Ship Manoeuvring

Preface
Introduction

Part 1 Theoretical introduction

1. Key terms at operational level
1.1 Forces working on ships
1.2 Fluid mechanics
1.3 Operational aspects of propellers
1.4 Operational aspects of rudders
1.5 Hull resistance
1.6 Ships’ movements, definitions

2. Key terms at management level
2.1 Propeller-rudder-hull interaction
2.2 Ships’ turning points

Part 2 Operational level

3. Manoeuvrability
3.1 The turning circle
3.2 Stopping distance
3.3 Course stability
Turning moment on ships

4. External influences on manoeuvrability
4.1 Influences of wind and current
4.2 The effects of shallow waters
4.3 Bank effects

5. The anchoring gear
5.1 Anchors’ holding power
5.2 Preparing the anchor
5.3 Procedure for lowering the anchor
5.4 Deep water anchoring
5.5 Going anchor up
5.6 Making the anchoring gear ready for sea

6. The mooring gear
6.1 General
6.2 Types of lines and their use
6.3 Lines’ names and functions
6.4 Safety aspects
6.5 Forces on lines and mooring gear at various angles of incidence
6.6 Making the mooring gear ready for sea
6.7 Testing the winches’ band brake
6.8 Loss of pull on the winch

7. The pilot’s ladder
7.1 Requirements for pilot’s ladders
7.2 Procedure for taking pilots on board

8. Man overboard
8.1 General
8.2 Procedure

Part 3 Management level

9. Passage planning
9.1 The importance of planning
9.2 Making the ship ready to manoeuvre before departure
9.3 Ship’s preparation for calling at a pilot station
9.4 Approaching the pilot station
9.5 Taking the pilot on board

10. Manoeuvring in river mouths, rivers and confined waters
10.1 Safe speeds
10.2 Choice of course
10.3 Manoeuvring round bends
10.4 Turning around in narrow channels
10.5 Navigating narrow channels with tug assistance

11. Turning techniques
11.1 Determining the turning circle and the wheel-over point
11.2 Method of constant rotation
11.3 Monitoring the course when turning
11.3.1 Planning turns when current is present
11.3.2 Calculating distance D with current present

12. Manoeuvring in shallow waters
12.1 General
12.2 Increasing a turning circle
12.3 Changes to course stability
12.4 Stopping distances in shallow waters
12.5 Increase in draught (squat)
12.6 Increased draught due to rolling and pitching

13. Ship-ship interaction
13.1 Ships passing in opposite directions
13.2 Overtaking ships
13.3 Small ships overtaking

14. The use of means of manoeuvring
14.1 Possibilities and limitations of various types of rudder
14.2 Manoeuvring ships with a single propeller
14.3 Manoeuvring ships with twin propellers
14.4 Manoeuvring with azimuth propulsion
14.4.1 Forces at work when using azimuth systems

15. Mooring and unmooring
15.1 Mooring and unmooring using conventional means of manoeuvring
15.2 Mooring and unmooring with twin propellers
15.3 Mooring and unmooring using azimuth propulsion
15.4 Mooring and unmooring with the aid of tugs
15.5 Dry docking

16. Tugboat assistance
16.1 General
16.2 Conventional tugs
16.3 Tractor tugs
16.4 Azimuth Stern Drive
16.4.1 Forces at work on a conventional bow tug
16.4.2 Forces at work on an ASD stern tug
16.4.3 Donkey behaviour

17. Anchoring
17.1 Planning
17.2 Execution
17.3 Controlling drift and ground speed
17.4 Anchoring with two anchors
17.5 Clearing the anchors

18. Manoeuvring in adverse weather conditions
18.1 General
18.2 Measures to take in heavy seas
18.3 Emergency manoeuvres

19. Coming to the aid of other ships or planes in distress
19.1 General
19.2 Picking up drowning victims

20. Manoeuvring in polar regions
20.1 General
20.2 Terminology of the various types of ice
20.3 Ships’ ice classification
20.4 Information on board
20.5 General points of consideration
20.6 Manoeuvring through ice without an icebreaker
20.7 Loss of stability

21. Navigation in traffic separation schemes
21.1 General
21.2 Choice of trajectory

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