The time at which the mooring or docking procedure is completed and the vessel is safely tied up or moored.
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OFFSHORE MOORING
An anchorage serving an area for which it is not considered feasible or cost-effective to construct a dock or provide a protected harbor, and providing equipment to which ships can attach mooring lines.
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SADDLE CHOCK
A transverse beam placed over the transom with fairleads for mooring warps.
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CABLE
A heavy rope or chain for mooring a ship
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HARD
A section of otherwise muddy shoreline suitable for mooring or hauling out.
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WINCH
A device used to increase hauling power when handling mooring ropes, raising or trimming sails etc.
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MOORING_BERTH
A location in a port or harbour used specifically for mooring vessels while not at sea.
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ARTICULATED LIGHT
An offshore aid to navigation consisting of a pipe attached to a mooring by a pivoting or universal joint; more accurate in position than a buoy but less than a fixed light.
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FLOATING AID
A buoy serving as an aid to navigation secured in its charted position by a mooring
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CAPSTAN
A stump with a vertical axis used for handling mooring and other lines
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MOORING
Securing a ship at a dock or elsewhere by ropes or cables
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