🔍 Key Concepts
• Grapnel vs. anchor – how they are shaped and what each is used for
• Recovering objects from the seabed such as cables, moorings, or lost gear
• Difference between holding a cable in place and dragging the bottom
đź’ Think About
• Think about when you would need a small multi‑pronged hook instead of a full‑size anchor on a ship or small boat.
• Which option best matches a tool lowered to the seabed and towed or lifted to pick up something already lying on the bottom?
• Ask yourself which choices describe gear used with cargo handling, which with anchoring, and which with searching or recovering gear.
âś… Before You Answer
• Which option specifically involves finding or recovering something that is already underwater?
• Which options are clearly related to cargo operations or securing rigging, and can be eliminated?
• Visualize a grapnel as a small, multi‑fluke hook on a line – which job would that shape be best suited for?