06 - Anchorage Plotting Flashcards
1
Q
Approach Track
A
The track that a vessel must make good in order to arrive at the center of her assigned berth
2
Q
Head Bearing (HB)
A
A bearing to a visual aid from the approach track. The anchorage point should be chosen by finding a HB that will exactly math the approach course
3
Q
Letting-Go-Circle (LGC)
A
Distance between the hawespipe and the pelorus
- Location that the anchor is let go is not the same as where the Nav is taking bearing
4
Q
Let-Go-Bearing (LGB)
A
Bearing to a visual aid from the point of intersection of the LGC and approach track
5
Q
Drag Circle
A
Hawespipe to pelorus + length of chain
6
Q
Swing Circle
A
Length of Chain + Length of ship
