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See Diagram View Crew members discussion on OUTRIGGERS |
 Standard Tensioned REplenishment ....Alongside Method Uses a tensioned spanwire
to support the ....cargo
trolley or the fueling hose from the ....delivery
ship to the receiving ship STREAM rig permits ships
to open out ....between
80-200 feet High suspension of hose
keeps it out of water ....during
high seas |
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SPANWIRE |
Identical to Fuel STREAM
rig except spanwire ....not
tensioned ........manually operated to adjust for minor and major ........changes in distance between ships Most preferred rig if
STREAM unavailable Distance between
ships 80 - 200 ft. |
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Method |
Used when delivery ship
not equipped with ....spanwire
rig or receiving ship cannot support ....spanwire Hose supported by whips
leading from hose ....saddles
to high projections on delivery ships Distance between ships 60
- 100 ft. |
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Fueling |
Normally not employed by
larger ships in U.S. Navy NATO agreements require
that all escort type ....vessels
be capable of receiving fuel from ....designated
merchant tankers by alongside and ....astern
methods |
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That AFFECT Fueling RIG Selection |
Type of delivery ship (
rig availability ) Conditions under which
transfer is conducted ..........Weather / Sea Size / Draft of receiving
ship ..........Shallow draft ships cannot use ram tensioned spanwire ..........PC, MSO |
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