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A tow of 9 barges is made up three abreast by three long. The towboat is faced up to the last barge of the center string. What is the name of the outer two strings of barges?

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A tow of 9 barges is made up three abreast by three long. The towboat is faced up to the last barge of the center string. What is the name of the outer two strings of barges?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Tow configuration terminology used on inland river tows • How a towboat "faces up" to a center string of barges • Traditional names for outer rows of barges in a multi‑barge tow

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• Visualize the tow from above: three barges across, three long. Name each string from port to starboard and think about what mariners commonly call the ones not in the middle. • Ask yourself: when a pilot gives orders to add or cut barges on the outside of the tow, what standard term is used on the river for those outside strings? • Consider which choice sounds like an established, specific towing term, rather than just a descriptive phrase a non‑mariner might invent.

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• Make sure the term you pick is something you could reasonably hear in inland towing communications (radio, face‑up orders, tow makeup). • Eliminate any option that sounds like it only describes direction (left/right) instead of the function or position in the tow makeup. • Check that the term you choose clearly distinguishes the center string from the two strings on either side.

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Question 1 of 2066636ee728f7522a1c518c7c

A tow of 9 barges is made up three abreast by three long. The towboat is faced up to the last barge of the center string. What is the name of the outer two strings of barges?

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A tow of 9 barges is made up three abreast by three long. The towboat is faced up to the last barge of the center string. What is the name of the outer two strings of barges?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Tow configuration terminology used on inland river tows • How a towboat "faces up" to a center string of barges • Traditional names for outer rows of barges in a multi‑barge tow

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