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SABOT. Standardized Auxiliary Boat Operations Training Ninth District – Eastern Region COMO. Lew Wargo, Sr. DSO-OP/CQEC 12 April 2014 STANDARD COMMANDS. SABOT. Standard Commands. LINE COMMANDS. “ Put Line _____ Over ”; Pass the line indicated to the pier.
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SABOT Standardized Auxiliary Boat Operations Training Ninth District – Eastern Region COMO. Lew Wargo, Sr. DSO-OP/CQEC 12 April 2014 STANDARD COMMANDS
SABOT Standard Commands
LINE COMMANDS • “Put Line _____ Over”; Pass the line indicated to the pier. • “Hold Line _____”; Do not allow any more line to go. Line-handlers who feel a line may part should get away from it, but never check or ease a line on their own initiative. • “Check Line _____”; Hold heavy tension on the line, but provide the minimum slack necessary to prevent parting.
LINE COMMANDS • “Slack Line _____ “; Let the line hang loose with a catenary. • “Take The Slack Out of Line _____ “; Remove all catenary from a line. • “Take In Line _____ “; Line-handlers onboard should provide enough slack for the line to be removed from fittings on the pier and take in the line quickly once it is removed from the pier. • “Ease Line _____ “; Reduce tension, but not to the point of slacking the line.
LINE COMMANDS • “Single Up Line _____ “; Take in all but one of the mooring lines from the indicated deck fitting. • “Double Up Line _____ “; Pass an additional line so that there are two pieces of mooring line running to the pier. • Cast Off Line _____ “; Line-handlers will take lines off the fitting. Lines are left at the pier. (Different from “Take In” whereas the lines are brought onboard the boat.
BASIC COMMANDS • “Aye, Aye”; I understand and will comply. • “Affirmative”; That is correct, yes. • “Negative”; Permission not granted, no. • “Say Again”; Repeat your last. • “Command” Repeat your command. Command not understood, repeat.
ANCHORING COMMANDS • “Make The Anchor Ready For Letting Go”, Command from coxswain to prepare to drop the anchor. • “Anchor is Ready For Letting Go” or “Anchor is Rigged and Ready”; Notification from crew that anchor is ready for letting go. • “Standby the Anchor”; Command from coxswain to crew at the ready position for letting go the anchor. • “Stream the Anchor Buoy”; Command from the coxswain to deploy anchor buoy and coiled line before anchor is deployed in order to avoid fouling or damaging the buoy.
ANCHORING COMMANDS • “Let Go the Anchor”; Command to crew to drop the anchor. • “Make Ready to Heave the Anchor”; Command to the crew to make preparations to take in the anchor. • “Heave Around on the Anchor”; Command to the crew to commence taking in the anchor. • “Avast Heaving on the Anchor”; Command to the crew to stop taking in the anchor. • “Bring the Anchor to a Short Stay”; Command to heave around the anchor and bring to a short stay (Line is vertical).
ANCHORING COMMANDS • “Anchor Line is Tending at ___ O’clock Under (Light, Moderate or Heavy Strain)”; Reference point passed from crew to coxswain as to what direction the anchor line tends including degree of strain. • “Anchor is at Short Stay”; Information from crew that the anchor has rotated to near vertical position and is commencing to dig itself out. • “Break Free the Anchor”; Command to the crew to heave around on the anchor once it is at short stay. • “Line is Up and Down”; Anchor line is vertical.
ANCHORING COMMANDS • “Anchor’s Away”; Information from crew that the anchor is free of the bottom. • “Anchor is in Sight”: Information from the crew that the anchor can be seen. • “Anchor is at Water’s Edge”; Information from the crew that the anchor is no longer in the water. • “Anchor is (Clear, Fouled, Shod)”; Information that the anchor is (CLEAR) has no foreign object entangled, (FOUL-some object such as a cable, line, or other object is attached that will prevent the anchor from being placed on-board), or (SHOD-anchor has mud, etc. in/on it but is not foul).
ANCHORING COMMANDS • “ANCHOR IS HAWSED”; Information from the crew that the anchor is positioned in its pocket. • “Make the Anchor Ready for Sea”; Command to the crew to secure the anchor for sea. • “Anchor is Secured for Sea”; Information from the crew that the anchor is ready for sea.
HELM COMMANDS Command: “Come Right/Left to _____”: Response: “Come Right/Left to ____, Aye, Aye”: Execution: Put over rudder (left or right) and steady on the specified course. You must use the compass to complete this command. Response: “Steady on Course __ “ Response: “Aye, Aye”
HELM COMMANDS Command: “Right/Left _____ Degrees Rudder”: Execution: Turn the wheel until rudder is placed at the number of degrees ordered. Command: “Right/Left Standard Rudder”: Execution: Put the rudder over right or left for the vessel to make a standard diameter turn(usually 15 or 20 degrees).
HELMCOMMANDS Command: “Right/Left Full Rudder” Execution: Put the rudder over for the vessel to make a reduced diameter turn (usually 30 degrees). Command: “Hard Right/Left Rudder”: Execution: Put the rudder over to the maximum allowed. Command: “Right/Left Handsomely”: Execution: Turn rudder a small amount for a very slight course change.
HELM COMMANDS Command: “Increase Your Rudder to __Degrees”: Execution: Increase your rudder to ___ degrees. Command: “Ease Your Rudder to ___ Degrees”: Execution: Decrease your rudder angle to the specified number of degrees. Command: “Rudder Amidships”: Execution: Put the rudder on the zero degrees mark on the rudder indicator.
HELM COMMANDS Command: “Meet Her”: Execution: Use enough opposite rudder angle to stop the swing of the vessel without steadying on a particular course. Command: “Shift Your Rudder”: Execution: Changing from right or left an equal amount. For example, if the rudder is 15 degrees left, then you shall shift to 15 degrees right.
HELM COMMANDS Command: “Steady” or “Steady as You Go”: Execution: Steer the course on which the vessel is heading when the command is given. Command: “Mark Your Head”: Execution: Sound off the vessel’s heading at the time of command. Command: “How is Your Rudder”: Execution: This is a question requesting the rudder position.
HELM COMMANDS Command: “Mind Your Helm”: Execution: A warning that the vessel is swinging off course because of bad steering. Command: “Nothing to the (Right/Left) of”: Execution: Command used to advise the helmsman not to steer to the (RIGHT/LEFT) of the course ordered. The command is given when there is a danger present on one side of the vessel. Command: “Keep Her So”: Execution: Continue to steer the present course.
HELM COMMANDS Command: “Aye, Aye”: Execution: The order was understood, and you will complete the required action. Command: “Command”: Execution: Response when command is unclear or misunderstood. Command: “Very Well”: Execution: Given to the helmsman to inform him the report was understood.