IMPROVEMENT IN MOORING SYSTEM OF A CAR CARRIER - LOW POINT MOORING SYSTEM

When a moored car car carrier is subjected to strong land winds, because the ship has a large exposed area and the loading area is flat, it may move away from the quay wall. To counteract this problem a ring like device is fixed at a low point on the bow and/or the stern, and the mooring ropes are moored to the bitts on a pier through the ring. Using this 'Low Point Mooring' system the ships mooring points are lowered so the left and right mooring forces are strengthened, improving the safety of the moored ship.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Japan Inst Navigation J, v 84 n 3, March 1991, p 85 [18 p, 7 ref, 8 tab, 7 fig]
• Authors:
  • Kubo, M
  • Oki, T
• Publication Date: 1991

Language

• Japanese

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Mooring; Moorings
• Old TRIS Terms: Moored vessels
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00700765
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 14 1995 12:00AM