COMPANYNAME SOLAS TRAINING MANUAL PART A – Section 6 Rescue Methods and Signals
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HELICOPTER RESCUE OPERATIONS
Further information and checklists can be obtained from the ICS publication “Guide to helicopter/ship operations”. Rescue by helicopter is used both when rescuing badly injured persons and when rescuing the whole crew from the ship or the survival crafts. A helicopter might use singlelift, doublelift, basketlift or stretcherlift.
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Single lift is typical rescue sling. Approach the sling in a way so that it always is between you and the hoist. The sling is to be put under the armpits and the straps to be tightened. Double lift. When using doublelift the helicopter sends a rescuer down to put the sling around the person to be rescued.
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Basket lift: When using a basketlift, the person has to sit down, with arms and legs inside the basket. The head to be bended towards the knees, the hands around the knees. Keep still till the basketlift is onboard the helicopter.
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Stretcherlift: When rescuing badly injured persons stretcher lifts are used. A tiller rope is often used for as well stretcher as basket lifts in order to keep the stretcher or the basket clear of obstacles. The tiller rope must never be made fast onboard the ship. In big ships the injured persons most often can be rescued from the deck. In small ships a raft is put out aft. If practicable a member of the crew should be in the raft besides the patient in order to assist during the picking up. When the rescuing is carried out from a liferaft the roof must be deflated and all on board must sit down on the roof. When rescuing from lifeboats, masts, antennas, etc. should be laid down.
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Remember, it is always for the pilot of the helicopter to decide how the operation has to be carried out.
Under good weather conditions the helicopter can land on the water and the rescuing can be made from here.
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