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Anchoring
your vessel in an emergency
Lets
say that you making for port or just left harbour and you have
main engine failure, what are you going to do?
(1)
Your hydraulic engine should always be started before leaving
or entering harbour for this type of emergency
(2)
Alert the crew to the situation.
(3)
Put out a distress
call (Mayday, Mayday, Mayday)
(4)
Heave up your anchor.
(5)
Take off the devil's claw and push it to one side.
(6)
Lower the anchor so
it is just in the water. (Walking the Anchor)
(7)
Ask the skipper how
much anchor he wants put out.
(8)
If possible lower the anchor out using the clutch. (Seafarers
have lost anchors while free-running an anchor, while using
the anchor winch you have more control)
(9)
After the anchor has
been put out, put on the brake. (and clutch if not already engaged)
(Q)
The anchor is not holding, what are you going to do now?
(a) This all depends on what you have onboard your vessel, a
second anchor would help or if in a fishing vessel, a trawl
door and also a sea anchor (drogue) |
