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When anchoring, good practice requires 5 to 7 fathoms of chain for each fathom of depth. Which is TRUE when anchoring in deep water?

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When anchoring, good practice requires 5 to 7 fathoms of chain for each fathom of depth. Which is TRUE when anchoring in deep water?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Scope of chain when anchoring (ratio of chain length to water depth) • How depth of water affects catenary shape and holding power of the anchor • Difference between minimum recommended scope in moderate depth vs. adjustments in deep water

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• If the same scope is used in very deep water, what happens to the angle of pull on the anchor shank? Become more horizontal or more vertical? • Which action (more or less chain per fathom of depth) would help keep the pull on the anchor closer to horizontal on the bottom? • How does chain lying on the bottom contribute to shock absorption and holding power in rough weather, especially in deep water?

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• Verify how scope is normally expressed (e.g., 5:1, 7:1, etc.) and what that means in terms of chain vs. depth • Consider what changes in deep water: more depth, more stretch, more vessel movement – does this call for increasing or decreasing scope? • Ask whether using two anchors actually changes the required scope for each anchor, or is that a separate consideration from the chain‑to‑depth ratio?

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When anchoring, good practice requires 5 to 7 fathoms of chain for each fathom of depth. Which is TRUE when anchoring in deep water?

Use less chain for each fathom of depth

Veer more chain for each fathom of depth

Use the same ratio

Use two anchors with the same ratio of chain

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When anchoring, good practice requires 5 to 7 fathoms of chain for each fathom of depth. Which is TRUE when anchoring in deep water?

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When anchoring, good practice requires 5 to 7 fathoms of chain for each fathom of depth. Which is TRUE when anchoring in deep water?

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