H-in-a-circle symbol on a passenger ferry boat deck

Rather off topic, but someone might know...

I'm familiar with a large "H", usually inside a circle, painted on the ground, to signify a helicopter landing pad.

But what is the significance of this symbol, about three feet in diameter, on the deck of a passenger ferry boat? I saw one today: three-foot diameter solid yellow disc painted on the red-brown deck, with "H" in deck colour inside, almost filling the disc. Given that this was a small inter-island passenger ferry in the Orkneys, that the circle was only three feet in diameter and that it was right next to the side of the boat, I imagine that it wasn't for landing a mini-helicopter :-) So what *was* it there for? I'm intrigued.

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NY
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Maybe the best "winching point" clear of overhead or other nearby obstructions should anyone need airlifting off the deck? Just a guess.

Tim

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Tim+

Location to put the stretcher of the afflicted / injured so that they can be winched off?

Dunno.

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Adrian Caspersz

Bigger than yours (and no H) but I'm sure the circle is marking a safe winching point.

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Tim+

I don't suppose I should say "fire hydrant"!

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Bob Eager

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