🔍 Key Concepts

• Mooring line names depend on where they are attached on the ship (bow, stern, quarter) and the direction they lead (forward or aft). • A "spring" line is used to prevent the ship from moving forward or backward along the dock. • Distinguish between lines leading from the bow, from the stern/quarter, and those that cross the ship’s middle area.

💭 Think About

• From which part of the ship is this line actually being worked: near the bow, near the stern/quarter, or strictly amidships? • Does the line, as described, act mainly to check the ship’s movement ahead or astern along the dock? • How do the names "head line," "spring," and "quarter" usually relate to their lead and attachment points?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify clearly that a spring line is named by the end of the ship it leads toward (bow or quarter/stern). • Confirm that head lines normally run from the bow toward the shore, generally leading forward, and are not usually called springs. • Match the described lead: from the after gang, making an angle with the dock, leading forward toward amidships — decide whether that better matches a bow‑type spring or a quarter‑type spring.