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CLARIFICATION ON TERM “UNINJURED” IN LSC OWNERS MANUALS
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CLARIFICATION ON TERM “UNINJURED” IN LSC OWNERS MANUALS
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CLARIFICATION ON TERM “UNINJURED” IN LSC OWNERS MANUALS

By Mario Vittone|2018-09-28T09:41:05-05:00September 28th, 2018|Boat Gear, Helicopter Gear, Products, The Gear, Training|

U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer training in cliff rescue operations using the LSC Quick Strop Some customers have expressed concern, and even confusion, over the term “uninjured” in our owner’s manuals. For example, “The Quick Strop shall be used to hoist uninjured persons only,” is stated in the Quick Strop manual and one [...]

Bringing Reality Inside: Hoist Emergency Response Training
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Bringing Reality Inside: Hoist Emergency Response Training
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Bringing Reality Inside: Hoist Emergency Response Training

By Mario Vittone|2017-02-03T14:15:16-05:00April 25th, 2016|Training, Videos|

Rescue crews train on everything. Boat crews perform drills on man-overboard, fire, flooding, loss of steering, you name it. Helicopter crews drill on everything too. In my time in helicopters I remember drilling on cabin fire and smoke, ditching and escape, total power loss and auto-rotation, I even remember watching an instructor pilot pull back an [...]