Lesson learned the hard way...

When you come into a dock, ask/plead assistance to suggested approach, lines ready, personnel at station. Let them know you want their assistance...and are willing to tip.

REASON: many dock hands are running into arrogant know/it/all/"captains that take offense to the dockies telling them to do this/that.

Insist that their guidance, patience, help will be welcomed. and not result in a flaming diatribe to a really nice person at Leverick for instance.

No, I was not that person. But someone here knows who:)