
LTL TATM LTL - Vol 1
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Ensuring that the mooring winch control pendant is set to
LOWER
and
moor one,
remove the inner
mooring lines from their gondola mounted storage bags (or release them from the karabiners) and
secure to the mooring winches (Refer to Section 3.2).
Ensure that all inner and outer mooring lines have equal tension. Where there is an outer mooring
winch system, ensure the balloon has been secured in the high moored position first, then the outer
mooring ropes may be attached to their respective winches and tensioned by use of the pendant
control.
The balloon is now in the High Moored Position.
3.5 Low Mooring
OPERATIONS MANUAL REFERENCE:
SECTION 3.4.8 Low Mooring System
In order to Low Moor, the balloon must be in the High Moored Position. At least two crew, preferably
three are required for low mooring. One person is to be designated ‘operator in charge’.
With the mooring winch control pendant, set to
MOOR ALL and LOWER
.
The operator in charge of Low Mooring should stand where the control panel in the gondola is visible.
The
HELIUM VALVE
switch on the control panel should be set to
MANUAL
to prevent pressure from
opening the valve.
Other personnel should stand clear of the mooring winches, but in a position where as many of them
are visible as possible.
Before depressing the button to commence Low Mooring, the operator should indicate to other
personnel that the winches are about to work by shouting “WINCHES”. Other personnel should return
this call to indicate that they are aware that the winches are about to be used. Once the operator is
satisfied that all personnel are clear, the mooring button should be depressed.
Maintain equal tension on outer mooring winch ropes. It may be necessary to stop the inner winches
whilst the outer winches ‘catch-up’, or vice-versa.
The operator should watch the load assembly as the balloon descends, making sure that there are no
snags and that the load ring falls into the cradle horizontally.
The remaining ground crew should watch the winches for any sign of malfunction or problems.