An Investigation into Automatic Tensioning Mooring Winches

Abstract

As a recent tendency the automation and rationalization of ship's mooring gears have come to be urgeut so as to compensate lack of crews and to improve the labouring circumstances on the deck and further to make the ships economical by saving the ship's moored time and make the mooring secure, and thus Automatic Tensioning Mooring Winches have now appeared before the footlights not only to prevent the mooring ropes from being broken especially on larger tankers, but also to give an answer to the abovementioned requirements. To make the Automatic Tensioning Mooring Winches fully effective, there will be a demand to find what type is most suitable for the respective mooring conditions of the ships, since they have a variety in characteristics and properties. This report has taken up some of the factors for the above considerations.