4.2 Mooring requirements
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4.2 Mooring requirements

  4.2.1 Taking into account such factors as listed below, the master decides whether and how he will moor and confirms this with the OIM:

  • .1 wind, sea and swell;

  • .2 current;

  • .3 manoeuvring characteristics of the vessel;

  • .4 mooring area of the offshore installation and crane specifications;

  • .5 specifications of the cargo (weight, location, nature); and

  • .6 effectiveness of anchor(s) in seabed.

  4.2.2 The decision on when it is unsafe for the vessel to remain moored or in close proximity to the offshore installation can be taken by the master or the OIM.

  4.2.3 "Snatching" of cargo is allowed when the master considers it safe to do so under the prevailing conditions.

Parent topic: 4 Operations at the Offshore Installation
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