@@scutumfidelis1436 I went to a school called Harry Lundbergs school of seamanship. It is located in Piney Point, Maryland. There you study all that you need to work on those ships. ⚓
@@scutumfidelis1436 it's a nine month pseudo-military style training. You will take classes such as firefighting, government vessels and safety at sea certificate, which is Coast Gaurd required. This is the only Avenue I know to get there. I'm sure there are others.
Our cruise ship anchor off Greenland last year became snagged on a large rock. It needed almost 2 hours of manovering to free the tangled chain but it was fascinating to watch the deck crew operate the windlass. A great cheer went up when were finally free!
Educational yet soothing at the same time - unintentional ASMR. Information was just what I was looking for as I saw a video of an incorrectly deployed anchor which looked extremely dangerous
This video got me my license to captain cargo ships!!!!! After my men went on strike over low wages I stole a large ship and it is now permanently full throttle going in circles in the Gulf of Mexico. Thank you random internet man
Thanks man! This video is very good to refresh your knowledge in seafering, because after time you forget the names of certain parts of anchor system if english isnt your native language.
I was a 3rd Mate back in the 80's and we all got told it is the weight of the WHOLE CHAIN that holds the ship from dragging , the anchor simply holds the chain in place.
The anchor chain and the anchor both hold the ship. The more chain on the sea bed, the greater percent of the holding force attributed to the chain, and the greater resistance to dragging the anchor. The video mentioned paying out more anchor cable in worse weather, which increases the force the anchor / chain system can withstand.
Roy C Horton True to an extent but in a strong tide the chain can be 80% off the bed. The only solution in that case is to ‘reverse trim’ whereby the ship will generally port-round to gain some slack. Then and only then can they move beyond the bed-line.
@@morry271 Sir : what about a 250000 ton Tanker on Steam Engines Alone with No variable pitch propeller and it takes an hour to get Engineers to adjust mode of "Astern Thrust" to "Slight Forward Thrust" and your Captain and Chief Officer say to you "You are in charge get on with it"! I ordered the second anchor out much to the disgruntlement of the Senior Second Mate who hated me but it worked in the prevailing horrible conditions.
anchors are dislodged by piloting the vessel above where it is in place, and once the cable slack has been reeled in, the anchor then be brought all the way up.
Fantastic video - I was only looking for a simple explanation, but this is like a training video - excelllent work thank you. Best revelations to a non-sailor? The use of the chain 'caternary' to hold the vessel and the fact that all vessels point into the current - I will be able to notice that for the rest of my life! Great stuff :)
The windlass or anchor winch is used to wind up the chain and lift the anchor. If the anchor is stuck, the ship is moved aft and ahead to release the anchor (which is unlikely as ships are anchored in dedicated anchor stations where such problems do not occur).
Very interesting! I'm one of those people who always thought that the anchor provided the primary "anchoring" force, not the length of the chain draped on the seabed. Now I know better.
You wont "anchor" in blue water. You are also unlikely to drift into another boat or beach. In a sailboat you can "heave to" to stop forward motion, but you will still drift. A "sea anchor" ( like a small parachute) can help maintain position of a small sailboat in heavy winds, but will drift with the current. To maintain a ship on station at sea requires using the engine.
Good explanation, thanks. 2 questions though... How much cable to be paid out for it to hold and how one will know that its actually holding but not drifting?
The anchor chain length will depend on the depth of anchoring point. The thumb rule is "Scope of 6" i.e. if the depth is 25 m, the anchor cable to be paid out 150m. The Ship should move in a fixed diameter and that should not change....however, in case of wind, there can be a small drag.
@The Unholy God says if its too deep, the anchor won't reach the seabed to hold or there won't be enough cable for the anchor to hold the ship. So yeah, they drift in deep waters while keeping the surrounding traffic or hazards in check by adjusting their positions time to time using engine. Near ports/ pilot stations where its shallow, it's rather preferrable to anchor as to remain fixed in a particular area. Plus it also depends on the stoppage time, for an hour or so drifting is all right rather the whole anchoring operation and preparation. And yeah the meteorological conditions too... So yeah couple of factors to consider.
