ANCHORING AND MOORING 321
32 You a"e coming up a river on the flood, how would you make an
ordinary moor? You want 60 fathoms on the port anchor and
45 on the starboard one.
Round her to and stem the tide. Steam slowly up into the right
position, stop the engines, and as soon as she goes astern over the
ground let go the port anchor. Slack away freely at first, gradually
checking her until 1 had 105 fathoms out, when the ship being held by
the port anchor I should let go the starboard one. Pay out to 4:5 on the
starboard anchor and heave in 45 on the port one. Should use the
engines to ease the strain on the cable as I hove in.
33. How would you make a running moor under the same conditions?
Round her to and stem the tide. Work her into the right position
and let go my port anchor while steaming slowly up against the tide.
Stop the engines when necessary, slacking away on the cable until
I had 105 fathoms out. The ship should then be stationary over the
ground with the port anchor astern of her and the cable in a straight
line along the bottom As soon as she begins to drop back with the
tide, let go the starboard anchor, pay out gently to 45 fathoms, at
the same time heaving in 45 on the port one.
34. How would you make a running moor with the tide finishing up with
60 fathoms on the port anchor and 45 on the starboard one?
Come up very slowly. Have no more than steerage way on my
ship, stop my engines as I approach my berth, the tide will take her
up over the ground. When in the right position let go the port anchor
paying the cable out freely at first, but gradually checking her until I
had 105 fathoms out and she had swung round slowly to port and was
stemming the tide. I should then let go the starboard anchor and pay
out to 45 fathoms, at the same time 'heaving in 45 on the port one.
Ease the strain by going slow ahead on the engines as I hove in.
35. What would you do if the cable parted while you were making this
running moor, the ship having got nearly athwart the tide at
the time?
Heave in the slack chain that was left (if any) and straighten her
up to stem the tide as soon as possible, taking care not to get foul
of anything that might *be about. I could then let go my other anchor
and ride to that for the time being. Should get my spare bower shackled
on to the remaining cable so that it was all ready for use until I was
able to recover the other anchor.