🔍 Key Concepts

• Hip towing arrangement – how the tug is positioned alongside the tow • Names of lines by function and direction: breast, spring, backing, towing • Effect of a line running from the tug’s bow aft toward the tow on movement (ahead/astern, surge/hold in place)

💭 Think About

• Visualize the tug and tow side‑by‑side. From above, sketch a line that starts near the tug’s bow and runs diagonally aft to the tow – what motion does that line mostly control? • Which type of line is usually almost fore‑and‑aft (along the length of the vessels) rather than straight out from the side? • Which line type mainly prevents the tow from sliding forward or back along the tug, rather than just holding it close alongside?

✅ Before You Answer

• Confirm which line is primarily fore‑and‑aft between the vessels, not straight out abeam • Check which term is used for a line that mainly restrains fore‑and‑aft movement of the tow when hip towing • Eliminate any line names that are normally athwartships (side‑to‑side) rather than along the length of the vessels