🔍 Key Concepts

• Towing operations require a line that will run out smoothly without kinks or snags • The way a hawser is laid out on deck affects how quickly and safely it can be paid out under heavy load • Difference between coiling, faking, and spooling a line or wire

💭 Think About

• Think about which method lets the hawser run out in a straight line with minimum chance of tangling when you take a strain for towing • Consider how wire or synthetic towing hawsers behave when they are coiled tightly versus laid out in long lengths • Ask yourself which option is most commonly used on tugboats to prepare a towing hawser for a quick emergency hookup

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which method keeps the hawser ready to run free in the direction of the tow • Check which option avoids introducing twist into the hawser as it is paid out • Confirm which deck layout is easiest for crew to walk out and shackle the bitter end without having to uncoil or unspool first