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The Pulling Boat
Pulling Orders
ORDER           Sight your Oars           Ship Crutches           Oars Up / Toss Oars           Let go for’ard / aft           In fenders           Shove off for’ard           Shove off aft           Out Oars           Stand by to give way           Give way together           Mind your Oars           Hold Water                              Back Water           Easy All            Eyes in the boat           Trail Oars                                Oars                                         Gunwale oars           Boat Oars		ACTION Check oars & crutches ready for shipping Place crutch in crutch plate and tie on lanyard Oars brought smartly to the vertical position, grip between feet, blades feathered Bow & stroke let go Lift fenders into the boat Bow pushes away from the mooring Stroke pushes away from the mooring Place oars in crutches, blades feathered, ready to pull Lean forward, arms & back straight, blades out of water Start pulling, following Stroke Keep clear of obstruction – OBEY IMMEDIATELY! Hold or drop blades into the water at right angles to the surface – OBEY IMMEDIATELY! Push on the oars to make boat go in reverse. Reduce pulling rate to slow down / turn Pay attention. You should always look astern, not at your oar Trail oars alongside the boat, passing the loom over your head & leaving the blade in the water. Used in restricted spaces. Finish the stroke, complete one further stroke, stop pulling. Sit squarely & upright, oar parallel to the water, blade feathered  Rest oar athwart the boat & rest on the loom  Oars placed neatly in the boat, looms forward in the centre
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