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BML Revision: Ropework, Access & Lifting Gear (Section 6)

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Revision card 10 of 16 — Boatmaster's Licence, Tier 1 Level 2 Underpinning Knowledge, MSN 1853 Annex 10.

Ropework

  • Safe use of man-made fibre, wire and combination ropes
  • Inspection and certification requirements for all wires and ropes
  • Correct use of knots, splices, bends, hitches and stoppers
  • New for Level 2: purchases, tackles and riggings, including mechanical advantage

Access

  • Gangways and other approved means of access — rigging, recovering and maintaining them
  • Methods for ensuring safe movement onboard once you're on it
  • New for Level 2: the effects of tide, wind, waves, swell, and changes of draught and trim — plus passing vessels — while alongside

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