UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENT NWP 4-01.4 - Historic Naval Ships ...

NWP 4-01.4HOISTING SLING MK 105WITH SLING LEGNoteSAFE WORKING LOAD4,000 POUNDS (1,814 KG)MK 105 SLINGTWO SLINGLEGS REQUIREDROPE NETPLYWOODNYLON CARGO NETMK 3 PALLETTIEDOWN EYEMK 16 MOD 0 CARGOPALLET NETFigure 10-5. Nylon Cargo Net and Mk 16 Mod 0 Cargo Pallet Net10.5.8 Hoisting Slings Mk 89, 90, and 91. Theseforerunners of the Mk 105 hoisting sling are still in useby the fleet and are identical in appearance to themultileg pendant, except that a safety hook is used insteadof the lower eye. The slings are made of 1-inch(25.4 mm), double-braided nylon, have a 4,000 lb(1,814 kg) capacity, and come in 6, 13, and 20-foot(1.8, 3.9, and 6.0 m) lengths (Figure 10-9a).10.5.9 Hoisting Sling Mk 92. This 20-foot (6.0 m)recovery pendant has an eye and a short, 1-foot (30.4cm) reach tube on the upper end and a hook on thelower end. It is carried in the helicopter and lowered forpicking up empty pallets, nets, and other VERTREPequipment at the end of a VERTREP to ships withClass 5 platforms. The safe working load is 4,000 lb(1,814 kg) (Figure 10-9b).10.5.10 Hoisting Sling Mk 128 Mod 0. This slingcomes in two parts, a pendant assembly and a leg assembly(two furnished with the unit). The pendant assemblyhas a spliced eye at each end and a stiffeningtube to facilitate overhead attachment (Figure 10-10).One eye attaches to the helicopter cargo hook. Theother eye is for attachment of the leg assembly (Figure10-11). The legs, color-coded green, have a splicedeye at one end and a hook at the other end. The legs arefastened to the eye of the pendant with a choker hitch.The entire assembly with one or more legs is rated at4,000 lb (1,814 kg).WARNINGNot all hoisting slings are compatible with allhelicopters. Ensure compatibility prior to use.Do not alter a hoisting pendant to force a fit.10.5.11 Pallet Trucks. The UNREP ship carriespallet trucks, also called pallet transporters or palletjacks, for use by the receiving ship to clear pallets fromthe drop zone. When requested, the pallet trucks arenormally flown to the receiving ship as the first loadand returned after the last load has been cleared fromthe drop zone.10-9 ORIGINAL