DOCKING AND MOOBINQ*

15 You are coming up a river in a large steamer. How will you pi
alongside a wharf on your port side; you have the ebb
setting down on your starboard bow; no tugs ?
Steam up a little way ahead of my berth, keeping far enough out
to prevent the tide setting me heavily on to the wharf. Stop the engines,
Let go my off-shore anchor Get a line ashore from the port bow.
Slack away the cable and lay her gently alongside. If when coming
alongside she is inclined to bump her stern on the wharf, I should
remember that she will still answer the helm. Rudder to port
would tend to keep her stern off The rudder would be useful through-
out the whole ]ob of berthing her. When safely alongside, slack the
cable down and make her well fast.

16 You are about to enter a lock. Stream across the entrance.
ship will not answer her helm. What would you do?
Increase speed to get steerage way. Reduce again as soon as
possible. Come astern to check her if necessary.
Getting Under Way from Anchorage, Buoys, Wharves, etc.
17. What preparations would be necessary, and how would you get under
way, when lying at single anchor in an open roadstead?
Notify the engineers that steam for the main engines would be
required at a certain time. Have all hatches battened down, derricks
secured, and all deck fittings and gear prepared for sea. See that
steam was on the windlass and steering gear and that they were in
good working order. Put the helm over both ways. Test whistle
and engine room telegraphs, also other telegraphs and speaking tubes.
Have lead line handy and patent log ready for streaming. Charts out
and sailing directions handy. Officers and crew at their proper stations.
All shore people ashore. Search for stowaways. If at night see that
my navigation lights and all other necessary lights were ready. Get
under way by heaving the anchor up.
18. You are riding to two anchors in an open roadstead in bad weather.
How would you get under way?
Steam slowly ahead towards my anchors and heave in some of thb
cable on both of them. Screw one of my cables up, say the port one.
Sheer her over towards my starboard anchor which will now be the lee
one, and heave it right up, stopping my engines when necessary, as the