4 List of equipment and hand tools
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4 List of equipment and hand tools

 A typical list of equipment and hand tools required for combating ice formation:

  • .1 ice crows or crowbars;

  • .2 axes with long handles;

  • .3 picks;

  • .4 metal scrapers;

  • .5 metal shovels;

  • .6 wooden sledge-hammers;

  • .7 fore and aft lifelines to be rigged each side of the open deck fitted with travellers to which lizards can be attached.

 Safety belts with spring hooks should be provided for no less than 50% of the members of the crew (but not less than 5 sets), which can be attached to the lizards.

  • Notes: 1 The number of hand tools and lifesaving appliances may be increased, at the shipowner's discretion.

  • 2 Hoses which may be used for ice combating should be readily available on board.

Parent topic: Annex 2 - Recommendations for Skippers of Fishing Vessels on Ensuring a Vessel's Endurance in Conditions of Ice Formation
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