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How many fathoms are in a shot of anchor cable?
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30 MCQs #1 How many fathoms are in a shot of anchor cable? #2 Using a scope of 5, determine how many feet of cable you should put out to anchor in 5 fathoms of water. #3 Using a scope of five, determine how many feet of chain you should put out to anchor in 12 fathoms of water. #4 Using a scope of 6, how much cable would have to be used in order to anchor in 24 feet of water? #5 In determining the scope of anchor line to pay out when anchoring a small boat, one must consider the __________. #6 By paying out more anchor cable, you __________. #7 If you shorten the scope of anchor cable, your anchor's holding power __________. #8 In determining the scope of cable to be used when anchoring, what would NOT be considered? #9 You are arriving in port and are assigned to anchor in anchorage circle B-4. It has a diameter of 600 yards and your vessel's LOA is 525 feet. If you anchor in 10 fathoms at the center of the circle, what is the maximum number of shots of chain you can use and still remain in the circle? #10 When the anchor is brought to and holding, the horizontal component of anchor cable tensions should equal the __________. #11 You are arriving in port and are assigned to anchor in anchorage circle B-4. It has a diameter of 500 yards and your vessel's LOA is 484 feet. If you anchor in 8 fathoms at the center of the circle, what is the maximum number of shots of chain you can use and still remain in the circle? #12 You are arriving in port and are assigned to anchor in anchorage circle B-4. It has a diameter of 550 yards and your vessel's LOA is 449 feet. If you anchor in 9 fathoms at the center of the circle, what is the maximum number of shots of chain you can use and still remain in the circle? #13 The length of a standard "shot" of chain is __________. #14 Forty-five fathoms is marked on the anchor chain by __________. #15 The marking on an anchor chain for 30 fathoms is __________. #16 How many turns of wire normally mark either side of the detachable link 45 fathoms from the anchor? #17 A sufficient amount of chain must be veered when anchoring a vessel to ensure __________. #18 The best time to work a boat into a slip is __________. #19 You are docking a vessel. Wind and current are most favorable when they are __________. #20 Your vessel is port side to a pier with a spring line led aft from the bow. In calm weather, putting the engines ahead with the rudder hard left should bring __________. #21 You are using the anchor to steady the bow while maneuvering. You have the proper scope of anchor cable when the __________. #22 You are docking a vessel starboard side to with the assistance of two tugs. You are attempting to hold the vessel off by operating both tugs at right angles to the vessel and at full power. You must ensure that __________. #23 You are taking the bow line from the port bow of a large vessel that is underway when the stern of your tug comes in contact with the vessel. The forward motion of both vessels causes your tug to be turned toward the other vessel and contact the stem thereby being "stemmed". You should immediately __________. #24 A "Mediterranean moor" should be used when __________. #25 The anchors should be dropped well out from the pier while at a Mediterranean moor to __________. #26 To ensure the best results during the Mediterranean moor, the chains should __________. #27 You are making mooring lines fast to bitts, stern to, as in some Mediterranean ports. A swell is liable to make the vessel surge. How should you tie up? #28 After casting off moorings at a mooring buoy in calm weather, you should __________. #29 When picking up your mooring at the buoy, the correct method is to __________. #30 What best describes an anchor buoy?
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