🔍 Key Concepts

• Scope of chain when anchoring (ratio of length of chain to water depth) • How the angle of pull on the anchor affects holding power • Difference between vessel’s swinging room and anchor’s ability to hold

💭 Think About

• Think about what actually makes an anchor hold: is it mainly the anchor’s weight, the chain’s weight, or the angle at which the chain pulls on the anchor? • If too little chain is veered, what happens to the angle of the chain from the bow to the anchor when the wind or current increases? • Which option describes a condition that must be continuously true while at anchor, not just at the moment the anchor first touches the bottom?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which choice talks about scope (length of chain paid out relative to depth of water). • Check which option focuses on keeping the pull on the anchor as horizontal as possible along the bottom. • Eliminate any options that confuse swinging room of the vessel with the primary purpose of veering more chain.