Definition
A mooring refers to any permanent structure to which a floating structure may be secured. Examples include quays, wharfs, jetties, piers, anchor buoys, and mooring buoys. A floating platform is secured to a mooring to forestall free movement of the structure on the water. An anchor mooring fixes a floating structure’s position relative to a point on the bottom of a waterway without connecting the structure to shore. The mooring systems are usually composed of anchors, mooring lines, buoy, and connectors.
Scientific Fundamentals
Mooring system and dynamic positioning system are the two main methods to keep a floating structure positioning. They can be used with either ship-shaped or offshore floating structures.
Since ancient times, mooring system has been a traditional positioning way. Mooring system for ships is generally used to meet the needs of temporary berthing and prevents the ship from drifting...
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Sun, L. (2022). Mooring System. In: Cui, W., Fu, S., Hu, Z. (eds) Encyclopedia of Ocean Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6946-8_136
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