573/ Helicopter Winching/Hoisting Operations / 992
H
elico
p
ter
W
inc
h
in
g
/H
oistin
g
O
p
erations
BOS-
P
RD-2
6
.900
6
11
6
) R
emember
that
the
evacuee
i
s
probab
l
y an
xi
ous
about
be
i
ng
ra
i
sed
or
l
owered
by
the
he
li
copter
.
7)
Personne
l
must
rema
i
n
constant
l
y aware
of
the dangers
assoc
i
ated w
i
th
vesse
l
movement
.
4
.1.
5 S
tretc
h
er
h
oistin
g
4.1.5.1 Personnel
F
or
stretcher
ho
i
st
i
ng
,
the
compos
i
t
i
on
of
the
he
li
copter
ho
i
st
i
ng
team
i
s
genera
ll
y
the
same
as
descr
i
bed
above w
i
th
the
add
i
t
i
on of
a
phys
i
c
i
an and/or med
i
ca
l
team
.
4.1.5.2 Equipment
O
ne
stretcher
su
i
tab
l
e
for
he
li
copter
ho
i
st
i
ng
w
i
th
compat
i
b
l
e
br
i
d
l
e
and
a
tag
-li
ne
at
l
east
3
0
meters
l
ong
attached
to
the stretcher
by
a
wea
k li
n
k
set to
brea
k
at
1
5
0 k
g
of
pressure
. T
he
free
end
of
the
tag
-li
ne
should
be we
i
ghted w
i
th a
3
k
g we
i
ght
.
4.1.5.3 Steps for lowering stretcher
1) T
he
C
h
ie
f
O
ff
icer
gu
i
des
the he
li
copter
i
nto pos
i
t
i
on
d
i
rect
l
y over
the ho
i
st
i
ng
zone
.
2) T
he
he
li
copter
crew
manua
ll
y
pays
out
the
we
i
ghted
end
of
the
tag
-li
ne
to
the
he
li
dec
k
or
des
i
gnated ho
i
st
i
ng
zone
.
3
) W
hen
i
nstructed
to
do
so by
the
C
h
ie
f
O
ff
icer
,
the
dec
k
team tas
k
ed
w
i
th tend
i
ng
the
stretcher
ta
k
es
pos
i
t
i
on beneath
the
he
li
copter
,
se
i
zes
the
tag
-li
ne and
arranges
i
t
at
a
safe d
i
stance
from
the
wor
k
area
. T
he
tag
-li
ne
i
s
a
potent
i
a
l
hazard
should
the
he
li
copter
be
forced
to ma
k
e
an
emergency
e
xi
t
.
4)
After the
tag
-li
ne has
been
fu
ll
y pa
i
d
out
to
the
dec
k,
the
H
elico
p
ter
W
inc
h
O
p
erator
can
l
ower
the
stretcher
.
As
the
stretcher
i
s
l
owered
,
the
dec
k
team tas
k
ed w
i
th tend
i
ng
the
stretcher
should
k
eep
constant
tens
i
on
on
the
tag
-li
ne
to
prevent
the
stretcher
from
sp
i
nn
i
ng/sw
i
ng
i
ng
and ma
i
nta
i
n
i
t
i
n
the hor
i
zonta
l
pos
i
t
i
on
.
5
) W
hen
stretcher
reaches
the
dec
k,
the
dec
k
team
i
n
charge
of
the
stat
i
c
d
i
scharge
rod
should
ground
the
ho
i
st
cab
l
e
then
l
eave
the
ho
i
st
i
ng
zone
. T
he
dec
k
tas
k
ed w
i
th
tend
i
ng
the
stretcher
can
then
se
i
ze
the
stretcher
and gu
i
de
i
t
down
to
the
dec
k.
6
) W
hen stretcher
i
s
on
the
dec
k,
the
he
li
copter
usua
ll
y
returns
to
a
pos
i
t
i
on
d
i
rect
l
y
over
the
ho
i
st
i
ng
area
,
thus
creat
i
ng
s
l
ac
k i
n
the
ho
i
st
cab
l
e
and
br
i
d
l
e
to
fac
ili
tate
d
i
sconnect
i
on of
the
stretcher
from
the ho
i
st
cab
l
e
.
