Course Overview

Aims and Objectives: Candidates will be able to:

Identify condition of Mooring equipment and lines/ropes.
Describe the characteristics of different types of mooring rope material
Describe different characteristics of the materials when used as mooring lines.
Describe snap back hazards
Describe how to keep hands fingers and legs free from injury
Perform safe mooring operations with correct communications using radio and hand signals.

Contents

Identification of Mooring Equipment: Winches, Controls, Bollards, Bitts, lines, ropes.
Practical Inspection & condition assessment of Mooring Equipment
Hazard awareness & Risk Assessment of typical line handling and mooring rope operations
Body position, and hand finger safety
Practical Techniques of typical mooring operations safely: payout, wind in, monkey-fist throwing catching, lashing and securing.
Communications: Radio and hand signals.