3 Definitions
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3 Definitions

Bollard Pull (BP) - Documented continuous bollard pull
Breaking Load (BL) - Documented minimum breaking load
Ocean towing - Towing operations where the distance between designated ports of refuge or safe anchoring along the route is more than 24 hours, taking into account weather conditions.
Tow - The towing vessel, including towing vessel equipment and the towed object including its towing equipment, cargo and cargo securing
Towage - The complete towing operation
Towing equipment - All towing equipment on the towing vessel and the towed object used to effect the towage
Towing master - The manager responsible for the towage. A Tug master may be designated as Towing master
Tug master - The master of a towing vessel
1 and 10-year return periods - The most unfavourable combination of extreme environmental conditions, comprising wind, wave and current, that can be expected statistically every 1 and 10 years respectively.
Parent topic: Annex - Draft Guidelines for Safe Ocean Towing
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