Anchoring, berthing, leaving berth and underway

When things go wrong.....

In the roads.

Vessels at anchor in the roadstead,
waiting for

Anchoring: SMCP

. We are going to drop sb anchor.

“We will

Heaving anchor: SMCP

. We are going to heave anchor.

“We will

Berthing

When things have gone wrong.......

Ships are made fast to bollards by headlines, sternlines, breastlines and

. Keep tension on the springs.

“Keep the springs tight”.

. Fasten the

To prevent the hawser or spring from being
fouled, the line

Leaving berth

When leaving berth, the first orders are:

“Ready to get underway;

When the vessel is due to leave,
casting-off orders are given by

s

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Casting off the headline:

”Slack away the headline!”

“Heave away the headline!”

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Sequence of casting-off: from stem to stern.

“Single up fore and aft!”

“Let go your headline!”

Vessel has been singled up

“Slack away headline;
heave

“Let go your fore spring!”

“Slack away fore spring;
heave away fore

“Let go your aft spring!”

“Let go your breast line!”

“Slack away aft

”Let go your sternline!”

“Slack away sternline!”
heave away sternline!”

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Leaving berth

Finished casting off:

“Finished with manoeuvring station!”

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Leaving berth

“Propeller clear! “Starboard fifteen - dead slow ahead!”

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Leaving berth

“Midships, slow ahead!”

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Underway

“Half ahead; steady as she goes!”

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Underway

“Full ahead!”

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Underway

OOW

Helmsman

gives helm order:
steer 182 degr. port side;

repeats order:

and indicates when the

The helmorder “Ease her!” is given to reduce
the amount of

After an alteration of course the wheel order
(or helm order)

The helmorder “Meet her!” is given stop the swing
of the

"Steady as she goes"

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The order “Steady as she goes”