A mooring rope with both ends on board ship, enabling the crew to cast off without disembarking.
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During this separation, the slip rope is allowed to slip through the ring and it will also be separated from the assembly.
Vessels are obliged to lie anchor at a distance of three miles from shore, with slip ropes on their cables, ready to slip and go to sea at a moment's notice.
As Mags was preparing to catch the slip ropes on the lockside at the bow, she leaned out too far, lost her balance and fell overboard.
The hose string should then be hung off the slip rope with the camlock flange at deck level and derrick hook disconnected.