Towing & Ship-Assist · Makeup — Pushing Ahead
When making up to push a barge ahead, the tug is secured with face wires and:
- AA single stern line only
- BTightly tensioned backing/stern wires (and often jockey/breast wires) so tug and barge move as one unit✓ Correct
- CNo lines, relying on engine thrust
- DAn anchor between them
Explanation
Pushing ahead requires the tug rigidly made up in the barge's notch/stern with face (push) wires and backing wires hove tight on the tug's H-bitts/kevels so the unit handles as one. Slack rigging causes loss of control.
Authority: Knight's Modern Seamanship; inland towing practice
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