You have arrived at your anchorage location....

You have arrived at your anchorage location....

Question 1 of 2707066636ee728f7522a1c517510

You have arrived at your anchorage location. You have put the engines astern prior to letting go the anchor. How will you know when the vessel has stopped making way?

Question 1 of 27070

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You have arrived at your anchorage location. You have put the engines astern prior to letting go the anchor. How will you know when the vessel has stopped making way?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Difference between a ship "making way" through the water vs. just having engines turning • What a steady bearing on the beam tells you about relative motion between your ship and an external object • How engine wash, Doppler log, and visual bearings each indicate (or fail to indicate) loss of headway

💭 Think About

• If the Doppler log shows zero, does that always guarantee you have no forward motion relative to the water at the anchor spot? Think about current and set/drift. • What does it mean, in simple terms, when a bearing to an object on your beam stops changing? Relate this to relative motion and collision situations. • Is propeller backwash reaching amidships a reliable indicator that all forward motion has stopped, or can there still be some residual headway?

✅ Before You Answer

• Be clear on the definition of making way: movement of the vessel through the water, not necessarily over the ground. • Consider which method gives you the most direct evidence that relative motion between your vessel and a fixed object has stopped. • Ask whether any of the listed indicators could be misleading in strong current or wind conditions.