You are tending the lifeline of a man who entered a compartment using a breathing apparatus. How many tugs on the lifeline indicate the man should back out?
• Standard lifeline signal codes used with self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) or rescue breathing sets • Difference between signals for OK / advance, back out / retreat, and help/emergency • Why clear, pre-arranged tug signals are critical in confined space entry
• Think about which signal would be used when conditions inside are getting worse but the situation is not yet a full emergency—what instruction does the attendant give then? • How would you logically arrange tug signals so that the most urgent condition (immediate help) is clearly different from routine communication? • If one tug often means "Are you OK?" and the reply is another simple number of tugs, how might the patterns for "come out" and "send help" be made distinct?
• Review the standard fire service or shipboard SCBA lifeline tug code commonly taught for confined space entry • Make sure the signal for back out is different from the signal for immediate help • Confirm that the number you choose fits a logical sequence from routine communication to urgent/emergency signals
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