TM 55-1945-10-4
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ASSEMBLE PIERHEAD TO CAUSEWAY
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Place the hands on top or on the outside of ropes/lines so that in an emergency the
lines can be released quickly to preclude being pulled into the equipment. Failure to
observe these precautions could result in serious injury or death.
1.
Maneuver and assemble intermediate sections and combination beach/sea end section together end to end, using
warping tugs, ropes/lines, flush turn tubes and lift lugs so tapered surfaces of male and female shear connectors
mate together in general alignment.
2.
Rotate and pull chute bolts (7) to unlocked position.
3.
Lift guillotine plates (8).
4.
Using crowbar (9) push each flexor connector (10) from left rake end into corresponding pocket of right end rake
until guillotine plates (8) are aligned with the flexor connector slots (10).
P IE R H E A D
CAUSEW AY W ITH
BEACH/SEA END
8
9
7
11
10
