GETTING   UNDER  WAY

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Another way would be to heave in some of the cable, go slowly ahead
passing the anchor on my port side with rudder to port and keeping
a httle strain on the cable, steam slowly round the anchor until I was
heading down the river Stop the engines, lift the anchor, and proceed.
23   You are lying in a tideway moored to two anchors.   How would yov
get under way?
Pay out on the cable ahead of me and drop back and pick up the
anchor I am not riding to. I could then steam ahead to ease the strain
on the cable and windlass and heave the other anchor up. I am then
"under way."
24. How would you get under way when lying alongside a wharf head
down a river on the flood tide?
Keep a good backsprmg fast from my inside quarter, also a forward
breastrope. Take in all my other moorings. When ready, let go my
forward breastrope and haul it in The tide on iny inside bow will
cant her head out. Go ahead on my engines, heave away on my after
backspring, finally letting it go and hauling it in (Fig 5).

 

Fig. 5

Fig. 6.

25. How would you get under way from a wharf when lying head to tide,
your off-shore anchor being down and bearing 2 or 3 points
on the bow?
Bun a good headline out from my inside bow on to the wharf,
keep a good forward breastrope out and take in all my other moorings.
When all ready, let go my breastrope and haul it in. Ease away on
my headline and *et the ship swing out from the wharf and lie to the
anchor (Position 2, Fig. 6). Haul my headline in. Heave the anchor up,