ta

k

e

beneath

the he

li

copter

i

n

the

ho

i

st

i

ng

zone

.

2) D

ec

k

team w

ill

gu

i

de

and

stab

ili

ze touchdown of

the

stretcher

on

the

dec

k.

3

)

Person

tas

k

ed w

i

th

the

evacuee w

ill

d

i

sconnect

the

two

r

i

ngs

from

the

rescue

s

li

ng

.

4) D

ec

k

team

and

evacuee

w

ill

w

i

thdraw

from

ho

i

st

i

ng

zone

when

i

nstructed

to

do

so

by

the

C

h

ie

f

O

ff

icer

.

After

be

i

ng

d

i

sconnected

,

the

evacuee w

ill q

u

i

c

kl

y

,

w

i

thdraw

from

the

ho

i

st

i

ng

zone w

i

th

the

attend

i

ng

dec

k

team

.

T

he

li

fe

j

ac

k

et

,

safety he

l

met

,

ho

i

st

i

ng

s

li

ng

,

and

i

mmers

i

on

su

i

t

(i

f

used

)

w

ill

be

returned to the he

li

copter

.

4.1.4.5 Safety instructions

T

he

hazards

assoc

i

ated

w

i

th

rotor

downwash

and

vesse

l

movement

(

fa

ll

r

i

s

k),

stat

i

c

e

l

ectr

i

c

i

ty

d

i

scharge

(

e

l

ectr

i

ca

l

shoc

k),

and

sw

i

ng

i

ng

or

sudden

d

i

sconnect

i

on

of

l

oad

(

fa

lli

ng

ob

j

ects

)

can

be m

i

n

i

m

i

zed

by

str

i

ct

app

li

cat

i

on

of

th

i

s

procedure

.

T

he

fo

ll

ow

i

ng

safety precaut

i

ons

are

compu

l

sory

for

a

ll

he

li

copter

ho

i

st

i

ng operat

i

ons:

1) D

ec

k

team

should

never

stand

beneath

the

he

li

copter

rotors

w

i

thout

e

x

press

i

nstruct

i

on

from the

C

h

ie

f

O

ff

icer

.

2) D

ec

k

team

shall

wear

e

l

ectr

i

c

protect

i

ve

g

l

oves

.

3

) D

ec

k

team

shall

never to

u

c

h

t

h

e

h

oist ca

b

le

b

e

f

ore t

h

e

p

ilot

h

it t

h

e

w

ater

or

the

boat

(

stat

i

c

d

i

scharge

)

4) D

ec

k

team

shall

never attac

h

t

h

e

h

oist ca

b

le to t

h

e vessel

otherw

i

se the

he

li

copter

w

ill

cut

the

ho

i

st

cab

l

e

.

5

) D

ec

k

team must ground

the ho

i

st

cab

l

e us

i

ng

the

stat

i

c

d

i

scharge

ground

i

ng

rod

.

Vers

i

on

SF (BOS-

P

RD-07.900

6

11-

ver

.01). O

r

i

g

i

na

l

date:

08/08/2014.

Vers

i

on date:

3

1/12/201

5

.

Va

li

d

vers

i

on

on

l

y

on QM

S

s

i

te

.

Uncontro

ll

ed

document when

pr

i

nted

.

Procedure prepared by:

BOS

Head

of

O

perat

i

ons

.

Approved

by:

BOS

Head

of

O

perat

i

ons

.

Va

li

dated by:

BOS

Qua

li

ty

R

epresentat

i

ve

.

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