Slip the Lines

To release slip-rigged mooring lines from aboard so a vessel can leave its berth.

The crew lets go one end and retrieves the other as the line runs around the shore fitting. Lines are normally released in a planned order that accounts for wind, current, propeller and thruster effects.

A line may fail to run because of load, friction, knots or fouling. Crew should stay out of bights and snap-back zones and must not allow a retrieving line to enter the water near propulsion.