Table for recommended bollard pull?

**captjoe** · June 2nd, 2009, 03:51 PM

Hey guys,
I'm looking for a table or chart for determining the recommended bollard pull for towing ocean vessels. For example, what is the recommended bollard pull for towing a 600' 10,000 tons lwt ship, etc? thanks

**mtskier** · June 3rd, 2009, 06:03 PM

You might check the Offshore Master's guide to Towing - or something like that - that the two Sause Bros. Capt's (they're twins) published through the Nautical Institute. I think it might have what you're looking for...If I remember tonight I will look through my bookshelf for it.
MTSKIER

**injunear** · June 3rd, 2009, 08:17 PM

That's the Livingstone brothers. I sailed with both in the early 80s when they were right out of school. Grant is a Jacobsen Pilot in Long Beach.

**captjoe** · June 6th, 2009, 10:03 AM

Anybody else?

**tugmstr** · June 7th, 2009, 10:48 AM

Check out this site-http://www.oilspilltaskforce.org/doc.../AppendixI.pdf-the towing matrix is about as good as you will find. We spent enough time arguing about it.