text: Chapter 13
  LOADINSPECTION
  13-31. All items to be loaded are inspected according to TM 4-48.09. For emergency purposes only, the
  pickup zone control party may maintain a parts box for on-the-spot corrections. Units are responsible for
  theserviceabilityandcorrectivemaintenanceoftheirownequipment.
  13-32. Loads with deficiencies are sent to a designated frustrated cargo area. Loads must remain in the
  frustratedareauntildeficienciesarecorrectedandtheloadsareinspectedagain.Noloadisallowedtoleave
  thefrustratedareawithoutpermissionfromthePZCO.
  LOAD STAGING
  13-33. Once a serial is complete, a chalk guide from the pickup zone control leads it into position on the
  pickupzone.Loadsarestaged inreversechalkorderbyserial accordingtothepickupzonediagram.
  13-34. Oncethechalkisstagedandinpickupzoneposture,thechalkleadershouldbriefhischalkon—
  (cid:122) Seatingarrangement.
  (cid:122) Loadingprocedures.
  (cid:122) Useofsafetybelts.
  (cid:122) In-flightprocedures.
  (cid:122) Off-loadingprocedures.
  SLING LOAD OPERATIONS
  13-35. Thethreephasesof a slingloadoperationare—
  (cid:122) Preparation and rigging. Loads are prepared and rigged according to TM 4-48.09 or unit
  standardoperatingprocedures.
  (cid:122) Inspection. A PathfinderSchoolgraduate,SlingLoadInspectorCertificationCoursegraduate, or
  an Air Assault School graduate in the rank of specialist and above is qualified to inspect and
  certifyeach load.Theindividualwho rigged theload cannotinspectthesame load.Thecontents
  oftheloadarerecordedon a DAForm7382.
  (cid:122) Slingloadoperation.Trainedgroundcrewshookuploads.
  SLINGLOADUNITS
  13-36. The three different elements involved in a sling load operation are the supported unit, the aviation
  unit, and the receiving unit. In an air assault, the supported unit and the receiving unit are the same. The
  responsibilitiesofeachelementareasdescribedbelow.
  (cid:122) Supportunitisresponsiblefor—
  Selecting,preparing,andcontrollingthepickupzone.
  (cid:132)
  Requisitioningalltheequipmentneededforslingloadoperations.
  (cid:132)
  Inspectingandmaintainingallslingloadequipment.
  (cid:132)
  Providing trained ground crews for rigging and inspecting, filing inspection forms,
  (cid:132)
  controllingaircraft,aircraftguides,hookinguploads,andclearingtheaircraftfordeparture.
  Providing load dispositions and instructions to the aviation unit for the sling load
  (cid:132)
  equipment.
  Verifyingtheloadweight(toincluderiggingequipment).
  (cid:132)
  (cid:122) Aviationunitisresponsiblefor—
  Establishingcoordinationwiththesupportedunit.
  (cid:132)
  Advisingthesupportedunitonloadlimitations.
  (cid:132)
  Advisingthesupportedunitsonthesuitabilityofselectedlandingzonesandpickupzones.
  (cid:132)
  Providingassistanceintherecoveryandreturnofslingloadequipment.
  (cid:132)
  Establishingsafetyproceduresand understandingofduties and responsibilitybetweenthe
  (cid:132)
  flightcrewandgroundcrew.
  (cid:122) Receivingunitisresponsiblefor—