Task: The rescue team shall establish winch skills and competencies that can be used when responding to incidents with a vehicle that has a rescue winch. In Part 1 of our Winch Operations Skills ...

Topic: Winching with a snatch block and components Objective: Understand critical aspects of winching operations when using a snatch block tool in a rigging system Task: The rescue team shall apply a ...

For decades, barge owners and operators had no reason to think twice about their rigging. There were only a few choices when it came to winches, and there were ratchets as well. Because of the ...