14.1.1 Risk Assessment: Purpose
14.1.1 Risk Assessment: Purpose
14.1.1 Risk Assessment: Purpose
Cadets and trainees will attend the mooring stations only after being well familiarised with
mooring operations. They will work under direct supervision of the officer in charge.
Delegate the task of winch operator to an experienced staff, familiar with the operations.
Prior attending a mooring operation, members of the mooring team to be familiarised and
trained in:
Hazards involved in mooring operations
Operation of winches and windlass, use of tension drums, type of brake mechanism
and ‘Brake Rendering Capacity’ (BRC)
Location of emergency stop buttons
Number and types of ropes, their size and length
Lay out of the mooring equipment like winches, warping drum, bitts, bollard, and fair
leads.
Leads of the mooring lines as per vessel’s mooring arrangement plan.
Caution
Master may call the engine or catering crew to assist in mooring operations. Prior attending mooring
stations, familiarise the additional crew with their duties and hazards of mooring operations.
Note 3
Familiarise with local mooring requirement (for example - Panama Canal) and prepare accordingly.