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AIRCRAFT SAFETY
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Under-slung

loads

These loads comprise monsoon buckets and
cargo nets under helicopters for example.

Monsoon buckets

Monsoon buckets need to be well secured for safety and the
attachment meet the pilot in command’s satisfaction. Care must be
taken not to tangle the control cables or strops about landing skids.
A cargo hook with a quick release mechanism
activated by the pilot whilst in flight is required.

f MONSOON BUCKET SET UP. Aircraft is parked over a
target with the bucket in front. Hoses and strops must not
tangle the skids. Pilot and flight crew must endorse fitting.

Cargo nets

Some jobs require bulky cargo or goods to be transported which cannot
be loaded into the aircraft. This cargo may be transported in a cargo
net attached to a swivel, then to a strop, and then to the aircraft’s quick
release cargo hook (the swivel also gives the line some weight when no
load is attached which keeps the line away from the tail area).
Use of such cargo nets, approving and attaching them to the aircraft,
is best done by the pilot or flight crew unless other individuals are
authorised to do so. (Mandatory check.) Gear should be secured within
the cargo net so that it does not fall out in flight. Be careful with
shovels, axes and crow bars (Tape tools in bundles).