Thanks for the amazing explanation. I am doing some research about ships for the novel I am currently writing, and I have a question. Do you think an adult could pass through the hole of the hawse pipe, if the ship in question was a large container ship? (I apologise in advance if the question should sound too silly for those who actually know the business!) thanks to anyone who will take the trouble to answer ❤️
How often does the chain/hawse pipe opening need to be replaced/repaired? It seems like it would undergo an insane amount of wear having a hundred tons of chain scraping over it every time you drop anchor.
Chains are generally end for ended at least once in every five years. This ensures even wear over the life of the vessel. When the chains are end for ended they are usually water blasted and painted. Ships are, depending on state regulation, docked twice in 5 years, with the maximum period not to exceed 3 years. At this time chains, and the entire anchoring system are inspected and repairs are made. In my career as a naval architect I never once heard of needing to replace a hawse pipe. Replacing a hawse pipe would require significant structural work. Hawse pipes and bolsters are generally cast steel and are very long lead items. Depending on wear, some bolsters or hawse pipes may have needed hard facing by welding. Shackles, swivels and other parts, such as brake linings may need replacement from wear. My career work was with tankers ranging from 30,000 to 265,000 DWT. I can only remember once or twice that a vessel lost an anchor or a chain. When I startred working in the mid-70s ships were required to carry a spare anchor onboard. By the early 1980s a single spare anchor for each class of ships was kept shoreside. We also kept a complete cable of chain shoreside for each class. R. A. Levine
Very informative. Never knew that the chain actually held the ship. I am still curious about pulling up the anchor. If the flukes have dug into the sea bed how do you get it to come up? Sheer power? Great video by the way.
Thank you Nick for the comment. There are dedicated anchoring zones in all ports around the world with no pipelines, rocks etc. on the seabed which will make it easy for the ship to lift the anchor. If the anchor, it will the winch pull that will bring up the anchor. In worst case scenario, if the winch is unable to pull it, the chain will be cut and anchor is left there to be lifted by dedicated service providers, if possible.
The anchor works by the 5/1 or 7/1 ratios and does not have any strength when pulled vertically. So when pulling the anchor, the ship gets pulled over top of where the anchor lies on the sea bed which takes away the ~5/1 ratio across the floor and allows you to pull just the anchor up rather then the ship pulling it across the bottom.
Good video, during emergency anchor stand by for pilotage, stopper and gear should be disengaged? Only brake remain on? So that we can immediately let go ?
Hi Sajidul. Thank you for the suggestion. Well noted. Meanwhile, you can refer to the article on the same topic- www.marineinsight.com/marine-navigation/responsibilities-deck-officer-anchoring-operations/
That's why you really need to know how and where you drop anchor, to avoid this things, I never so this happened, I've seen twisted chain, anchor stuck and we left it there and recovered after two weeks with barge but never a knot on the chain.
Can you make a video in which the full steps of Anchouring is done like Captain make a team of 3 to 4 people and they go to forecastle and check the machinery like this type of steps
Sir very gud video gud knowledge wanted to ask one thing as we r telling the lead long stay short stay by that captain looks the position if anchor holding the seabed or not .Wat is the exact use of telling clock many of seaman don't know why they tell clock lime 12:00lomg stay medium why clock is told ya if we tell long clock wat will happen ??why captain ask the clock as of we tell the lead of anchor long ya short ya clock is told??
Please clarify in the queries mentioned below 1. What happens if the anchors gets stuck in deep sand on the sea bed? 2. What happens if the anchorage link breaks . Do you have alternate arrangements?
1. If the anchor stuck in the sea bed and the ship is not able to draw it out, usually the chain is cut and a buoy marker is left attached to the other half of the chain which will go with the anchor so that it can be retrieved later. 2. Ships have an anchor on both the sides, hence if one is inoperational the other side anchor will be used
Hello. I have a technical question sir. For a massive ship like an oil tanker with a dwt capacity of 400,000 tones of oil, what is the anchoring procedure for such a colossial giant, where neither the anchor chain or the windlass (or winch or capstan) is broken? I imagine this to be extremely difficult!
I always thought the chain was straight to the seabed and wasn't any looser than that. What would happen if the chain was straight to the surface without any part of it resting on the seabed?
Is this any possible of lower both two anchor chain?. And if two anchor will mingle and lock what u will do .. Then ur all in shore u must anchoring or anything else?!
Excellent and educational, thank you. Small suggestions on pronunciation: 1. pivoted - its a short "i" like "pivvotted" (not like "pie-votted") 2. bower - it is like "bou-er" (not like "boe-er"). Everything else perfect. (I can only speak one language and admire and am jealous of people that can speak multiple languages.)
