Bossman

Who is responsible for the establishment, administration, and direction of an inspection and maintenance program for the towers under their jurisdiction.

A channel of clearly fixed responsibility for tower inspection and maintenance shall be established from _____

Since differences in tower designs, materials, age, local environment, and previous maintenance are some of the factors of the inspection and maintenance program, standards shall be established by the

____is a primary consideration to which all Coast Guard personnel must devote their complete attention whenever they are climbing a tower or are in the immediate vicinity of atower of any height.


 

All personnel engaging in construction, maintenance, repair or inspection shall use _____________when working on any Coast Guard tower.

A safety helmet is required to be worn by any person within the tower drop zone, which is an area whose radius is ____________ and centered on the tower axis.

The _________ has the authority to administer the Tower Climber Certification program for all units within its area of responsibility (AOR).

All Personal Protective Equipment used must meet the standards of

Personal Fall Arrest Systems consist at minimum of______

All connecting hardware must have a minimum tensile strength of______

The working load limit is equal to the combined ____ and _____ weight. Generally, the working load limit for a full body harness is ____ pounds.

Each piece of equipment shall be inspected for wear, damage, and other deterioration before each use, and defective components shall be immediately _____ from service and ________.

Use of a safety climb device requires that you keep _____ points of contact with the structure.

What are the Five rescue techinques?

NDGPS and DGPS shall ______ climbed under any circumstanceswhile energized

The servicing CEU should maintain a complete file for each tower or antenna system containing:

What are the four inspection categories for towers?

This category of responsibility includes policy development, technical assistance to support CEUs, MLCs and other units involved with the tower program.

This is the primary level ofresponsibility and rests with the CEU.

Inspection on a ______is the most effective way to protect the Coast Guard's investment in towers.

Typically ESUs, Groups and some elements of MLC staff fall into this category depending on the tower function.

Because of seasonal storm cycles, antenna systems should be carefully inspected ________

The ability of the inspector to detect _____and to recognize _____ is of paramount importance.

Considering their full time availability, station personnel should be used to the maximum possible extent for _______ inspections.