🔍 Key Concepts

• Proper scope for anchoring in moderate depths (typical recommended ratios) • Difference between dropping an anchor from the hawsepipe and lowering/walking out the anchor under control • Standard procedure for setting an anchor so it holds and avoids damage

💭 Think About

• If you are in 8 fathoms, what would a normal recommended scope be, and does any choice clearly conflict with that? • What are the risks of simply dropping an anchor from the hawsepipe in relatively shallow water versus controlling its descent? • How do you make sure the anchor is properly set in the bottom once it reaches the seabed?

✅ Before You Answer

• Check which option is consistent with adequate scope (typically more than 3:1 in this depth). • Identify which choice describes the anchor being controlled to the bottom rather than free-falling from the hawsepipe. • Confirm which procedure would best set the anchor by using the vessel’s movement and then veering additional cable in a controlled way.