Thank you, Rupinder for your comment. The length of the anchor chain depends on the size of the ship and usually, it is 2-2.5 times the length of the ship. Anchoring is done in designated anchor areas and not in the deep seas.
Neat bit of information! For some reason its considered rude in english (or at least american) culture to correct pronunciation, which i dont understand as how is someone expected to progress in their mastery of another language if no one offers them tips(politely of course. if done rudely, as with anything done rudely, it is indeed rude regardless of intention). So, I offer this correction, politely as possible (....damn my culture....): The word pivot, you pronounce the first syllable like 'pie' or 'py', with a hard 'eye' sound. The 'i' should sound more like an 'eh', or 'ea' sound as in 'head'. Or the 'i' in 'American' now that I think about it, just that little sound bridging the 'air' and 'kan' sounds. p'eh'vot. Hopefully that makes sense, the proper descriptors for how to shape sounds in given languages escapes me at the moment. Its the only thing that really stuck out to me with your accent and pronunciations. But hey, I can barely get my German pronunciations correct, heck I still screw up some English ones(and Ive been speaking that one my whole life! 😅), so I still applaud picking up a second language well enough to put out a video as informative as this! 😃👍
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Very easy to understand. Great explanation
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As a former merchant mariner who sailed the oceans on similar ships, this video is spot on. Good job.🎯⚓
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How do you become a merchant marine
@@scutumfidelis1436 I went to a school called Harry Lundbergs school of seamanship. It is located in Piney Point, Maryland. There you study all that you need to work on those ships. ⚓
@@delphilungwyn5308 is it quite complicated or is there easier jobs in the MM also how many semesters does it take?
@@scutumfidelis1436 it's a nine month pseudo-military style training. You will take classes such as firefighting, government vessels and safety at sea certificate, which is Coast Gaurd required. This is the only Avenue I know to get there. I'm sure there are others.
This guy deserves a sub, guys! He was thoughtful enough to provide captions and it's a very well done vidéo
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Our cruise ship anchor off Greenland last year became snagged on a large rock. It needed almost 2 hours of manovering to free the tangled chain but it was fascinating to watch the deck crew operate the windlass. A great cheer went up when were finally free!
Nothing better than recovering a stuck anchor 🙂. Cheers to your team for that. Thank you for sharing this.
I think after watching this video I feel confident that I can anchor any ship provided that the sea is calm and quiet . Thanks for the explanation .
Educational yet soothing at the same time - unintentional ASMR. Information was just what I was looking for as I saw a video of an incorrectly deployed anchor which looked extremely dangerous
I am a Merchant seaman and thanks for the explanation. I have done that many times and that what we sailors goes through at sea. THANKS
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This video got me my license to captain cargo ships!!!!! After my men went on strike over low wages I stole a large ship and it is now permanently full throttle going in circles in the Gulf of Mexico. Thank you random internet man
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I did NOT expect the anchor to be that huge, that is so cool.
Yes, they are huge
This video is better than what is lectured in school hehe💓
Thanks man! This video is very good to refresh your knowledge in seafering, because after time you forget the names of certain parts of anchor system if english isnt your native language.
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Sir I m also seafarer and this is the best video I have ever seen 👍
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Thank you sir for explaining about ship's anchored.. It's very useful video..
Thanks and welcome
I was a 3rd Mate back in the 80's and we all got told it is the weight of the WHOLE CHAIN that holds the ship from dragging , the anchor simply holds the chain in place.
Absolutely true 👍🏻
@@marineinsight Nah, loads of videos showing the cable bar tight and off the seabed with the anchor doing all the work.
The anchor chain and the anchor both hold the ship. The more chain on the sea bed, the greater percent of the holding force attributed to the chain, and the greater resistance to dragging the anchor. The video mentioned paying out more anchor cable in worse weather, which increases the force the anchor / chain system can withstand.
Roy C Horton True to an extent but in a strong tide the chain can be 80% off the bed. The only solution in that case is to ‘reverse trim’ whereby the ship will generally port-round to gain some slack. Then and only then can they move beyond the bed-line.
@@morry271 Sir : what about a 250000 ton Tanker on Steam Engines Alone with No variable pitch propeller and it takes an hour to get Engineers to adjust mode of "Astern Thrust" to "Slight Forward Thrust" and your Captain and Chief Officer say to you "You are in charge get on with it"! I ordered the second anchor out much to the disgruntlement of the Senior Second Mate who hated me but it worked in the prevailing horrible conditions.
