Mooring operations

M ooring operation is a general description for the following:

• Mooring the ship (on arrival)
• Unmooring the ship (on departure)

During mooring operations you will be standing on deck, assisting the rest of the crew with the mooring/unmooring.

Warning: During mooring operations, make sure that you never stand in the way of the mooring lines. If they break, it can cause a lot of damage and injuries to you or the ship!

Normally the ship is moored with:

• 2 headlines and 2 aft lines
• 1 fore spring and 1 aft spring

Depending on the situation or the weather, the captain can decide to put more lines ashore.

In image 37, you see the layout for the mooring lines.

Image 37: Mooring line layout

The captain will give the order, by VHF radio, which line has to go ashore first. The captain will also give orders, if it is necessary to make the lines tighter or to slack them.

Info: The lines prevent the ship from moving when alongside.

• Aft/headlines: these lines prevent the aft or forward of the ship to get of the berth
• Aft/fore spring: these lines prevent the ship from moving back-and-forth along the berth
• Breast line: these lines prevent the ship from moving away parallel to the berth

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