Comments on: Dead Slow Ahead!! http://www.pilotmag.co.uk/2009/03/14/dead-slow-ahead/ The Pilot Online Edition Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:23:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Tiran Jasemzadeh.R http://www.pilotmag.co.uk/2009/03/14/dead-slow-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-3669 Tiran Jasemzadeh.R Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:53:49 +0000 http://www.pilotmag.co.uk/?p=693#comment-3669 Hi, In a glance I am completely agree with the article.from many aspects high DSA is not safe but from to aspects it can be useful: 1-When the pilot has to bring the vessel alongside between two vessels with a small fwd&aft clearance and head to tide(Strong tide)when he/she needs kick ahead for a while. 2-In emergency cases that the vessel needs to leave the berth and port as soon as possible or sometimes the Pilot according to the prevailing circmstances has to handle the vessel with only one tug for exmple: one tug in the fwd only.In this case as you know better the tug can pull the fwd away from the jetty and the aft will comes out with hard to port or hard to starboard and DSA. In this cases High DSA can be useful but the above mentioned cases can be named Special cases. Best Regards Tiran Hi,
In a glance I am completely agree with the article.from many aspects high DSA is not safe but from to aspects it can be useful:
1-When the pilot has to bring the vessel alongside between two vessels with a small fwd&aft clearance and head to tide(Strong tide)when he/she needs kick ahead for a while.
2-In emergency cases that the vessel needs to leave the berth and port as soon as possible or sometimes the Pilot according to the prevailing circmstances has to handle the vessel with only one tug for exmple: one tug in the fwd only.In this case as you know better the tug can pull the fwd away from the jetty and the aft will comes out with hard to port or hard to starboard and DSA.
In this cases High DSA can be useful but the above mentioned cases can be named Special cases.

Best Regards
Tiran

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