They picked the perfect guy to describe the picture.
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Going as boatswain for the first time and a little bit nervous. What I should control and keep in mind if let go the anchor. Thank you.
Superb fabulous awesome
Your all videos are very nice & very clearly explaining
It's # shipping
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You guys are doing very good work thanks alot.
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anchors are dislodged by piloting the vessel above where it is in place, and once the cable slack has been reeled in, the anchor then be brought all the way up.
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What if it gets stuck in a rock or in a shipwreck or something
Fantastic video - I was only looking for a simple explanation, but this is like a training video - excelllent work thank you. Best revelations to a non-sailor? The use of the chain 'caternary' to hold the vessel and the fact that all vessels point into the current - I will be able to notice that for the rest of my life! Great stuff :)
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Ships are deliberately parked in the same direction. 🤫
Awesome video, best explanation of all aspects!!
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Excellent video. Very informative.
Great Job. Information given in this video is very clear and useful. Thank you🔥
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thanks. this was so comprehensible.
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best video on the topic! thank you :)
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Very educative! And well explained,, thumbs up 👍
+1 for the Caddyshack clip.
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Thanks for taking the time to explain this, very thorough and clear explanations.
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Why am I watching this, I cannot even afford a ship.
It is ok. We cannot even afford an anchor....still made a video on this😁
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Great video! Very helpful, thanks!
Very informative. Excellent work.
Glad you enjoyed it!
How do you de-anchor to release ship to run ?
Or how do you release the ship from the seabed taking off the anchor?
The windlass or anchor winch is used to wind up the chain and lift the anchor. If the anchor is stuck, the ship is moved aft and ahead to release the anchor (which is unlikely as ships are anchored in dedicated anchor stations where such problems do not occur).
Thanks for the explanation to understand the Public. Keep it up !!!!!
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Very interesting! I'm one of those people who always thought that the anchor provided the primary "anchoring" force, not the length of the chain draped on the seabed. Now I know better.
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Finally I understood in depth Thank you 👍 & your answers in the Comment section was again Excellent source of knowledge .
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If seabed is at a deeper level than the total length of anchor and chain, how is ship prevented from drifting ?
You wont "anchor" in blue water. You are also unlikely to drift into another boat or beach. In a sailboat you can "heave to" to stop forward motion, but you will still drift. A "sea anchor" ( like a small parachute) can help maintain position of a small sailboat in heavy winds, but will drift with the current. To maintain a ship on station at sea requires using the engine.
@@dbergerac9632 Thank you ; this is something I have always wanted to know, purely out of academic enthusiasm.
We wont let go anchor if the depth is too much than the length of the chain...if ship need to stay at those depth it will just drift
@@kingofstage6273 I've also heard that most of the newer ships use Computer based positioning to stay afloat at the same place in the open waters.
@@BadassBobY maybe..not too sure about that though
Good explanation, thanks.
2 questions though... How much cable to be paid out for it to hold and how one will know that its actually holding but not drifting?
The anchor chain length will depend on the depth of anchoring point. The thumb rule is "Scope of 6" i.e. if the depth is 25 m, the anchor cable to be paid out 150m.
The Ship should move in a fixed diameter and that should not change....however, in case of wind, there can be a small drag.
@@marineinsight there is also difference in paiding out of cable or shacke in good weather condition or bad weather condion
@The Unholy God says if its too deep, the anchor won't reach the seabed to hold or there won't be enough cable for the anchor to hold the ship. So yeah, they drift in deep waters while keeping the surrounding traffic or hazards in check by adjusting their positions time to time using engine.
Near ports/ pilot stations where its shallow, it's rather preferrable to anchor as to remain fixed in a particular area. Plus it also depends on the stoppage time, for an hour or so drifting is all right rather the whole anchoring operation and preparation. And yeah the meteorological conditions too... So yeah couple of factors to consider.
Thanks for the amazing explanation. I am doing some research about ships for the novel I am currently writing, and I have a question. Do you think an adult could pass through the hole of the hawse pipe, if the ship in question was a large container ship? (I apologise in advance if the question should sound too silly for those who actually know the business!) thanks to anyone who will take the trouble to answer ❤️
How often does the chain/hawse pipe opening need to be replaced/repaired? It seems like it would undergo an insane amount of wear having a hundred tons of chain scraping over it every time you drop anchor.
