He went into some detail about what to do if he fell overboard: A safety device attached to the stern contains rope and flotation collar, so all that's required is to keep circling until the man overboard can grab the line.
With the rudder smashing into the hull at random, three crewmen went over the stern on ropes and boatswain's chairs and secured it.
Tied to stern or aft, the rope makes no difference, the boat refuses to budge.
"No," Mr. Jones said, "don't try to climb into the boat, just follow the rope to the stern".
Prepare the proper rope (or line) and use stern lines to secure the stern, spring lines to control movement fore-and-aft, fender ties to tie up the boat fenders and the correct bow and dock ties to fit the type of dock you will be using.
Suffice to say, the boat was fine, and I was relegated to less demanding rope duty at the stern.
One of the settees has been modelled in the form of a galleon, replete with painted figureheads, the stern decorated with swags of plasticine rope.
Stewards roped off the section of the stern where the service would take place, but gawkers soon assembled behind the rope and crowded the metal stairways, and some looked down from the higher decks.
To avoid damaging the keel during transport, hypozomata, thick ropes running from bow to stern, to reduce sagging and hogging of the hull, must have been used.
The reason you cast off the bow rope last is that with the stern untied, you can still control it with the tiller and engine.
