LEAVING THE DOCKLEAVING THE DOCK KOLEGIJ: ENGLESKI JEZIK 2KOLEGIJ: ENGLESKI JEZIK 2

PROFESOR:Bisera Plani

Basic termsBasic terms

Dock Pilot slack water River Pilot single uptug-boat make fast

slack away

let gocast offhaul in / heave inhold onheave onkeep tightened

In the docks In the docks --

Dock Pilot: Avoids other shipping and makes allowance for the Dock Pilot: Avoids other shipping and makes allowance for the

transverse thrust of the screw and the wind.transverse thrust of the screw and the wind.-- The River Pilot: Must think of tides and currents as well.The River Pilot: Must think of tides and currents as well.

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Before manoBefore manoeeuvring, it is important to get to know the ship and uvring, it is important to get to know the ship and her characteristics (engine, draught, manoher characteristics (engine, draught, manoeeuvring ability, effect of uvring ability, effect of the screw etc.)the screw etc.)--

BBeforeefore

the Pilot comes aboard the ship, the Master or the Officer the Pilot comes aboard the ship, the Master or the Officer

of the Watchof the Watch

(OOW) has to tell the officers in charge of the Fore (OOW) has to tell the officers in charge of the Fore and After (Mooring) Station to single up. Under their control thand After (Mooring) Station to single up. Under their control the e ratings then cast off all but the essential mooring ropes (linesratings then cast off all but the essential mooring ropes (lines) so ) so that the vessel is singled up aft and singled up forward. that the vessel is singled up aft and singled up forward.

Before the pilot comes aboard the ship, Fore and After Mooring stations need to single up.

Equipment must be checked before leaving the dock, hatches must be closed, and the derricks lowered.

It must be ensured that there are no obstacles that could foul the rudder or propeller.

The Master should be adept at the handling of ships in enclosed waters.

The knowledge of local conditions is very important (tides, winds, currents...)

Availability of aids to berthing and leaving, such as buoys and dolphins, also have an effect on the choice of methods to be used.

The best time to berth or leave is at slack water. If however, there is a tide or current running, the vessels stem should be turned into it. This is called stemming the tide or current

The procedures for getting away from the dockside differ according to whether the ship is stem on to the tide or stern on

to the tide.

Leaving Berth (Portside to)

1. Single up to forward backspring.-

Slow ahead2. Stop engines, half astern, let go backspring3. Stop engines, full ahead.

Leaving Berth Starboard Side to

1.

Slow ahead. Slack away breast line.

2. Stop engines -

slow astern. Let go spring

check breastline.

3. Stop engines, let go breastline. Full ahead.

ReferencesReferences

Boris Pritchard: Maritime

English

1, kolska knjiga, Zagreb

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