Mooring: Mooring Equipment MOORING: A Vessel Is Said To Be Moored When It Is Fastened To A

MOORING
OUTSIDE MACHINERY SPACES
Deck machinery Mooring Equipment (Windlass/Winches &

Capstan)
Cargo Handling equipment (Cranes, Davits)
Cargo Hatches
Stabilisers
Bow Thrusters
Survival equipment
Life Buoy
Life Jacket
Life Boats
Life rafts
MOORING EQUIPMENT
MOORING: A vessel is said to be moored when it is fastened to a

fixed object such as a bollard, pier, quay or the seabed, or to a floating
object such as an anchor buoy.
Mooring is often accomplished using thick ropes called mooring lines

or hawsers. The lines are fixed to deck fittings on the vessel at one
end, and fittings on the shore, such as bollards, rings, or cleats, on the
other end
A vessel can be made fast to any variety of shore fixtures from trees
and rocks to specially constructed areas such as piers and quays. The
word pier is used in the following explanation in a generic sense.
Mooring requires cooperation between people on the pier and on a

vessel. For larger vessels, heavy mooring lines are often passed to the
people on the shore by use of smaller, weighted heaving lines. Once
the mooring line is attached to the bollard, it is pulled tight. On large
1
ships, this tightening can be accomplished with the help of heavy
machinery called mooring winches or capstans.
A sailor tosses a heaving line to pass a mooring line to people on the shore.
For the heaviest cargo ships, more than a dozen mooring lines can be
required. Sailboats generally take 4 to 6 mooring lines.
MOORING WINCH
Electric motor / Steam / hydraulic powered.
Geared to give a high torque.
Multi speed with reversing facility.
CAPSTAN
A capstan is a vertical-axled rotating machine developed for use on

sailing ships to apply force to ropes, cables, and hawsers. The principle
is similar to that of the windlass which has a horizontal axle.
Modern capstans are powered electrically, hydraulically, steam,

pneumatically, or via an internal combustion engine. Typically, a
2
gearbox is used which reduces speed, relative to the prime mover, for
increased torque.
MOORING SCHEME
No. Name Purpose
Prevent backwards
1 Bow line
movement
2 Forward Breast line Keep close to pier
Prevent from
3 After Bow Spring line
advancing
Prevent from moving

4 Forward Quarter Spring line
back
5 Quarter Breast line Keep close to pier
Prevent forwards
6 Stern line
movement
3
DAVIT
A davit is a structure, usually made of steel, which is used to lower things

over an edge of a long drop off such as launching a lifeboat over the side of a
ship or loading and unloading of cargo in to and out of ship.
One davit is positioned on the ship side and the other over the cargo hold.
TYPES
Boat and life boat davit
CARGO HANDLING CRANES

A crane is a structure, usually made of steel, which is used to lower things to
and out of ship.
4
HATCH COVERS
COVERS THAT ARE USED TO CLOSE THE OPENINGS AND MAKE IT
WATER TIGHT
Two sets- One exposed to weather & the other below known as
Tween cover
Move on rollers along the rails fitted on to the coaming and

operated hydraulically.
COVERS THAT ARE USED TO CLOSE THE OPENINGS AND MAKE IT

WATER TIGHT
Hatch covers below weather deck are arranged flush with deck
and operated hydraulically.
Ship stabilizers
Bilge Keel: The bilge keel is an early 20th century predecessor. Although
not as effective at reducing roll, bilge keels are cheaper, easier to install, and
do not require dedicated internal space inside the hull
Fin Type: Fins mounted beneath the waterline and emerging laterally. In
contemporary vessels, they may be gyroscopically controlled active fins,
which have the capacity to change their angle to counteract roll caused by
wind or waves acting on the ship. These fins are generally retractable. They
provide the righting moment and higher the speed higher the moment. Used
5
in passenger ships for passenger comfort and in war ships for stability to
launch weapons.
STABIISERS FIN TYPE
Ship stabilizers are
Tank Type: Antiroll Tanks are tanks fitted on to Ships in order

to improve their response to roll motion. Antiroll tanks are tanks
within the vessel fitted with baffles intended to slow the rate of
water transfer from the port side of the tank to the starboard
side. The tank is designed such that a larger amount of water is
trapped on the higher side of the vessel. This is intended to have
an effect completely opposite to that of the free surface effect.
They can be broadly classified into Active and Passive Antiroll
tanks
These are passive stabilizers since acting is by gravity.
The tanks are athwart ship and called flumes.
BOW THRUSTERS
A bow thruster is a transversal propulsion device built into, or

mounted to, the bow of a ship to make it more maneuverable. Bow
thrusters make docking easier, since they allow the captain to turn the
vessel to port or starboard without using the main propulsion
mechanism which requires some forward motion for turning. A stern
thruster is of the same principle, fitted at the stern
Large vessels usually have one or more tunnels built into the bow
below the waterline. An impeller in the tunnel can create thrust in
either direction which makes the ship turn. Most tunnel thrusters are
driven by electric motors, but some are hydraulically powered. These
bow thrusters, also known as tunnel thrusters, may allow the ship to
dock without the assistance of tugboats, saving the costs of such
service. Ships equipped with tunnel thrusters typically have a sign
above the waterline over each thruster on both sides, a big white cross
in a red circle.
Tunnel thrusters increase the vessel's resistance to forward motion

through the water, but this can be mitigated through proper fairing aft
6
of the tunnel aperture (see below photo). Ship operators should take
care to prevent fouling of the tunnel and impeller, either through use of
a protective grate or by cleaning. During vessel design, it is important
to determine whether tunnel emergence above the water surface is
commonplace in heavy seas. Tunnel emergence hurts thruster
performance, and may damage the thruster and the hull around it.

Mooring: Mooring Equipment MOORING: A Vessel Is Said To Be Moored When It Is Fastened To A

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Mooring: Mooring Equipment MOORING: A Vessel Is Said To Be Moored When It Is Fastened To A

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Description:

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Mooring: Mooring Equipment MOORING: A Vessel Is Said To Be Moored When It Is Fastened To A

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

MOORING

OUTSIDE MACHINERY SPACES

Deck machinery Mooring Equipment (Windlass/Winches &

Cargo Handling equipment (Cranes, Davits)

MOORING: A vessel is said to be moored when it is fastened to a

Mooring is often accomplished using thick ropes called mooring lines

Mooring requires cooperation between people on the pier and on a

Electric motor / Steam / hydraulic powered.

Geared to give a high torque.

Multi speed with reversing facility.

A capstan is a vertical-axled rotating machine developed for use on

Modern capstans are powered electrically, hydraulically, steam,

No. Name Purpose

2 Forward Breast line Keep close to pier

Prevent from moving

5 Quarter Breast line Keep close to pier

A davit is a structure, usually made of steel, which is used to lower things

Boat and life boat davit

CARGO HANDLING CRANES

Move on rollers along the rails fitted on to the coaming and

COVERS THAT ARE USED TO CLOSE THE OPENINGS AND MAKE IT

STABIISERS FIN TYPE

Ship stabilizers are

Tank Type: Antiroll Tanks are tanks fitted on to Ships in order

These are passive stabilizers since acting is by gravity.

The tanks are athwart ship and called flumes.

A bow thruster is a transversal propulsion device built into, or

Tunnel thrusters increase the vessel's resistance to forward motion

You might also like