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    • Appendix 1 – Detail Sheets

    Date: Reason: Revision:
    Date:July 2024 Reason:IMCA internal audit update Revision:Rev. 2.5
    Date:May 2024 Reason:Update of lifting terminology per Information Note 1665 Revision:Rev. 2.4
    Date:December 2023 Reason:Page 2, headers, footers, detail sheets & document map updated; no change to content Revision:Rev. 2.3
    Date:August 2022 Reason:Aligning with guidance in IMCA LR001 / IMCA HSS022 / IMCA M194 Revision:Rev. 2.2
    Date:March 2022 Reason:Load test of lifting points on Man-Riding Basket/Bell (Detail Sheet 3) reduced from 1.5 times SWL to 1.25 times SWL Revision:Rev. 2.1
    Date:May 2024 Reason:Update of lifting terminology per Information Note 1665 Revision:Rev. 2.4
    Date:December 2023 Reason:Page 2, headers, footers, detail sheets & document map updated; no change to content Revision:Rev. 2.3
    Date:August 2022 Reason:Aligning with guidance in IMCA LR001 / IMCA HSS022 / IMCA M194 Revision:Rev. 2.2
    Date:March 2022 Reason:Load test of lifting points on Man-Riding Basket/Bell (Detail Sheet 3) reduced from 1.5 times SWL to 1.25 times SWL Revision:Rev. 2.1
    Date:December 2021 Reason:Updated to clarify any anomalies and bring the guidance into alignment with current industry good practice. Revision:Rev. 0.2
    Date:June 2014 Reason:Updated to incorporate equipment improvements and changed operating practices since first publication Revision:Rev. 0.1
    Date:February 1999 Reason:Initial publication Revision:Rev.

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