589/ Anchor Handling and Towing Operations Procedure / 992
A
nc
h
or
H
andlin
g
and To
w
in
g
O
p
erations
P
rocedure
BOS-
P
RD-2
6
.900
6
14
a
)
E
mer
g
ency
p
re
p
aredness
b
e
f
ore To
w
:
-
A
S
pare
S
tretcher
+
pennant
shall
be
f
i
tted
and
ready on
the emergency
tow w
i
re or
on
the wor
k
w
i
re
.
N
ota
:
T
he
tow
i
ng w
i
re
on
the
storage drum
cannot
be
ass
i
m
il
ated as
emergency
tow
i
ng w
i
re
.
-
Connect
i
ng
ropes
,
shac
kl
es
,
and
/or
li
ft
i
ng
gear
necessary
to
comp
l
ete
the
emergency
tow
are
i
dent
i
f
i
ed
and
ready on dec
k.
-T
he
Wi
re
l
oc
k,
se
i
z
i
ng w
i
re
,
degreaser
and
soc
k
et
i
n
spare w
i
th
cert
i
f
i
cate
shall
be ava
il
ab
l
e
.
-
A
ll
crewmembers
are
to be made aware of
the
i
r
dut
i
es
i
n
case
of
an emergency
.
b)
Recovery o
f
To
w
Line
-O
ff
i
cer
of
watch
to
ca
ll
Master
to
br
i
dge
and
ensure
appropr
i
ate
amount
of
off
-
watch
personne
l
are
summoned
for
ass
i
stance
.
-O
ff
i
cer
at
the br
i
dge
to
ensure proper
dec
k
wor
k
coord
i
nat
i
on wh
il
e
Master
i
s maneuver
i
ng
the
vesse
l.
-D
ec
k i
s
to be
c
l
ear
of
personne
l
dur
i
ng
recovery
.
-
H
i
gh
speed
gear
to be used on
tow
i
ng w
i
nch
to
recover
li
ne between
tow
i
ng
p
i
ns
.
-
Vesse
l
to
stay
i
n
v
i
c
i
n
i
ty of
the
towed un
i
t
for
tow
li
ne
re
-
dep
l
oyment
.
c
)
De
p
loyment o
f Sp
are To
w
in
g
E
q
ui
p
ment
-S
pare
pennant
and
stretcher
pre
-
connected
on Emergency
T
ow w
i
re
or
W
or
ki
ng w
i
re
should
pre
-
arranged
on one
s
i
de of
the ma
i
n dec
k
pr
i
or
to beg
i
nn
i
ng of mov
i
ng
.
-T
he messenger
rope
to
be
connected on pennant
for
pass
i
ng
the
tow
.
-
Have
a
throw
i
ng
li
ne apparatus
ready
i
f
necessary
.
-
Conf
i
rmat
i
on
to be made
that
the
towed
un
i
t has
c
l
eared bro
k
en pennant
or
B
r
i
d
l
e
.
-T
he
Vesse
l
Master
has
to
pos
i
t
i
on
the
vesse
l
c
l
ose
to
the
towed
un
i
t
when
a
ll
part
i
es
are
ready to
reestab
li
sh
the
tow
li
ne
.
d
)
Re-esta
b
lis
h
in
g
t
h
e To
w
-T
he
root
causes
of
the
tow
-li
ne
fa
il
ure
should
be
an
e
x
cess
i
ve
wear
due
to
tens
i
on
,
bad
weather
or/and
contact w
i
th
the
stern
ro
ll
er
.
-
Add
i
t
i
ona
l
precaut
i
ons
shall
be
ta
k
en
to
reduce
the
tens
i
on
on
the
new
tow
li
ne
such
as
a
change
i
n
head
i
ng
,
decrease
the p
i
tch and add
i
ng at
regu
l
ar
i
nterva
l
s
l
ength
to
the
tow
li
ne
.
Ensure
suff
i
c
i
ent
l
ength
of
tow
i
ng
w
i
re
i
n
re
l
at
i
on
to
the
weather
.
Mon
i
tor
depth
,
tow
i
ng
route
and
tow
i
ng
speed
.
S
horten
the
l
ength
of
the
tow
li
ne when
tow
i
ng w
i
th
reduced power
i
n
sha
ll
ow water
or
fa
i
rway
.
4.1.11.2
E
lectrical
P
o
w
er or Mac
h
inery
P
ro
p
ulsion
f
ailure
wh
ilst to
w
in
g
.
I
n
th
i
s
s
i
tuat
i
on
the
vesse
l i
s
i
n emergency
s
i
tuat
i
on and
the
emergency procedure
shall
be
fo
ll
owed
.
I
n
case
on
mach
i
nery
propu
l
s
i
on
fa
il
ure
,
the
vesse
l
has
to
fo
ll
ow
i
n
f
i
rst
the
emergency
mach
i
nery
propu
l
s
i
on
fa
il
ure procedure
.
I
n
case
on ma
i
n
e
l
ectr
i
ca
l
power
fa
il
ure
,
the
vesse
l
has
to
fo
ll
ow
i
n
f
i
rst
the ma
i
n
and
emergency
e
l
ectr
i
ca
l
power
fa
il
ure
procedure
.
I
f
the
s
i
tuat
i
on
becomes
cr
i
t
i
ca
l i
t
shall
be
necessary
accord
i
ng
the
Vesse
l
Master
dec
i
s
i
on
to
cut
the
tow
-
li
ne
.
T
he
tow
w
i
re
w
ill
be
under
tens
i
on
when
re
l
eased
,
creat
i
ng
an
e
x
treme
l
y
hazardous
cond
i
t
i
on
.
A
ll
non
-
essent
i
a
l
personne
l
must evacuate
the area
to prevent
ser
i
ous
i
n
j
ury
.
As
cutt
i
ng
i
s
e
x
treme
l
y
hazardous
,
precaut
i
ons
should
be
ta
k
en
to
prevent
wh
i
pp
i
ng
,
and
the
w
i
re
should
be
se
i
zed on both
s
i
des
of
the
i
ntended
cut
.
F
or
cutt
i
ng
tow
li
ne
,
the
o
x
y
-
acety
l
ene
e
q
u
i
pment
i
s
the most
sat
i
sfactory
.
Personne
l
safety
i
s
paramount
i
n
cutt
i
ng any member
of
the
tow assemb
l
y
,
therefore
,
every effort
should
be made
to
reduce
the
tens
i
on
. T
h
i
s
i
s
part
i
cu
l
ar
l
y
true
for
cutt
i
ng w
i
re
and synthet
i
c
li
nes
. T
he
greater
i
s
the
d
i
stance
between
the
person
do
i
ng
the
cutt
i
ng
and
the
cutt
i
ng
po
i
nt
,
the
greater
i
s
the
safety
factor
. S
e
i
z
i
ng
a w
i
re
hawser
on
both
s
i
des
of
the
Vers
i
on
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of
O
perat
i
ons
.
Approved
by:
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of
O
perat
i
ons
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li
dated by:
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li
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epresentat
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