While a mooring line is a thick cable/rope which is used to tie a watercraft in place, a mooring system is normally made up of a mooring line, connectors and an anchor which is used for station keeping of a ship. It may also act as a floating platform in all water depths. A mooring line usually adjoins an anchor located on the seafloor to a floating structure.
Actually, multiple mooring lines in CT can be used on the same vessel to act as a redundant system when the mooring line snaps and to also distribute stress. Quite a number of materials can be used to make a mooring line. Many marine supply companies value carrying an assortment of options which can be ideally customized as required.
Initially, mooring lines in CT were made from natural fibers such as hemp, which were corded and braided to provide additional thickness. Today, metals and synthetic fibers are of great value. Wire mooring lines are advantageous in that they are featured by very high tensile strength and flexibility. However, they may be hard on the hands. For this reason, some manufacturers make mooring lines with a synthetic wrapper and a metal core.
To moor a vessel, coordination is core. Mooring lines can prove to be sometimes very hefty and cause difficulties when throwing them to the shore, especially in the case where lines are used on huge ships. This leads to the use of heaving line (a lightweight cord which can actually be tossed to the shore). People on the shore can utilize the heaving line to move the mooring over into the right place enabling the boat to be moored into place. For a very large ship, more people on land may be needed to coordinate all the mooring process while for a small craft; one person can handle the all mooring process.
Mooring lines CT can be used to tie a boat in place on a jetty, buoy or even a dock. There are multiple joints on the ship where mooring lines can be attached to so that flexibility is fostered. The excess of the line is coiled to prevent people from tripping while the rest is neatly tied to avoid slipping.
There is one associated danger with mooring lines, when highly stressed, they can easily snap hence the ship may break free from the mooring and drift away posing a risk to the crew onboard. A coiled mooring line, when it snaps can hit someone causing serious injuries and sometimes can even lead to death. Therefore, sailors are usually very concerned with the maintenance of these lines.