OUPV & 100-Ton Master · Operations — Anchoring Safety
When anchoring a small vessel, a key safety practice is to:
- APay out adequate scope, secure the rode to a strong point, and never stand within a bight of the line as it runs out✓ Correct
- BThrow the entire anchor and rode overboard at once
- CTie the rode around a crewmember's waist
- DAnchor only by the stern in all conditions
Explanation
Effective anchoring uses adequate scope (commonly 5:1 to 7:1) to a secure bow cleat or bitt, with the rode tended so no one stands in a bight as it runs. Anchoring by the bow keeps the vessel heading into wind and sea; anchoring by the stern can lead to swamping.
Authority: Bowditch (Pub. No. 9); seamanship
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