7)
After
detach
i
ng
the
stretcher
,
the
dec
k
team tas
k
ed w
i
th
tend
i
ng
the
stretcher
g
i
ves
the
he
li
copter
crew
the
regu
l
atory hand
s
i
gna
l
to w
i
nd
i
n
the ho
i
st
cab
l
e
.
8) T
he
C
h
ie
f
O
ff
icer
s
i
gna
l
s
the he
li
copter
to w
i
thdraw and
stretcher
evacuat
i
on
i
s
comp
l
eted
.
4.1.5.4 Steps for raising stretcher
1) S
tretcher
i
s moved
to
the
ho
i
st
i
ng
zone w
i
th
the
evacuee
secure
l
y
strapped
i
n
w
i
th
safety
he
l
met
and
li
fe
j
ac
k
et
(i
f
h
i
s/her
cond
i
t
i
on
perm
i
ts
).
2)
C
h
ie
f
O
ff
icer
gu
i
des
the he
li
copter
to pos
i
t
i
on
d
i
rect
l
y over
the
ho
i
st
i
ng
zone
.
3
)
He
li
copter
crew pays
out ho
i
st
cab
l
e
.
4) W
hen
i
nstructed
to do
so by
the
C
h
ie
f
O
ff
icer
,
two A
B
s
ta
k
e pos
i
t
i
on beneath
the
he
li
copter
.
5
) B
osun grounds
the
hoo
k
by
touch
i
ng
the
cab
l
e w
i
th
the
stat
i
c
d
i
scharge
rod
and
l
eaves
the
ho
i
st
i
ng
zone
.
6
)
Person
tas
k
ed
w
i
th tend
i
ng
the
stretcher se
i
zes
the
hoo
k,
attaches
i
t
to
the
br
i
d
l
e
,
and g
i
ves
he
li
copter
crew
regu
l
atory
hand
s
i
gna
l
to
beg
i
n w
i
nd
i
ng
i
n
the
ho
i
st
cab
l
e
.
Unt
il
the
stretcher
li
fts
off
the
dec
k,
the
B
osun
should
ho
l
d the
br
i
d
l
e
up and
k
eep
the
cab
l
es
taunt
to
prevent
a
sudden
j
er
k
that m
i
ght
i
n
j
ure the evacuee
.
7)
Person
tas
k
ed
w
i
th
tend
i
ng
the
stretcher
gu
i
des
the
stretcher
dur
i
ng
li
ft off
from
the
dec
k
then
se
i
zes
the
tag
-li
ne
that
has
been
arranged
away
from
the
ho
i
st
i
ng
zone
. T
he
tag
-li
ne
can
be
a
potent
i
a
l
hazard
should
the
he
li
copter
be
forced
to ma
k
e an emergency e
xi
t
.
8)
He
li
copter
changes
pos
i
t
i
on and the
W
inc
h
O
p
erator
w
i
nds
i
n
the ho
i
st
cab
l
e
.
9)
As the
stretcher
r
i
ses
,
person
tas
k
ed w
i
th
tend
i
ng
the
stretcher
AB
must ma
i
nta
i
n
f
i
rm
tens
i
on
on
the
tag
-li
ne
to
prevent
sp
i
nn
i
ng
or
sw
i
ng
i
ng
. T
ens
i
on
on
the
tag
-li
ne
should
be
i
ncreased
as
the
stretcher
approaches
the
he
li
copter
to
prevent
bump
i
ng
aga
i
nst
the
fuse
l
age
and
then
decreased
wh
il
e
the he
li
copter
crew pu
ll
s
the
stretcher
i
nto
the he
li
copter
.
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
:
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/
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/
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.
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li
d
vers
i
on
on
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y
on QM
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s
i
te
.
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ll
ed
document when
pr
i
nted
.
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: BOS
Head
of
O
perat
i
ons
.
Approved
by
: BOS
Head
of
O
perat
i
ons
.
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li
dated by
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li
ty
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epresentat
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