the Sound of Mull and when it meets the incoming tide at Lismore, near
the lighthouse, there is generally quite a choppy sea built up.
For our passenger comfort and safety we stick the stabiliser fins out
and this damps down all the rolling of the ship and keeps their coffee
and tea in the cup. In operation the fins stick out the side of the
ship about 3 metres and are vulnerable to damage if we went alongside
the pier and they were still out, so it is very important that they
are retracted and stowed before berthing. Our solution to ensuring
this happens is to place a lump of wood, which can't be missed, on the
engine controls when the fins are deployed. The engines will always
be in use as we approach the berth and the wood is in the way. Not
very elegant but it works.
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