TM 55-1930-209-14&P-19
CHAPTER 14 ANCHOR, MOORING, AND TOWING EQUIPMENT SYSTEM PMCS
Section I. General equipment information
14-1 Introduction. Chapter 14 contains Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services for the Reverse Osmosis Water
Purification Barge Anchor Mooring, and Towing Equipment System. Operating and maintenance procedures are
described in detail in TM 55-1930-209-14&P-14. TM 55-1930-209-14&P-14, Appendix C also contains I complete
Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services for Anchor, Mooring, and Towing Equipment.
14-2 Major components. The anchor, mooring, and towing system consists of anchor winches, anchors, turnbuckles
with jamnuts, fairleads, winch wire rope, winch electric gear motors, and ropes. The major components for this system
are listed in Tables 14-1 through 14-3. Also listed are basic functions and location on the barge for
each component.
Table 14-1. Anchoring Components
Component
Quantity
Function
Location
Anchor winch
2
Anchor deployment
1 & 3 bow starboard
right-hand
comer, stem port
comer
Anchor winch
2
Anchor deployment
2 & 4 bow port comer,
left-hand
stem starboard comer
Fairleads
4
Cable routing
Two on stem, two on
bow, paired with anchor
winch and cable
Anchors
4
Anchoring barge
Two on stem, two on
bow, attached to anchor
cable and stowed on
bolsters
Chocks
4
Not used
Two on bow comers,
(Barge 1 only)
two on stem corners
Bolsters
4
Stowing anchors
Two on bow near
winches, two on
stem near winches
Table 14-2. Mooring Components
Component
Quantity
Function
Location
Bitts
4
Mooring barge
Two on port weather-
deck, two on starboard
weatherdeck
Cleats
4
Mooring barge
Two on port weather-
deck, two on starboard
weatherdeck
Cleats
8
Mooring workboat
Four on port weather-
deck, four on starboard
weatherdeck
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