BASIC SEAMANSHIP

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BASIC SEAMANSHIP

• LINE HANDLING COMMANDS
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INTRODUCTIONTOCOMMANDSTOLINE HANDLERS3-3
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STAND BY YOUR LINES

• Man the lines, ready to cast off or let go.

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LET GO, OR LET GO ALL LINES

• Slack off smartly to permit those tending lines
  on the pier or another ship to cast off.

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SEND THE LINES OVER

• Pass the lines to the pier, place the eye over
  the appropriate bollard, but take no strain.

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TAKE LINE (ONE, TWO, ETC.) TO THE CAPSTAN

• Lead the end of the designated line to the
  capstan, take the slack out of the line, but take
  no strain.

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A simple CAPSTAN
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HEAVE AROUND ON LINE (ONE, TWO, ETC.)

• Apply tension on the line with the capstan.

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AVAST HEAVING

• Stop the capstan.

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HOLD WHAT YOUVE GOT

• Hold the line as it is.

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HOLD

• Do not allow any more line to go out.
• CAUTION
• This risks parting the line!

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CHECK

• Hold heavy tension on line, but render it (let it
  slip) as necessary to prevent parting the line.

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SURGE

• 1. Hold moderate tension on the line, but render
  it enough to permit movement of the ship.
• 2. This is used when moving along the pier to
  adjust position.

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DOUBLE UP

• Pass an additional bight on all mooring lines
  from the ship to the shore so that there are
  three parts of each mooring line fastened to the
  pier instead of only one part of each line.

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SINGLE UP

• Take in all bights and extra lines so that there
  remains only a single part of each of the normal
  mooring lines.

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CAST OFF ALL LINE

• 1. Used when secured with another ships lines
  in a nest.
• 2. Cast off the ends of the lines and allow the
  other ship to retrieve her lines.

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SHIFT

• 1. Used when moving a line along a pier.
• 2. Followed by a designation of which line and
  where it is to go
• a. Shift number three from the bollard to the
  cleat

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A 110 foot patrol boat off the coast of Florida