🔍 Key Concepts

• Scope of chain or cable and how it affects anchor performance • How an anchor is designed to hold (pulling direction along the bottom, low angle of pull) • Relationship between angle of pull on the shank and holding, dragging, or tripping the anchor

💭 Think About

• Think about how the anchor is supposed to lie and dig into the seabed under normal conditions. What direction should the force be applied for maximum efficiency? • What happens to holding power if the pull on the anchor becomes too vertical instead of nearly horizontal along the bottom? • Which option describes a normal, desired result of correct anchoring practice, rather than a problem or failure mode?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify what "proper scope" (ratio of rode length to water depth) is intended to achieve in terms of angle of pull. • Check which choices describe undesirable effects (like fouling or dragging) versus the one that matches the "textbook" goal of correct scope. • Confirm that the force is in line with the shank and nearly parallel to the seabed, and ask: what design condition is that matching?