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Berthing and Unberthing

The ship approached the Port of Newark-Elizabeth with two harbor tugs assisting in maneuvering. The deck crew prepared mooring equipment and laid out ropes. As the ship neared the terminal, the aft station first paid out spring lines followed by outer and inner stern lines. Once all lines were tight, the winch brakes were closed and rat guards were tied to prevent animals from boarding the ship.

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Berthing and Unberthing

The ship approached the Port of Newark-Elizabeth with two harbor tugs assisting in maneuvering. The deck crew prepared mooring equipment and laid out ropes. As the ship neared the terminal, the aft station first paid out spring lines followed by outer and inner stern lines. Once all lines were tight, the winch brakes were closed and rat guards were tied to prevent animals from boarding the ship.

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D/C Mark Luis S.

Sedicol
MV Houston Bridge
IMO No. 9566382
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MOORING. Give a brief description of a berthing or unberthing operation involving your ship.

Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal


New Jersey, United States of America
26 October 2016

One hour prior arrival to the Port of Newark-Elizabeth, Captain Rodney E. Noronha advised the deck crew to
stand by in their respective mooring stations (forward and aft). The forward mooring station was under the Chief
Officer’s instruction with Boatswain, two ordinary seamen (OS), and two deck cadets, while the aft station was under
the Second Officer with Deck Instructor, two able-bodied seamen (AB) and three deck cadets including myself.
Moreover, at the bridge were the master, two pilots (who embarked the ship two hours before arrival to port), one
AB, third officer and fourth officer.
During that time, we assisted in preparing and testing of equipment such as the mooring winch. We pre-
operated the winch to test if it is working properly or not. We also helped in laying out the ropes which will be used to
moor the ship alongside a pier/terminal. The heaving line was also set aside together with the rat guards and some
messenger lines.
Thirty minutes after, two harbour tugs came to assist the vessel in manoeuvring, one in forward and the other
one in aft. Using the messenger line and the capstan, we were able to pick up the tug’s line safely.
While we were approaching the terminal, Capt. Noronha had a full and continuous update regarding what was
happening in each mooring station like the distance from other ship and anything that could affect the operation. We
were very keen and observant likewise.
There are several types of mooring arrangement used by ships, but our ship preferred the-------- mooring
arrangement. Specifically, we have four mooring winches both in forward and aft. One winch is for springlines and the
other three for headlines/sternlines.
This ship uses the four-two and five-two methods. Four-two means that there are four headlines and two spring
lines being used. On the other hand, five-two means five headlines and two spring lines.
For the aft station, the first lines that were paid out were the springlines followed by the outer sternlines. The
inner sternlines were the last to be paid out. Lastly, we checked that all lines were tight before closing the brakes of
the winches. We also tied rat guards on each line to prevent rats or stowaways to embark the ship.

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“K” Line Maritime Academy Philippines (KLMA Philippines)
D/C Mark Luis S. Sedicol
MV Houston Bridge
IMO No. 9566382
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Procedures during berthing operation

Laying out of the mooring ropes Preparing the materials

Paying out the lines Closing the brakes

Tying the rat guards

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“K” Line Maritime Academy Philippines (KLMA Philippines)

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