Anchoring Procedures Flashcards
Letting go a single anchor is perhaps the ___ ___ of securing a ship to the bottom. Ships that have two wildcats, both anchors are made ready for letting go.
simplest way
The exact procedures for making the anchor ready for letting go may vary, but the following tasks must be performed: (5)
- The POIC must give a safety briefing - The windlass is tested, the anchor is in the hawse is freed. - The brake is set - Wildcat is disengaged - All but one stopper is taken off
While the anchor detail gets the ground tackle ready, the ___ are taking ___ on the bridge.
Quartermasters bearings
The ___ to the anchorage area are relayed to the foc’sle.
distance
The anchor can be let go ___ or by ___
mechanically or by free-fall
In depths of water ___ fathoms or less, release the hand brake and free-fall the anchor. In depths of water greater than ___ fathoms, pay out the anchor by using the windlass until ___ fathoms from the seabed and free-fall the remaining distance.
15
As each chain making passes the wildcat the POIC will report…
the shot number and position to the Conning Officer. x shot around wildcat x shot on deck x shot in the hawse pipe
If the chain tends around the stern…
report it to the bridge.
When the ship is anchored it will be riding on…
its anchor chain.
When preparing to bring the anchor up, have the same …
gear and personnel available on the foc’sle
A ___ ___ must be rigged to wash the mud from the anchor and chain.
saltwater hose
On the command “___ ___”, the brake is taken off and the chain is heaved in.
“Heave around”
If the command where to heave around to short stay, the chain would be…
heaved in just short of breaking out the anchor
On the command “___ ___ ___ ___” the chain will be heaved in the rest of the way breaking the flukes from the bottom, and the crown will rest on the bottom.
“Heave around and up”
“___ ___” is given when the anchor is free from the bottom
anchors aweigh
When the anchor comes into a view and its condition can be noted, the report “___ ___ ___” is made
Anchor in sight
With this report, you let the bridge know if the anchor is ___, ___, or ___ (meaning caked with mud and bottom)
clear, fouled, or shod
The anchor is reported ___ when the shank is in the hawse pipe and the flukes are against the side of the ship.
housed
All personnel involved in the anchoring evolution must be in the proper uniform: (5)
Trouser legs tucked in, Wearing hard hats with chin straps, safety goggles, gloves and shoes
General safety on the foc’sle includes: (6)
- Only necessary personnel will be allowed - Keep hands and feet off and away from moving anchor chain - Never step over, on, or straddle the anchor chain - Do not walk backwards - Ensure all non-operating personnel are clear of the area - Keep clear of rotating machinery.
(P) Anchor Positions
Anchored, Short Stay, Up and Down, Anchors aweigh
