HOW TO BERTH 51K DEADWEIGHT BULKER. NUMBER OF TUGS REQUIRED DURING BERTHING.

Always use passage plan from berth to berth. Pay careful attention to the dangers that are likely to be encountered during the pilotage. Always fully brief the pilot, making sure that he understands the ship's speed and manoeuvring characteristics. Always ask the pilot to discuss the passage and berthing
For Berthing 51,000 TONS DEADWEIGHT BULKER it requires Three TUGS to control
Vessel movement towards berth.
To approach berth the vessel should be parralled to the berth abt 5 cables prior commencing to push the vessel towards berth. Three tugs should be used for Berthing
to control ship movement towards berth.