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PLAYERS
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Helicopter
Control Officer (HCO)
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White Jersey......
Supervises all flight OPS and safety
Landing
Signalman Enlisted (LSE)
.......
Yellow Jersey.....
Visually signals movements of helo
Chock
and Chain
.......
Blue Jersey........
Secure / Unsecured helo on deck
Fueling
Team
.......
Purple Jersey
Firefighting
Team
.......
Red Jersey
Damage
Control Assistant (DCA)
.......
Supervises all firefighting efforts |
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PROCEDURES
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Maximum
amount of cargo staged on delivery ship
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Hook-up
man slips eye of pendant over cargo hook
Helo
flies cargo as staged to receive ship
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Once
load lowered, pendant slack and helo releases load
.......
Load
broken down and cleared from flight deck drop zone
Personnel
transfer by hoist |
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SAFETY
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1.
All flight deck personnel wear a color-coded cranial,
color-coded MK1
inflatable lifevest, long sleeve jersey, safety shoes, and pair og
goggles.
2.
No loose clothing or hats.
3.
Keep visitors away from the pick-up area.
4.
NEVER try to steady a swinging load.
5.
Keep radio comms to helo at minimum, prevent pilot distraction.
6.
DO NOT create foreign object damage (FOD)
7.
Do not allow hook-up man to position himself between load and edge of
flight
deck.
8.
NO flash cameras |
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VERTREP
ADVANTAGES
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1.
Reduction in overall time required to replenish a force.
2.
Reduction in time screening ships are off station.
3.
Capable of replenishing ships in dispersed formation.
4.
Capable of replenishing ships in heavy weather when an alongside
transfer
is difficult.
5.
approach, hookup, and disconnect time required to go alongside is
eliminated. |
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VERTREP
DIS-ADVANTAGES
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1.
Transfer rate is lower than that of CONREP for large quantities of
cargo.
2.
Night - lower delivery rate due to reduced visibility, depth
perception,
and visual references for pilot. |
