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When a tug is pulling on a hawser at right angles to the ship, and the pilot wants to come ahead or astern on the ship's engine, which action should the pilot take care to avoid?

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When a tug is pulling on a hawser at right angles to the ship, and the pilot wants to come ahead or astern on the ship's engine, which action should the pilot take care to avoid?

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• Effect of a tug pulling at right angles to a ship on a hawser (lateral force vs ship’s headway/astern way) • How a ship’s own engine use (ahead/astern) can change tension on the hawser and affect control • Risks associated with combining tug lateral pull and excessive ship speed

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• If the tug is pulling at right angles to the ship, what is the tug mainly trying to achieve for the ship (change in heading or change in speed)? • How does increasing the ship’s speed ahead or astern affect the effectiveness of the tug’s sideways pull and the load on the towline? • Which of the listed options describes a condition that could quickly reduce tug control and increase risk during this maneuver?

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• Identify which option relates to controlling the ship’s speed rather than direction or towline tension alone • Consider which situation would make it hardest for the tug to keep the ship under control while pulling at right angles • Ask: in practice, what do pilots try hardest to avoid when using a tug sideways and applying engine power — loss of tug effectiveness or excessive strain from ship’s own motion?

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Question 1 of 2066636ee728f7522a1c518d31

When a tug is pulling on a hawser at right angles to the ship, and the pilot wants to come ahead or astern on the ship's engine, which action should the pilot take care to avoid?

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When a tug is pulling on a hawser at right angles to the ship, and the pilot wants to come ahead or astern on the ship's engine, which action should the pilot take care to avoid?

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