Hawse pie opening i dare say maybe 10 years...chain about 3years
Chains are generally end for ended at least once in every five years. This ensures even wear over the life of the vessel. When the chains are end for ended they are usually water blasted and painted. Ships are, depending on state regulation, docked twice in 5 years, with the maximum period not to exceed 3 years. At this time chains, and the entire anchoring system are inspected and repairs are made.
In my career as a naval architect I never once heard of needing to replace a hawse pipe. Replacing a hawse pipe would require significant structural work. Hawse pipes and bolsters are generally cast steel and are very long lead items. Depending on wear, some bolsters or hawse pipes may have needed hard facing by welding. Shackles, swivels and other parts, such as brake linings may need replacement from wear.
My career work was with tankers ranging from 30,000 to 265,000 DWT. I can only remember once or twice that a vessel lost an anchor or a chain. When I startred working in the mid-70s ships were required to carry a spare anchor onboard. By the early 1980s a single spare anchor for each class of ships was kept shoreside. We also kept a complete cable of chain shoreside for each class.
R. A. Levine
Very informative. Never knew that the chain actually held the ship. I am still curious about pulling up the anchor. If the flukes have dug into the sea bed how do you get it to come up? Sheer power? Great video by the way.
Thank you Nick for the comment. There are dedicated anchoring zones in all ports around the world with no pipelines, rocks etc. on the seabed which will make it easy for the ship to lift the anchor. If the anchor, it will the winch pull that will bring up the anchor. In worst case scenario, if the winch is unable to pull it, the chain will be cut and anchor is left there to be lifted by dedicated service providers, if possible.
@@marineinsight Thank you, that must be expensive to have to leave it behind.
The anchor works by the 5/1 or 7/1 ratios and does not have any strength when pulled vertically. So when pulling the anchor, the ship gets pulled over top of where the anchor lies on the sea bed which takes away the ~5/1 ratio across the floor and allows you to pull just the anchor up rather then the ship pulling it across the bottom.
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For making this video
Your video is amazing 😎
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Good ,Engine stop after , reverse motion can help as breaks to ship
Good video, during emergency anchor stand by for pilotage, stopper and gear should be disengaged? Only brake remain on? So that we can immediately let go ?
Superb video!!!
Very cool video. Thank you for sharing it.
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Very informative 👏
Thank you. Easy to understand 👍
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Nice informative video
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Bravo...Well explained
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Very good knowledge sharing. Thanks.
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Beautiful explanation 👌🙏❣
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Thanks for that, very informative!
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Good video. The i in “pivot” rhymes with the i in “video”
Thank you Scott. The I in Pivot will be different with the I in pivot accross of India :P
Everyone knows it's a pie vott!
marineinsight you mean like vydeo?😉
Very informative...👍👍👍
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Thank you for your information,, for me to refreshing about knowledge anchoring ☺
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@@marineinsight thank you,,
Excellent présentation!! Please make a video on double anchor technique.
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Very informative.
Its that perfect explaination which I wanted thanks a lot sir
Thanks and welcome
Thanks for your sharing 👍
Thank you too
Good job!
Superb video
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"Not doing it correctly will land you in a wrong place"
Like literally 😂💀
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very good understanding.
Good to know 😊👍
thanks for such a wonderful explanation
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please make a video on how the terminology of anchor is used in anchor operation,communication between bridge and anchor station
Hi Sajidul. Thank you for the suggestion. Well noted. Meanwhile, you can refer to the article on the same topic- www.marineinsight.com/marine-navigation/responsibilities-deck-officer-anchoring-operations/
Captain banega kya be?
What do you do when the anchor chain gets knotted up? The chain links are thousands of pounds so it’s not like you can just unknot it.
That's why you really need to know how and where you drop anchor, to avoid this things, I never so this happened, I've seen twisted chain, anchor stuck and we left it there and recovered after two weeks with barge but never a knot on the chain.
Great video
Really good
Thank you! Cheers!
Can you make a video in which the full steps of Anchouring is done like
Captain make a team of 3 to 4 people and they go to forecastle and check the machinery like this type of steps
Sure
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Sir very gud video gud knowledge wanted to ask one thing as we r telling the lead long stay short stay by that captain looks the position if anchor holding the seabed or not .Wat is the exact use of telling clock many of seaman don't know why they tell clock lime 12:00lomg stay medium why clock is told ya if we tell long clock wat will happen ??why captain ask the clock as of we tell the lead of anchor long ya short ya clock is told??
