2. Are they adjusted to the rise and fall of tide?
3. Are they free from chafe?
4. Are they properly disposed—springs, breasts, bow and stern lines—this is an art. Can one watchman tend them?
5. Do they all bear an equal stress—this is important with wire hawsers.
6. If near wooden warehouses—see if a wire fire warp has been led.
7. Are the gangways safe?
8. If bow or stern projects beyond bulkhead line, are lights ready?
9. If twin-screw vessel, are propeller signs in place?
10. Is a gangway watch necessary—is it being kept?
11. Is the vessel discharging or loading—what—what holds—how near completed?