STEP 2 – PLACEMENT
H&L equipment must be placed with no disturbance to the intended target. For subsurface IEDs minimal excavation via a fingertip search may be required, but no part of the IED should be disturbed.
ׁ HINT. A good way to help avoid disturbing the target when attaching an H&L is to attach a strop with a slack line onto the target first, then attach the main line to the slack line after. This is often less intrusive than fastening the main line directly to the target.
Quite often an IEDD operator may change direction of the H&L rope when advancing towards the IED from the CP and rarely is the journey a straight line from CP to IED. These changes enable the main line to be threaded through pully blocks or other attachments to provide the most ergonomic method of attaching the H&L to the target. The IEDD operator should ensure there is plenty of slack in the main line before attaching it to the target item. This ensures that should the main line be disturbed, say by the IEDD operator snagging it on the way back to the CP, then the target is not moved. It is also good practice for the IEDD operator to avoid stepping on the main line since this may reduce its pulling capacity over time. ׁ WARNING. Depending on the stage of the task, there may be a requirement to bring an additional person into the danger area to assist with carrying and placing equipment if this cannot be done by one person. However, only the IEDD operator should be in the danger area when attaching the H&L equipment to the target object.
ׁ REMEMBER. The main line should be laid out from the CP as the IEDD operator advances to the target. It should NOT be connected to the target and laid out by the IEDD operator as they return to the CP.
Image 1. H&L prepared and awaiting attachment of the main line on a strop. Note the prepared slack in the main line and a tether secured to a hard point to cause the container to open
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