Mooring lines (head, stern, breast, spring)
Lines that hold the ship alongside; springs stop movement fore and aft. Never stand in the snap-back zone of a line under tension.
In 9 languages
| Language | Term |
|---|---|
| English | Mooring lines (head, stern, breast, spring) |
| Russian | Швартовные концы (продольные, прижимные, шпринги) |
| Romanian | Parâme de legare (prova, pupa, travers, spring) |
| Polish | Liny cumownicze (dziobowe, rufowe, poprzeczne, szpringi) |
| Latvian | Pietauvošanās troses (gala, sānu, špringi) |
| Filipino | Mooring lines (head, stern, breast, spring) |
| Indonesian | Tali tambat (haluan, buritan, breast, spring) |
| Chinese | 缆绳（头缆、尾缆、横缆、倒缆） |
| Croatian | Konopi za vez (pramčani, krmeni, bočni, špringovi) |
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