You are tending the lifeline of a person who has entered a compartment wearing a breathing apparatus. How many tugs of the lifeline mean "Are you all right"?
• Standard lifeline tug signals used when tending someone in a confined space or compartment • Difference between a question signal ("Are you all right?") and an emergency signal ("Help me out NOW") • Why simple, easy-to-count patterns are used for critical safety communications
• Think about which signal pattern would be least likely to be confused with an emergency or distress signal • Consider which signal is commonly reserved for immediate danger or "take me out at once" • Ask yourself which number of tugs is easy to repeat regularly as a check-in without causing alarm
• Verify what tug pattern is typically used for emergency / haul me out immediately • Verify which pattern is used for I am all right or routine communication, so you don’t mix it with the question signal • Make sure the chosen number of tugs would be clearly distinct from both the emergency signal and the normal "I’m OK" reply
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