Multiservice Helicopter Sling Load: Single-Point Load Rigging Procedures: COMDTINST M13482.3B

Multiservice Helicopter Sling Load: Single-Point Load Rigging Procedures July 2013

This manual is one of a series of manuals for aviation and ground personnel who perform helicopter sling load missions ashore or aboard ship. These manuals are a coordinated effort of the US Army, US Marine Corps, US Navy, US Air Force, and US Coast Guard. All services participate in the sling load certification program begun by the Army in 1984. These manuals include standardized rigging procedures and other information from that program.

Efforts were made to standardize ground crew and hookup procedures and terminology. The terms helicopter and aircraft refer to vertical lift aircraft that participate in sling load operations. Where service-unique requirements apply to an entire chapter or body of text, the service initials are at the beginning of the chapter or text. Otherwise the initials are at the end of the applicable sentence.

This manual contains general information about certification for helicopter sling load and includes rigging procedures for:

single-point Wheeled Vehicle Loads;
Trailers With Mounted Generators;
Truck and Towed Combinations;
Howitzers and Weapons Systems;
Guided Missile Systems;
Engineer Equipment;
Liquid Containers;
Shelters;
Containers;
Radar and Satellite Equipment;
Generator Sets;
Wheeled Vehicles;
Trailers; and
Miscellaneous Equipment.
Each rigging procedure is found in a paragraph that includes a description of the load, materials required for rigging, and steps to complete the procedure. An applicability paragraph is also a part of each paragraph and identifies the certified loads.

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