TRAINEE GUIDE - Recruit Training Command - The US Navy

TRAINEE GUIDE A-950-0001
b. Mooring lines
OUTLINE SHEET 1-01-1 (continued)
(1) Used to ____________ a ship to a pier or another ship.
(2) When a ship is moored it can be:
(a) Made fast to a ____________ ____________.
(b) Secured to a pier or another ship with mooring lines.
c. Bollard--Post on the pier, over which the ship's mooring line is
placed.
d. ____________--A pair of metal posts on the deck of the ship; used
mainly to belay (secure) the mooring lines.
e. Chocks--Fittings on the deck of the ship, through which mooring
lines are led.
(1) Three types of chocks:
(a) Open--Open at the ____________.
(b) Closed--Closed by an arch of metal across the top.
(c) Roller--Contains rollers to ____________ friction.
(2) When the ship is moored, mooring lines run from the bitts
on the deck, through the chocks, and out to the pier.
f. ____________ guards--Metal disks that are secured to a mooring
line to prevent rats from traveling over the mooring lines and
onto the ship.
g. Cleats--Pair of projecting horns used for belaying line or wire.
h. Fenders--____________ devices used to prevent contact between the
ship and pier or another ship.
i. Lifelines--Used to ____________ personnel from falling overboard.
SAFETY NOTE: Do NOT ____________ on lifelines.
j. Anchor--A device, dropped by chain, used to prevent or restrict
the motion of the ship. Weight may vary from 30 lbs. to 30 tons.
k. Hawsepipe--Guides the ____________ chain through the deck and out
the side of the ship.
l. Anchor chain--Metal links that connect the anchor to the ship.
(1) Links are connected to make up a ____________ of chain. A
standard shot is fifteen fathoms long (fathom = 6 feet).
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