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Bridge Watchman Equipment Checklist
4.1 Facilities ^
(1) A minimum of 1,000 square feet for a seamanship room with provision to rig overhead stays, to hang ropes, wires or nets to work on.
4.2 Equipment ^
Number Required Tools |
8 | Wooden fids |
3 | 10" Marlin spikes |
2 | 8" Marlin spikes |
5 | 14" Marlin spikes |
9 | Safety glasses |
Various | Assorted steel thimbles |
7 | Pushers |
1 | 1" Fids (nylon) |
2 | 5/8 Fids (nylon) |
7 | 3/8 Fids (nylon) |
4 | 5/16" Fids (nylon) |
2 | 7/8" Fids (nylon |
2 | 7/16" Fids (nylon) |
2 | 3/4" Fids (nylon) |
1 | 1/2" Fids (nylon) |
8 | Black felt markers |
Various | Assorted bulldog clips |
6 | Sailmakers palms |
19 | Sailmakers palms |
6 | Cold chisels |
4 | Crescent wrenches |
- | Punch |
1 | Hammer |
2 | Pipe wrenches |
1 | Sharpening steel |
1 | Wedge socket |
1 | Guillotine |
1 | Serving board |
1 | Serving mallet |
1 | Stage |
2 | Bosun's chairs |
Various | Old steel and wooden blocks |
1 | Twistlock |
1 | Bridge fitting |
3 | Turnbuckles |
1 | Kenter shackle |
1 | Rigging vice |
1 | Leadline lead and leadline |
Various | Assorted shackles |
2 | Load binders c/w chain |
2 | Deck buckets |
2 | Deck brushes c/w handles |
1 pr. | Pliers |
1 pr. | 36" bolt cutters |
2 | 4 lb. hammer |
8 | Workshop vices |
1 | Brailer frame |
1 | Sounding rod |
1 | Sounding tape |
8 | Fid assemblies for braided rope splicing |
8 | Bamboo poles |
8 | Lead weights |
32 | Styrofoam sleeve floats |
20 | 3/8" chain |
8 spools | 2.5mm polypropylene twine |
1 Fathom | 3/8" chain |
1 spool | 3/8" double braided nylon rope |
1 Spool | 1/2" 3-strand polypropylene wire rope of various length, size and type |
4.3 Consumables ^
3/8" Manila, 3-strand rope
3/8" 6 X 24 galvanized wire rope, hemp core
3/8" Herzog double braid, nylon rope
3/8" Poly., 3-strand rope
3/4" Manila, 3-strand rope
1 1/4" Poly., plaited 8-strand rope
Polyester sailmakers twine, 40 lb. test
Polyester sailmakers twine, 100 lb. test
PVC electrical tape
Tarred marline
3/8" galvanized thimbles
3/4" galvanized thimbles
Sharpening stones
Beeswax
4.4 Other Equipment Needed ^
(1) Anchor winch
(2) Steering gear
(3) Bridge for watchkeeping duties
Note: In addition training with portable and fixed VHF sets as well as intercom link on telephone
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