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Tractor Tug with Azimuth Propeller - Coggle Diagram
Tractor Tug with Azimuth Propeller
Propeller
Fixed pitch
usually with speed modulating clutch
CPP
Faster accecleration
0,30 - 0,35 LWL from forward
Docking plate underneath
Lighter than a VS
Smaler skeg
Towing point
0,1 LWL from aft
Twin Skeg
Hypothesis for use
Sometimes Skeg generates force opposing to steering in small angles
Propeller controls
Might be
Separate controls
More possibilities
Joystick (Uni-lever)
Combined propellers
Pre-programmed manoeuvres
Manoeuvrability and Shiphandling
Similar to VS