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Moorin

g

O

p

erations

BOS-

P

RD-2

6

.900

6

0

7

4.

5

A

n

ch

orin

g

W

hen

the

Master

has

dec

i

ded

on

the

need

to

anchor

sh

i

p

and

has

prepared

an

anchor

i

n

g

p

l

an

w

i

th

the

nav

i

g

at

i

n

g

off

i

cer

or

off

i

cer

on watch

,

he

shall

br

i

ef

the

off

i

cer

or

other

respons

i

b

l

e

person who

i

s

to

superv

i

se

the

anchor

i

n

g

operat

i

on

on

the

forecast

l

e

. T

he

Master

shall

d

i

scuss

h

i

s

i

ntent

i

ons

as

to

how

the

sh

i

p

i

s

to

approach

the

anchora

g

e

and

any

ant

i

c

i

pated manoeuvres

pr

i

or

to

and

dur

i

n

g

the

anchor

i

n

g

operat

i

on

. T

he

off

i

cer

shall

be made

aware

of

the

depth

of

water the

sh

i

p

e

x

pects

to

anchor

i

n

,

the

anchor

to

be

used

,

the

amount

of

cab

l

e

to

be

pa

i

d

out

,

the method

of

pay

i

n

g

out

the

cab

l

e

,

the

stren

g

th

and

d

i

rect

i

on

of

the

t

i

de

or

current

,

the nature

of

the bottom

,

and

the poss

i

b

l

e affect of

any w

i

nd

.

T

he means

of

commun

i

cat

i

on

between

the

forecast

l

e

and

the

br

i

d

g

e

shall

be

estab

li

shed

to

g

ether

w

i

th

the

bac

k

up method

i

f the pr

i

mary

system

fa

il

s

.

x

A

spec

i

f

i

c

J

S

A and

TBT

must be

carr

i

ed out before

dropp

i

n

g

or

heav

i

n

g

up

anchor

.

x

A

dec

k

off

i

cer

shall

superv

i

se

the

operat

i

on

from

an

o

u

tsi

d

e lo

c

ation

prov

i

d

i

n

g

best

overv

i

ew

of

a

ll

crew

i

nvo

l

ved

i

n anchor

retr

i

eva

l;

x

D

ur

i

n

g

the

anchor

retr

i

eva

l,

on

l

y

the

B

osun

i

s

to

be

pos

i

t

i

oned

on

the

foredec

k i

n

a

safe

area

(

an

area where

there

no

potent

i

a

l ‘

snap

-

bac

k’

r

i

s

k

s

) i

n

order

to mon

i

tor

cha

i

n

d

i

rect

i

on

and

the

number

of

shac

kl

es

retr

i

eved

;

x

T

he

superv

i

s

i

n

g

dec

k

off

i

cer

shall

g

o to t

h

e

d

e

c

k

p

osition

and

oversee

the

f

i

na

l

hous

i

n

g

of

the

anchor

;

x

T

he hous

i

n

g

of

the

anchor

shall

be

comp

l

eted w

i

th

e

x

tra

caut

i

on

i

n

a

smooth manner

;

x

T

he

B

osun

shall

put

the

stopper

i

n

p

l

ace

. D

ur

i

n

g

th

i

s

se

q

uence

,

the

superv

i

s

i

n

g

off

i

cer

shall

ensure

that

the w

i

nd

l

ass

contro

l

s

are not

operated

;

x

T

he

anchor

cha

i

n

shall

be

permanent

l

y

mar

k

ed

to

i

nd

i

cate

when

the

anchor

i

s

at

the

housed

pos

i

t

i

on

. I

t

i

s

recommended

an

appropr

i

ate

cha

i

n

li

n

k

be

pa

i

nted

and

i

dent

i

f

i

ed

by

a meta

lli

c

co

ll

ar

or

other

non

-

removab

l

e

i

dent

i

fy

i

n

g

mar

k.

4.

5

.1

Th

e an

ch

orin

g

o

p

eration

W

hen

the

Master

ca

ll

s

anchor

stat

i

ons

the

off

i

cer

or

other

person

superv

i

s

i

n

g

the

operat

i

on

shall

d

i

scuss

the

anchor

p

l

an

and

safety

procedures

w

i

th

the

other

members

of

the

anchor

party

. I

dea

ll

y

the

anchor

party

should

cons

i

st

of

at

l

east

the

superv

i

sor

and

two

others

. W

hen

a

comp

l

e

x

anchor

operat

i

on

i

s

to

be

carr

i

ed

out

,

add

i

t

i

ona

l

personne

l

shall

be

re

q

u

i

red

.

Each member

of

the

anchor

party

shall

wear

su

i

tab

l

e

c

l

oth

i

n

g

,

safety

shoes

,

g

l

oves

,

a

safety hat

,

and

g

o

gg

l

es

.

At n

i

g

ht

,

each member

of

the party

shall

a

l

so

carry a

su

i

tab

l

e

torch

.

T

he

anchor

party

shall

ma

k

e

the

forecast

l

e

ready

. T

he

means

of

commun

i

cat

i

n

g

w

i

th

the

br

i

d

g

e

shall

be

tested

,

both

the

pr

i

mary

and

by

secondary methods

.

A

ll i

nstruct

i

ons

or

reports

g

i

ven

by

rad

i

o

between

the

br

i

d

g

e and

the

forecast

l

e

shall

i

nc

l

ude as

a pref

ix

the

sh

i

ps

name

.

4.

5

.

2 A

t an

ch

or

D

ur

i

n

g

per

i

ods

at

anchor

re

g

u

l

ar

i

nspect

i

ons

of

the

forecast

l

e

shall

be made

.

A

chec

k

on

the

app

li

cat

i

on

of

the bra

k

e and pos

i

t

i

on

of

the

g

u

ill

ot

i

ne

shall

a

l

so

be made

.

At

chan

g

es

i

n

d

i

rect

i

on

of

t

i

da

l

stream

a

carefu

l

watch

shall

be ma

i

nta

i

ned

from

the

br

i

d

g

e

,

and

i

f

necessary

the

forecast

l

e

,

to

detect

any

s

i

g

ns

of

dra

gg

i

n

g

.

T

he

anchor

li

g

hts

and

shape

shall

be

d

i

sp

l

ayed

i

n

accordance

w

i

th

the

re

q

u

i

rements

of

the

Co

lli

s

i

on

R

e

g

u

l

at

i

ons

.

V

ers

i

on

S

F

(BOS-

P

RD-0

7

.900

6

0

7

-

ver

.0

4

). O

r

i

g

i

na

l

date

: 22/0

6

/20

1

2.

V

ers

i

on

date

:

31

/

1

2/20

15

.

V

a

li

d

vers

i

on

on

l

y

on

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M

S

s

i

te

.

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ll

ed

document when

pr

i

nted

.

P

rocedure prepared by

: BOS

Head

of

O

perat

i

ons

.

Approved

by

:

Head

of

O

perat

i

ons

.

V

a

li

dated

by

: BOS

Q

ua

li

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