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

NWP 4-01.45. Personnel shall be instructed to keep clear ofbights, to handle lines from the inboard side, andif practical, to remain at least 6 feet (1.8 m) fromthe blocks, cleats, gypsy heads, capstans, etc.,through which the lines pass. All personnel on rigteams, station-to-station phone lines, and bridgeto-bridgephone/distance lines should be forwardand inboard of all lines and wire ropes. If requiredto work aft, personnel must keep well inboard ofall lines and wire ropes, exercising extreme cautionand alertness to potential danger.6. Additional safety precautions to be observed duringfueling can be found in paragraph 2.10.1.1.7. Use correct cotter pins in pelican hooks (see Figure2-21). Do not spread cotter pins excessively.See the bottom panel of Figure 2-21 for the correctprocedure for spreading a cotter pin. A sharpbend on the cotter pin leg will make it very difficultto insert or remove.8. Personnel shall be cautioned to keep clear of asuspended load and to stay clear of the rig’s attachmentpoints until the load has been landedon deck. Personnel must remain alert and neverturn their backs on an incoming load.9. Each transfer station shall be equipped with alife ring with a distress marker light attached.10. Care must be taken to prevent the shifting of cargothat might endanger personnel or material. Personnelshould not get between the load and the rail.11. Spanwires, whips, and wire highlines shall besecured to winch drums by one wire rope clip orspecially designed clamp — to minimize thepossibility of damage should an emergencybreakaway be necessary.12. Use fairled lizard lines when retrieving highlinesto prevent the transfer head from swingingsharply into the stops and causing the wire topinch inside the trolley (see Figure 2-22).13. Deck spaces in the vicinity of transfer stations must becovered with nonskid paint to provide secure footing.14. Both the delivery and receiving ships shall stationa lifebuoy watch well aft on each engagedside. The watch shall have sound-poweredphone communications with the bridge and shallbe equipped with two smoke floats and a 24-inch(60.9 cm) ring buoy fitted with a float light.NoteDue to limited manpower on MSC T-AOs,only one lifebuoy watch may be posted. In caseof multiple station UNREP or simultaneousCONREP/VERTREP, manpower requirementson deck may preclude stationing a lifebuoywatch. When posted, the lifebuoy watch will notbe equipped with smoke floats.15. All hands shall be instructed on the hazards ofemergency breakaway (see paragraphs 2.2.1.1through 2.2.11.12).16. Precautions on radio frequency hazards are to beobserved. Ships transferring ordnance by CON-REP should operate under a common HEROEMCON bill. See NAVSEA OP 3565/NAVAIR16-1-529/NAVELEX 0967-LP-624-6010.17. Phone talkers on intership phone lines shall notfasten their neck straps.18. Cargo handlers should not step on or in a cargonet attached to a cargo hook.19. Personnel involved in VERTREP shall wearprotective clothing as indicated in NWP3-04.1M (formerly NWP 42) and safety devicesas indicated in paragraph 10.12 and NWP3-04.1M (formerly NWP 42).20. Personnel involved in an UNREP shall wear thesafety equipment required by paragraph 2.10.2and Figure 2-23.21. Personnel rigging aloft or working outboard ofbulwarks or safety chains shall use safety harnessesand safety and working lines.22. Easing-out lines must be rigged immediatelyupon rig hook-up to prepare for a possible emergencybreakaway.23. Line handlers and riggers must button sleevesand remove all loose objects to ensure againstwrapping around or fouling in lines.2.10.1.1 Safety During Fueling. The precautionsin this paragraph are mandatory during fueling operations:1. Personnel handling petroleum must be aware ofthe constant danger of fire and explosion. Theyshall be thoroughly trained in the use offirefighting equipment.2-39 ORIGINAL