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===Use of feet=== [[File:US Navy 081021-N-2183K-034 A Marine performs a fast-rope training exercise from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter onto the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5).jpg|thumb|upright|Fast-roper using his feet while descending to control his speed.]] In the U.S. Marine Corps, fast-ropers are trained to control the speed of descent by using their legs and feet in addition to their hands (instructors claim that some Marines have let go of their rope because their gloves became too hot, causing injury).{{citation needed|date=March 2014}} Deployment of around 25 fast-ropers onto a ship can take about 30 seconds.<ref name="marinesjournal" /> The British military advises against use of the feet as this can make the descent for following personnel more dangerous: boot polish or the leather of the boot can make the rope extremely slippery.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://classes.lt.unt.edu/Spring_2011/LTEC_3260_020/cdm0244/assignment4/csar.html |title=The U.S. Navy's Combat Search and Rescue Units |access-date=2017-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202070500/https://classes.lt.unt.edu/Spring_2011/LTEC_3260_020/cdm0244/assignment4/csar.html |archive-date=2017-02-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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