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Seamanship 1
Seamanship 1
Why the hull is important? It prevents ship from breaking into two even in more severe seas.
Capstan - Vertical axel rotating machine developed for use on a sailing ship to multiply the
pulling force of seaman when hauling ropes, cables and housers.
Alleyway- Vessel internal passageway in corridor and free from any obstacle for the safety of
the
Winch- a marine deck equipment device for handling wire or ropes and work by pulling the wire
or rope on a drum with a horizontal axis.
Hull deformation- Stresses from the external forces or stress caused by the waves.
Bulk Head- is a vertical structural partition diving a vessel interior various compartment for sren
and safety purposes
Why a ship needs a crane - For taking provision and stores aboard cargo.
Hard Eye Splice- Is soft eye with a timbale splice in I use to prevent unnecessary ware
Short Splice- Is used to join two ropes that are not require to pass through a block or any eye
fitting.
Chain Stopper- chain stopper holds the anchor while the ship is underway and guides the
chain during anchoring maneuvers. During anchoring, the chain stopper withstands the forces
from the anchor, so the anchor winch is protected
Eye Splice- Used for making a permanent eye at the end to the rope
Sheep Shank- it is expressed for temporarily shortening the bite of the rope without cutting it.
Marlene spike hitch- It is describe for securing a marline spike or hook into the bite of a rope.
Marline Hitch- It is describe lasing long bundles such as awning and hint
Rolling Hitch- it is expressed for securing a rope to another rope or spar weather there is a
strain either side prevents the rope from slipping
Figure of 8 knot - it is used to prevent a rope from unreving through an eye or block
Over Hand Knot- it is used on its own as stopper on the end of the rope to prevent it un laying.
Fairlead Roller- is a tool wood or iron that differ that is used to separate stance of rope or wire.
Fairlead Roller- its primary function is to reduce lateral load tension on the winch.
Anchor Stopper- A device to hold a dock or cable to prevent the anchor from running out
Deck Crane- use to lift and lower materials and also to move them horizontally.
Where mooring winches is mostly commonly located? Fore and after of the both side of the
ship.
Mooring- is a procedure to make fast the ship with a fixed or a floating object.
Mediterranean Mooring- - also known as “med mooring”, is a technique for mooring a vessel to
pier at a perpendicular angle.
Baltic Mooring- - is a combination mooring of a vessel alongside the berth which employs a
stern mooring shackled to the offshore anchor cable in the region of the “ganger length”.
Single Point Mooring- It is described to a floating buoy GT anchored offshore to allow handling
cargo.
Standing Mooring - The starboard anchor is let go and simultaneously port anchor heaved on.
Standing Mooring - This is practiced during cross winds. As the vessel is stopped the port
anchor is let go and with the tide around 9 shackles are paid out.
Running Mooring - The vessel’s starboard anchor is let go at a position approximately four to
five shackles from the final position of the bow and around 9 shackles paid out while moving
ahead on engines.
Running Mooring - This maneuver takes relatively short duration compared to Mediterranean
mooring and offers more control of the vessel.
Ship to Ship Mooring- Ship-to-Ship transfer means mooring two ships in parallel to transfer
cargo. During this operation, one of the ships may be anchored, or both of them in movement.
CBM Mooring- It is the same method can be used with multiple buoys
Multipoint Mooring – Is a mooring method that thw bow of the ship is secured using anchor
whereas the stern is secured around it
Back Splice – It is used for finishing the end of the rope which is not required to a rope to a
back or any fraying prevents the end for unlying
Pile Mooring – is a poles driven into the bottom of the water way with their tops above the
water vessels tie their mooring line to do or fore part to fix their position between this
piles
Permanent Anchor Mooring – This mooring are used instead of temporary anchors because
they have considerably more holding power cause his damage to marine environment
and are more convenient.
Head Line – describe to keep part of the ship against the dock
Bolo Line- is a naylon line with padded lidweight attached up and throwed from ship to ship or keel
to keel
Heaving line - a line thrown across to ship or pier to act as messenger for mooring lines
Movement – once anchoring is completed the stopper must be close on the chain to prevent