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You are making mooring lines fast to bitts, stern to, as in some Mediterranean ports. A swell is liable to make the vessel surge. How should you tie up?

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You are making mooring lines fast to bitts, stern to, as in some Mediterranean ports. A swell is liable to make the vessel surge. How should you tie up?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Surging motion at the berth and how different line materials respond to shock loads • Differences in elasticity between wire rope, manila, and synthetic fiber lines • Why mixing stiff (low stretch) and elastic (high stretch) lines in the same load path can be risky

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• Which type of line can best absorb the repeated shock loads from a swell without parting or tearing fittings out of the deck? • If the ship surges back and forth, what happens if some lines stretch a lot and others hardly stretch at all? How will the load be shared? • Think about where you would most want elasticity (give) and where stiffness might still be acceptable on the stern and quarters.

✅ Before You Answer

• Compare the stretch characteristics of wire vs synthetic vs manila under load • Decide whether using only low‑stretch lines is smart when you expect frequent shock loading from swell • Consider whether mixing very stiff and very elastic lines on the same lead can cause one set of lines or fittings to take nearly all the load during surging

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Question 1 of 2066636ee728f7522a1c51804b

You are making mooring lines fast to bitts, stern to, as in some Mediterranean ports. A swell is liable to make the vessel surge. How should you tie up?

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You are making mooring lines fast to bitts, stern to, as in some Mediterranean ports. A swell is liable to make the vessel surge. How should you tie up?

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