After 18 years offshore, last week off Aberdeen we set a 4-in 316L spool at 3 a.m — with spray freezing on our visors. What’s your way to keep dexterity and stick to LOTO, gas checks, and harness discipline when the deck’s pitching and the torque wrench is slick with brine?
I wrap the torque handle with hockey grip tape and stash it in a small heated tote between uses, then rotate thin merino liners under nitrile‑dipped cut gloves every 15 min — keeps dexterity when it’s “slick with brine.” For LOTO/gas, pencil on Tyvek tags and keep the meter under your shell so it stays warm and honest; do you stage a warmed spare meter at the hatch in case the sensors chill out?
@r_smith1988, any LOTO ice fixes? 3 a.m., I tether the torque wrench short and dab liquid chalk to gloves — test first.