Encl. (1) to COMDTINST 3500.3
b.
Personnel staff their stations and prepare to lower and recover the small boat
c.
Deck Watch Officer (DWO) ensures appropriate launch and recovery equipment are energized
d.
Conning Officer steers a proper launch and recovery course
e.
For launching:
Bring small boat to the rail or lower boat alongside, as appropriate, to load personnel and equipment
Boat is away; retrieve sea painter and stow lines
f.
For recovery:
Pass sea painter to small boat as it approaches alongside
Secure small boat alongside, or engage forward then aft falls, and bring to the rail to unload personnel or
equipment, as appropriate
Cradle small boat and secure for sea
g.
Launch and recovery equipment are de-energized
h.
Deck debrief; ship returns to base course
Step 2:
Hazard
Cause
Safeguard in Place
Personnel slip, fall,
Wet deck, gear adrift, fatigue, boat
Non-
skid boat deck
are pinched or trapped
overload, high sea state, inadequate
training, complacency, inadequate
supervision
Lose control of boat in
Material casualty, e.g., davit, line, or
Crew
weight-tests cables
water or on deck with
cable failure; hydraulic leak; high sea
annually and replaces
potential for death,
state; improper procedures (winch davit
them as
needed
serious injury, equipment
operation or coxswain); improper
damage, mission failure
positioning (boat or boat-lowering detail)
Fire or explosion
Material casualty, hydraulics, boat
Electrical cut-off switch
overload, improperly stowing
flammables; improper electrical load
Step 3:
Assess the Risks: Using the SPE model and the rating and descriptions for
each risk factor as explained, determine the risk level for each hazard
above and rank-order from highest to lowest risk.
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