Spencer B.

Leopardas
Bsmt-2
Trim, Stability and Stress

1. How do you prepare your anchor prior to anchorage?

Preparing the anchor:
1. In light to moderate conditions use a ratio of 5:1 length of chain to depth, or 8:1
length of rope to depth.
2. Approach the anchorage, check other boats.
3. Choose the spot to lay anchor, check depth is good, and approach the spot slowly into
the wind or tide (check how other boats are lying).
2. Who is the in charge in dropping anchor?
 Anchoring is one of the many important operations coming under the
responsibility of deck officers. It involves the use of critical shipboard equipment
and requires high level of situational awareness. The key responsibility of the
deck officer at an anchor station is to use the anchoring machinery and available
man power for carrying out the operation safely and efficiently in accordance with
the master’s instructions.
3. What are the necessary signals to be raised during day and night time anchorage?
 Day shapes are mast head signals visually indicating the status of a vessel to other
vessels on navigable waters during daylight hours whether making-way,
anchored, or aground. These signals consist of a set of simple geometric shapes-
ball, cylinder, cone, and diamond-that are displayed, hung from a mast, in a
prescribed manner to indicate a vessel’s operational status. Day shapes are
designed to correspond to the various navigation lights required to be shown at
night, and are required to be complied with by day from sunrise to sunset. The
appropriate lights may also be displayed during the day at times of restricted
visibility or other necessary circumstances.
4. How many feet in one shackles has?
 A nautical unit used for measuring the lengths of the cables and chains (especially
anchor chains), equal to 15 fathoms, 90 feet or 27.432 meters.