Ship-to-ship Cargo Transfer - Problems

Problems

It is not easy to close two moving objects smoothly. Therefore seafarers established a few procedures which will be used regarding the sizes and manoeuvrability's of the vessels involved. We can consider three configurations

  • Vessels making way, fast approach (1)
  • Mother vessel stopped (2)
  • Vessels making way, tactful approach (3)

The table below show the required manoeuvre regarding the operation for a few vessels

Table
Pilot Boat Supply Vessel Bunker Barge Open-sea vessel
Pilot Boat 3 1 1 1
Supply Vessel 1 3 3 3
Bunker Barge 1 3 2 2
Open-sea Vessel 1 3 2 3

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