Table of Contents

Chapter 1 HISTORICAL PROLOGUE
Chapter 2 PRESENT DAY U.S. NAVY TOWING
Chapter 3 ELEMENTS OF TOWING – SHIPS AND HARDWARE
Chapter 4 TOWING PROCEDURES
Chapter 5 SPECIAL TOWS
Chapter 6 TOWING SYSTEM DESIGN
Appendix A SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS IN TOWING
Appendix B WIRE ROPE TOWLINE COMPONENTS
Appendix C SYNTHETIC FIBER LINE TOWLINE COMPONENTS
Appendix D ANCHOR CHAIN TOWLINE COMPONENTS
Appendix E STOPPERS
Appendix F TOWING HAWSER LOG
Appendix G CALCULATION PROCEDURE FOR TOW RESISANCE DETERMINATION
Appendix H CHECK-OFF LIST FOR REPAIRING AND RIGGING A TOW
Appendix J EMERGENCY TOWING OF SUBMARINES
Appendix K TOWING MERCHANT TANKERS AND OTHER DISABLED SHIPS
Appendix L THE NAVAL ARCHITECT’S APPROACH TO THE DESIGN OF AN OCEAN TUG
Appendix M TUG CAPABILITIES
Appendix N TOWING MACHINES AND TRACTION WINCHES
Appendix O ESTIMATION OF DYNAMIC TOWLINE TENSIONS
Appendix P REFERENCES
GLOSSARY
INDEX