Anchoring and Mooring Flashcards
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An anchor and its rode together are known as:
Securing hank
Seachain
Ground tackle
Kellet
Ground tackle
You want to anchor your boat which has a 4-foot freeboard at the bow, in 13 feet of water. If you want to anchor with a scope of 7:1. How much anchor rode will you pay out?
119 feet
91 feet
115 feet
95 feet
119 feet
A typical anchor comprises two parts known as the:
Spike and shaft
Claw and shaft
Fluke and shank
Spike and shank
Fluke and shank
You notice that your anchor is dragging. Assuming you have sufficient space, what is the preferred course of action?
Check your tide tables for time of low tide
Consult the local weather forecast for timing of when the wind will abate
Let out more rode to achieve greater scope
Make a VHF call to warn other anchored boats of your situation
Let out more rode to achieve greater scope
What actions could you take to confirm the security of your anchor? Select all correct actions.
Establish a range or transit from amidships of 2 objects on the shore
Estimate the distance to boats behind you
Dive down and check the anchor only in safe conditions
Set an anchor alarm on your GPS, phone, or clock
Establish a range or transit from amidships of 2 objects on the shore
Dive down and check the anchor only in safe conditions
Set an anchor alarm on your GPS, phone, or clock
What is the short length of rope used to take the shock load off the anchor windlass?
Shock rope
Bungee
Spring line
Snubber
Snubber
What is often the most significant unknown factor that you face when choosing a spot to anchor in a crowded anchorage?
Amount of scope of neighboring boats
Forecasted weather conditions
Tidal range
Bottom type
Amount of scope of neighboring boats
If an anchor becomes fouled (stuck), the correct action should be:
Put the rode around a winch to pull it free
Pay out more scope and reverse down until it breaks free
Motor forward so the extra slack can be taken out of the anchor rode and then secure the rode and motor gently around the anchor and pull it from a different angle
Continue to apply power to the electric windlass
Motor forward so the extra slack can be taken out of the anchor rode and then secure the rode and motor gently around the anchor and pull it from a different angle
Mooring buoys are a convenient alternative to anchoring. Which statement is most correct?
Mooring offers more protection in bad weather
The condition of the mooring equipment should be checked before relying on it
Moored boats have more swing radius than anchored boats
Mooring is always more secure than anchoring
The condition of the mooring equipment should be checked before relying on it
Mediterranean mooring:
Is only practiced in the Mediterranean Sea
Is a dangerous maneuver and only suitable for power boats
Uses two anchors in a forked moor configuration
Requires picking up a mooring at the bow (or alternatively anchoring from the bow) and then backing the boat onto the shore/seawall where the stern is secured as well.
Requires picking up a mooring at the bow (or alternatively anchoring from the bow) and then backing the boat onto the shore/seawall where the stern is secured as well.
What is the disadvantage of anchoring with both a bow and stern anchor in a crowded anchorage?
Swing radius will be reduced
The swing radius is different from other boats using a single bow anchor
Ability to anchor in a narrow river
Ability to reduce roll by pointing the bow into the waves
Swing radius will be reduced
The preferred method to pick up a mooring pendant on a monohull sailboat under power is:
Come directly into wind using gentle reverse to slow the boat
Back up to the pendant, keeping it on the port side
Approach at a 45-60 degree angle to the wind, keeping pendant to windward
Approach at a 45-60 degree angle to the wind, keeping pendant to leeward
Approach at a 45-60 degree angle to the wind, keeping pendant to leeward