So on the lifting process. how you asure the anchor will not play against you ? should you pull it against water current maybe ?
Awesome video bro
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do you know the formula to calculate the swing circle of anchor?
, please telling me, i would be very appriciate of it
Please clarify in the queries mentioned below
1. What happens if the anchors gets stuck in deep sand on the sea bed?
2. What happens if the anchorage link breaks . Do you have alternate arrangements?
1. If the anchor stuck in the sea bed and the ship is not able to draw it out, usually the chain is cut and a buoy marker is left attached to the other half of the chain which will go with the anchor so that it can be retrieved later.
2. Ships have an anchor on both the sides, hence if one is inoperational the other side anchor will be used
marineinsight thanks for clarifying
Hello. I have a technical question sir. For a massive ship like an oil tanker with a dwt capacity of 400,000 tones of oil, what is the anchoring procedure for such a colossial giant, where neither the anchor chain or the windlass (or winch or capstan) is broken? I imagine this to be extremely difficult!
How do you "un-kink" if the chain gets kinked?
Great bro
Thank you so much 😀
Nice video i enjoyed it!
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Thank you! Now I understand!
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Got an idea upon anchoring the ship. But how is an anchor released and the ship needs to move again...
Grate explanation thank you
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And what about anchoring in rivers with strong currents? Should we lower it above sea level or drop instantly?
It will depend on the situation the ship is in! If there is an emergency, the anchor needs to be dropped instantly.
And watchkeeping duty will be maintained☺
Nice explanation
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I don't suddenly it attacked my mind to watch it 🤣
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I always thought the chain was straight to the seabed and wasn't any looser than that. What would happen if the chain was straight to the surface without any part of it resting on the seabed?
If the anchor is not laid in the sea bed, the ship will drag
How does the anchor work in tidal streams which have two oppsite directions?
Nice one
Is this any possible of lower both two anchor chain?.
And if two anchor will mingle and lock what u will do ..
Then ur all in shore u must anchoring or anything else?!
Yes it is possible but done one by one so that they dont mingle.
Excellent and educational, thank you. Small suggestions on pronunciation: 1. pivoted - its a short "i" like "pivvotted" (not like "pie-votted") 2. bower - it is like "bou-er" (not like "boe-er"). Everything else perfect. (I can only speak one language and admire and am jealous of people that can speak multiple languages.)
Thanks for the tips!
Can you please make a windlass arrangement full video on components alone!
Thank you Tanush for the suggestion.
Good work 👌
Thank you 👍🏻
Good video. What is the average length of the chain? If water is too deep then how anchor works?
Thank you, Rupinder for your comment.
The length of the anchor chain depends on the size of the ship and usually, it is 2-2.5 times the length of the ship.
Anchoring is done in designated anchor areas and not in the deep seas.
Neat bit of information!
For some reason its considered rude in english (or at least american) culture to correct pronunciation, which i dont understand as how is someone expected to progress in their mastery of another language if no one offers them tips(politely of course. if done rudely, as with anything done rudely, it is indeed rude regardless of intention). So, I offer this correction, politely as possible (....damn my culture....): The word pivot, you pronounce the first syllable like 'pie' or 'py', with a hard 'eye' sound. The 'i' should sound more like an 'eh', or 'ea' sound as in 'head'. Or the 'i' in 'American' now that I think about it, just that little sound bridging the 'air' and 'kan' sounds. p'eh'vot. Hopefully that makes sense, the proper descriptors for how to shape sounds in given languages escapes me at the moment. Its the only thing that really stuck out to me with your accent and pronunciations. But hey, I can barely get my German pronunciations correct, heck I still screw up some English ones(and Ive been speaking that one my whole life! 😅), so I still applaud picking up a second language well enough to put out a video as informative as this! 😃👍
I always wondered ,what if a ship broke down or needed to anchor in deep water ,maybe the anchor chain might not be long enough>?
Usually, they do not anchor in deep seas. They will drift and try to solve the problem so that they can get back to normal operation asap.
@@marineinsight That makes sense thank you
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@@marineinsight is there a plan b if the vessel cannot get back in a operational condition