ANNEX
RECOVERY OF RESCUE BOAT USING RECOVERY STROPS
POSITION 1.
1.1) Manoeuvre boat under falls, recovery strop (in place) will hang down from.
‘main suspension link;
1.2) Fit recovery strop link into boat suspension gear, signal deck operator to
hoist.
POSITION 2
2.1) Deck operator to release hanging off pendants attached to the davit arms so
they hang freely;
2.2) Rescue boat to be hoisted up to a position where boat crew can attach
hanging off pendants to the auxiliary lifting lugs on the boat suspension gear.
(it should be noted not to overhoist to a point where the davit arms start to
turn in).
POSITION 3
3.1) Deck operator to raise the brake lever on the winch and lower the boat slowly
until the full weight of the rescue boat is held by the hanging off pendants.
POSITION 4
4.1) _ Disengage recovery strops from the rescue boat lifting hooks;
4.2) Pay out the falls at the Ifting winch until itis possible to re-engage main
suspension link,
POSITION 5
5.1) Hoist the rescue boat until it is possible to remove hanging off pendants from
the auniliary lifting lugs;
5.2) Continue to hoist the rescue boat normally to its stowage position.
‘MB, Ensure that the hanging off pendant is secured to the davit arm and the
recovery strops are stowed on the boat so as not to impeded release of the boat
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