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Rotor Tug Manoeuvring Capabilities - Coggle Diagram
Rotor Tug Manoeuvring Capabilities
FiFi duties
Portside thruster disengaged
Port engine for FiFi
Towing on a line
Bow-First
At Stern
good breaking forces
Direct mode Up to 10kn
Combination-Arrest mode
Hardly any heel
Rotoring
Low speeds
Direct the force
even behind or ahead
Good for confined spaces
Comparison with ASD
Higher force at lower speeds
Might present
Thruster-Thruster interaction
Lower efficiency
Side-stepping
approx 6 kn
95% BP
Complex on manoeuvre