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A tug is to assist in docking an oceangoing vessel on a hawser. The greatest danger to the tug is __________.

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A tug is to assist in docking an oceangoing vessel on a hawser. The greatest danger to the tug is __________.

🔍 Key Concepts

• Tug handling on a hawser when assisting a larger vessel • How a tug can be tripped or capsized by the towline or ship’s movement • Relative motion between the tug, towline, and ship’s hull during docking maneuvers

💭 Think About

• When a tug is made up on a hawser, what happens if the ship changes speed or heading quickly while the tug is at an angle to the hawser? • Which situation could cause the tug to be pulled sideways or stern-first in a way that could capsize it? • Compare the risks: propeller wash, being overrun, hull contact, and towline forces. Which one is most likely to be suddenly catastrophic for the tug?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which option describes a situation that can capsize the tug due to towline forces, not just damage it. • Think about how a tug can end up with the towline at a dangerous angle relative to its centerline and direction of motion. • Focus on which hazard is both sudden and often fatal to the tug and crew, not just minor or manageable damage.

Question 1 of 27070

A tug is to assist in docking an oceangoing vessel on a hawser. The greatest danger to the tug is __________.

from the ship's propeller when making up aft

from being overrun if making up forward

hull damage while alongside passing a hawser

getting in a tripping position

Question 1 / 2707066636ee728f7522a1c518d1f

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A tug is to assist in docking an oceangoing vessel on a hawser. The greatest danger to the tug is __________.

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Question 1 of 27070

A tug is to assist in docking an oceangoing vessel on a hawser. The greatest danger to the tug is __________.