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3.7.4. Unmooring Using Quick Release Apparatus or Toggle Pins Special care should be taken in regard to letting go the last lines in an expeditious and safe manner. This operation should be planned in advance, be undertaken by experienced crew and requires good communications and supervision. Different methodologies can be applied by STS Superintendents and ships' crews to carry out this task safely and effectively. One such method involves the use of quick release hooks secured around the mooring bitt or a "toggle" pin that is used in conjunction with a messenger to take the load of the mooring line while it is removed from the mooring bitt. The deployment of the toggle pin technique is shown below.
Use of Release or Toggle Pins
Issue No. 1
Issue Date: 30/07/2010
Amendment No. 0
Amendment Date: 30/07/2010