Tug use in port - CAP 3

Tug use in port - CAP 3

1. 3.1 - Introduction

   • Giving steering assistance and controlling ship's speed
   • Compensating/or wind and current during transit while a ship has speed
   • Controlling transverse speed towards a berth while compensating for wind and current during mooring! unmooring operations

2. 3.2 - Assisting methods

   • 3.2.1 Assisting methods in use
     • Tugs alongside during approach to the berth and pushing or push-pull while mooring
     • Forward tug alongside and aft tug on a line during approach towards a berth and push-pull while mooring
     • Tugs towing on a line during transit towards a berth and while mooring
     • Tugs towing on a line during approach towards a berth and push-pull while mooring
     • Combinations of the above systems
   • 3.2.2 Relationship between type of tug and assisting method

3. 3.3 Tug assistance in ice

   • 3.3.1 Introduction
   • 3.3.2 Types of ship for manoeuvring in ice
   • 3.3.3 Preparation before berthing or unberthing
   • 3.3.4 Thgs and tug assistance
   • 3.4.4 Berthing in ice
   • 3.4.5 Unberthing in ice
   • 3.4.6 Safety of tugs in ice