Abstract:
In order to keep a ship in constant position when moored at a quay, one or more mooring winches are mounted fore and aft of the ship and connected to fixed points on the quay. A pillar on the quay is engaged by a forked rod pivoted at the side of the ship. Pivoting of this rod by any movement of the ship operates a control device which sets one or the other of the winch motors in operation so as to restore the ship in its original position.