UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENT NWP 4-01.4 - Historic Naval Ships ...

NWP 4-01.4SURFSTAR LATCH ASSEMBLYSTAR PROBE7/8" (22.2 mm)SAFETY ANCHORSHACKLE MAY BEUSED WHEN HIGHLINEWINCH HAS A SLIPCLUTCH IN WINCHDRUMPELICANHOOKHIGHLINE(TENSIONED)OUTHAUL(SLACK)RELEASING LINEBRUMMEL HOOKSSTAR MESSENGERFigure 6-21. STREAM With STAR for Highline With Slip Clutch in Drum — Haul Into Receiving Station4. After the easing-out line is secure, cut the remainingstops.NoteAt a pendant receiving station, shift themessenger to the snatch block on thependant’s end fitting (if available), raise thependant, and secure it to the deck padeye.5. Clear personnel from the immediate area.6. Notify the bridge and delivery station: “Ready totension highline.”(5) BOTH SHIPS1. The receiving station’s phone talker notifies hisbridge and the delivery station: “Ready to tensionhighline at station.” This alerts the bridgethat tension will be applied shortly. Bridge willgrant permission to tension highline.2. When the message is received at the deliverystation, the phone talker there informs hisbridge: “We are tensioning highline at station____ .” At the same time, the rig captain instructsthe winch operator to tension thehighline. No response is required from thebridge, unless it is negative. When the highlineis tensioned, the ASD, if installed, should beturned OFF until the rig is to be retrieved.3. To complete the communication loop, the deliveryship’s bridge shall immediately notify the receivingship’s bridge: “We are tensioninghighline at station ____ .”4. If the receiving ship’s bridge determines that itdoes not want to tension the highline anytime afterit has received word that the receiving stationis ready, it shall immediately notify both the deliveryship’s bridge and the receiving station.The delivery ship’s bridge shall in turn immediatelypass the word to the delivery station: “Donot tension at station ____ .” The rig captainshall immediately instruct the winch operator tostop tensioning, slacken, and tend the highline.(6) DELIVERY SHIP1. When the highline has been tensioned, lower theSTREAM transfer head to the full-down position.Ensure that there is sufficient slack in theouthaul to prevent the SURF from drawingagainst the transfer head and parting the shearpin. Open the trolley support arms (ifapplicable).WARNINGThe trolley support arms must be openedbefore the STAR latch assembly is mated tothe STAR probe.6-31 ORIGINAL