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Any descent with a load of more than 180 kg is considered to be a high load descent and
should be avoided.
The procedure of executing high load emergency descents (180 to 280 kg) from 150 m only
once exposes the equipment to very high load stress, and therefore a number of very
important precautions MUST be taken.
First of all, the line must be configured absolutely correctly on the device, as shown:
Either configured as the top mount or as the person-fitted layout, the correct line run is vital
to safe descent and must be subjected to intense training in order to be executed safely.
Secondly, it is equally important to maintain a constant descent speed throughout the entire
descent. Chock stop (panic stopping), which forms max speed descent ( 2 m/sec. +), will
cause chock load to the line and device, which can be critical and must be avoided.
If possible, high load descents must be avoided.
NOTE:
If the evacuation involves more than 2 persons, the heavy load descent (HLD) should be
executed as the last descent. This means that the persons doing the HLD must pay special
attention to which part of the line (right or left) they end up with as the rescue line.
Facing the device from behind (with the ID sticker) in a standard configuration, the rescue
line is the one coming out of the left slot of the casing.
If the HLD ends up with the opposite line being the "rescue line", it is important to remember
that the line now has to be configured laterally reversed over the casing of the device.
NOTE:
Remember that all twin descents require 20kN anchor points.
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