NVIC 14-14 Task 5.5.A

Apply occupational health and safety precautions

ABD-C2.1 Working knowledge of safe working practices and personal shipboard safety including line handling

On board ship or in a laboratory, during a berthing operation,

the candidate demonstrates the proper handling a heaving line.

The candidate:

1. Inspects the heaving line for damage, wear and tear, knots, and tangling before using;
2. Untangles a heaving line that has been knotted and tangled; and
3. Coils and heaves a heaving line during mooring operations.