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What is used to help prevent damage to barges, locks, and landings when you are locking or landing a tow?

Question 1 of 27070

What is used to help prevent damage to barges, locks, and landings when you are locking or landing a tow?

🔍 Key Concepts

• How to protect hulls and structures from impact when a tow makes contact with a lock wall or landing • Common river-towing term for cushioning gear placed between the tow and a structure • Which option sounds like a specialized piece of equipment vs a general phrase

💭 Think About

• When a tow comes alongside a lock wall or landing, what physical items are actually placed between the steel barge and the concrete/steel structure to absorb the impact? • Look at each choice: which ones are truly impact‑absorbing devices versus line-handling methods or generic terms? • Which term would a river pilot or towboat deckhand actually use in everyday speech for this protective cushioning?

✅ Before You Answer

• Make sure the choice refers to an object that provides a soft or sacrificial buffer between metal and concrete, not a line or maneuvering technique. • Ask yourself: is this term commonly heard in inland towing/lock operations jargon? • Eliminate any options that sound more like dock furniture or structural parts rather than removable protection hung or rigged on the tow.

Question 1 of 27070

What is used to help prevent damage to barges, locks, and landings when you are locking or landing a tow?

Possums (fenders)

Springers

Dock cushions

Landing bars