What an awesome day of training! I'm in Unit #8 Delta and I have a question for you. I have yet to practice pacing and I am curious about the 2 levels of trim on your boat. The engine closest to the vessel you're approaching appeared to be trimmed higher than the outside engine. Can you tell me about the reasoning behind this? Does it help with the surface to surface suction?
well coxwain , It appears as if you are doing 20+ knots . I really do not think that any large vessel captain would allow a personel or gear transfer at that speed .
@beemer733 true, we practice this at many speeds, with two smaller vessels, speed helps generate the wake that we would be fighting against with a larger vessel going slower. This is by no means a definitive vid on how to pace another vessel, but is what this crew was doing on this day, flat calm water, with the two vessels involved.
Pacing is used because when a vessel is moving it has control in the ocean. Two small vessels in calm waters can stop and tie together but if we need to transfer crew or equipment to a larger vessel we pace them at their minimum steerageway speed allowing them to maintain control. In the video a smaller vessel is used to practice with because we have no regular access to a larger vessel. A large vessel almost never stops at sea, to do so puts them at the mercy of wind, waves, and current.
why do you need to practice this manouvre?Would it not be safer to stop both vessels if you were going to do a trasfer of some sort? looks like a waste of time and money.
What an awesome day of training! I'm in Unit #8 Delta and I have a question for you. I have yet to practice pacing and I am curious about the 2 levels of trim on your boat. The engine closest to the vessel you're approaching appeared to be trimmed higher than the outside engine. Can you tell me about the reasoning behind this? Does it help with the surface to surface suction?
EJL2004 4 months ago
well coxwain , It appears as if you are doing 20+ knots . I really do not think that any large vessel captain would allow a personel or gear transfer at that speed .
beemer733 1 year ago
@beemer733 true, we practice this at many speeds, with two smaller vessels, speed helps generate the wake that we would be fighting against with a larger vessel going slower. This is by no means a definitive vid on how to pace another vessel, but is what this crew was doing on this day, flat calm water, with the two vessels involved.
aux4coxwain 1 year ago
Pacing is used because when a vessel is moving it has control in the ocean. Two small vessels in calm waters can stop and tie together but if we need to transfer crew or equipment to a larger vessel we pace them at their minimum steerageway speed allowing them to maintain control. In the video a smaller vessel is used to practice with because we have no regular access to a larger vessel. A large vessel almost never stops at sea, to do so puts them at the mercy of wind, waves, and current.
aux4coxwain 1 year ago
why do you need to practice this manouvre?Would it not be safer to stop both vessels if you were going to do a trasfer of some sort? looks like a waste of time and money.
beemer733 1 year ago
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beemer733 1 year ago