APPENDIX H 

 LIFT LINE LAUNCHING PROCEDURE 



The following lift line launching procedure was developed: 



1. Run doubled line through eye splice at 18-foot point and reeve through sheave on 

 U- frame. 



2. Deploy Stimson anchor and headache balls over side and stop off. 



3. Attach cherry picker hook to eye at 18-foot point and take a strain on the line. 



4. Install pinger battery and connect up. Test for proper operation. Remove toggle 

 cotter pin. 



5. Shackle balls to end of line and take strain with the cherry picker. 



6. Burden over to double line through U-frame. 



7. When load is all on U-frame, remove hook from eye. 



8. Burden main lift line to sheave in center well. 



9. Remove lowering line, if possible. 



10. If necessary haul in main lift line until 18-foot eye is accessible and cut lowering 

 line free. 



11. Raise or lower main lift line until 83-foot eye is accessible from after door of 

 center well. 



12. Attach lower end of instrument string to 83-foot eye. 



13. Continue to lower main lift line until 134-foot eye comes into view; at the same 

 time deploy instrument string by hand. 



14. Attach upper end of instrument string to 134-foot eye. 



15. Lower away. 



16. Lower carriage to bottom. 



17. At beginning of cast-off phase, raise carriage. 



18. When splice between main lift line and tag pendant comes into view, cut free of 

 lift line and secure to messenger No. 1. 



19. Bring tag pendant to deck via messenger No. 1 ; secure to lower (forward) end of 

 pontoon which is lashed to gunwhale outboard. Launch pontoon. 



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