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As it pertains to a "constant-tension" mooring winch, what statement is true?

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As it pertains to a "constant-tension" mooring winch, what statement is true?

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• Constant-tension winch basic purpose – keeping mooring line tension within a safe, preset range automatically • Difference between rendering (paying out/slacking) and recovering (hauling in) line • What powers the motion – prime mover (motor/hydraulics) vs. brake action

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• Think about why a ship would use a constant-tension winch in a tidal berth or when passing traffic causes surging: should it only slack, only heave in, or do both to keep tension steady? • Consider what happens when line tension goes above the safe limit and when it goes below it. In each case, what should the winch do to maintain roughly constant tension? • Look for the choice that best describes an automatic system actively maintaining tension, not just a simple brake releasing under overload.

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• Check which options mention both rendering and recovering and ask yourself if a true constant-tension system needs both functions to keep tension nearly constant. • Verify which options use the prime mover (motor/hydraulics) rather than relying only on a brake releasing under high load. • Eliminate any option that would allow tension to drift too high or too low without a way to correct it in the opposite direction.

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As it pertains to a "constant-tension" mooring winch, what statement is true?

A constant-tension mooring winch is set to automatically render and recover mooring line using the prime mover when the mooring line tension varies outside of narrow preset adjustable tension limits.

A constant-tension mooring winch is set to automatically recover, but not render, mooring line using the prime mover when the mooring line tension varies below a certain preset tension.

A constant-tension mooring winch is set to automatically render, but not recover, mooring line using the prime mover when the mooring line tension varies above a certain preset tension.

A constant-tension mooring winch is set to automatically render, but not recover, mooring line using the brake when the mooring line tension varies above certain preset tension.

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Question 1 / 205eccef9cbacbc34ba4d45af3

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As it pertains to a "constant-tension" mooring winch, what statement is true?

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As it pertains to a "constant-tension" mooring winch, what statement is true?

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