3.8.2. EQUIPMENT NECESSARY FOR SAFE AND EFFECTIVE SEMI-REMOTE SEARCH To achieve semi-remote actions an H&L kit is required. Some items that this kit is likely to contain include:
• Object attachments • Line or cable on a reel • Changes of direction for the line with clips, karabiners and pulleys • Anchoring • Miscellaneous items such as straps, prusik or paracord loops, door wedges and hand tools
Image 2. Typical improvised semi-remote search equipment
An MA organisation can acquire or improvise these items locally, with some key considerations being:
• Object attachments. Tools and items that attach the line to the object by hooking, gripping or being tied to the object.
Suspicious object
Attachment (vice grip)
Attachment (clip)
Attachment (cord loop)
Image 3. An example of typical object attachment equipment (note snake coils in pulling cables) and attachment
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