20.4 Tow line
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20.4 Tow line

  20.4.1 A vessel should be provided with a towline of not less than the length and diameter of the kedge anchor cable. The towline may be the warp for the second anchor and in the case of Pilot Boats, the tow line may be the kedge anchor rope.

Parent topic: 20 Anchors and Cables
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