Mooring-team supervision and minimum composition
What is being checked
The inspector is checking whether the company has defined who may supervise each mooring or anchoring workspace, the minimum team for each operation and the duties of its members. Interviews, risk assessments and hours-of-rest records may be compared to determine what actually happened.
Ready onboard
0/7 completePractice questions
Answer aloud, then open the preparation point.
1Who is permitted to supervise this mooring station under the company procedure?
Use the vessel’s approved procedures, records and fitted-equipment instructions. Demonstrate the evidence rather than giving only a general answer.
2What is the minimum team composition for arrival, departure and anchoring?
Use the vessel’s approved procedures, records and fitted-equipment instructions. Demonstrate the evidence rather than giving only a general answer.
3If an unlicensed person supervises a station, what training and assessment are required?
Use the vessel’s approved procedures, records and fitted-equipment instructions. Demonstrate the evidence rather than giving only a general answer.
4Show the toolbox talk or risk assessment for a recent operation.
Use the vessel’s approved procedures, records and fitted-equipment instructions. Demonstrate the evidence rather than giving only a general answer.
5How do the hours-of-rest records show the personnel who took part?
Use the vessel’s approved procedures, records and fitted-equipment instructions. Demonstrate the evidence rather than giving only a general answer.
6What would you do if the required team could not be provided without breaching rest requirements?
Use the vessel’s approved procedures, records and fitted-equipment instructions. Demonstrate the evidence rather than giving only a general answer.
Where an observation may arise
Team composition or supervision requirements are not defined for each workspace.
An officer or rating cannot identify the required supervisor or minimum team.
Records show that an operation was conducted below the required manning or supervision level.
An unlicensed supervisor lacks required training or competency assessment.
The operation-specific risk assessment or toolbox talk is missing or does not reflect the work.
Hours-of-rest records do not accurately show participation in mooring or anchoring.
Master's practical note
Check the procedure against a real movement, including the hours-of-rest entries. If the documented minimum team could not have been present without contradicting the rest records, the weakness will be obvious. The station supervisor must also be able to control the work, not merely hold the rank named in the procedure.
Equipment boundary and references
Equipment boundary: No model-specific equipment instructions are normally required. Team size and supervision must reflect the vessel's layout, communication arrangements and company risk assessment.
References
- OCIMF Mooring Equipment Guidelines, Fourth Edition
- OCIMF Effective Mooring, Fourth Edition
- STCW Code
- INTERTANKO Anchoring Guidelines, Risk-Based Approach v3
- ISM Code section 7
Last reviewed: 2026-08-11