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Moorin

g

O

p

erations

BOS-

P

RD-2

6

.900

6

0

7

I

f

restr

i

cted

v

i

s

i

b

ili

ty

occurs

dur

i

n

g

the

per

i

od

at

anchor

then

the

appropr

i

ate

sound

s

i

g

na

l

s

shall

be made

. I

f

there

are

any prob

l

ems w

i

th

the

aud

i

b

ili

ty

or

t

i

m

i

n

g

of

the

automat

i

c

s

i

g

na

l

s

then

the

appropr

i

ate

s

i

g

na

l

s

shall

be made manua

ll

y

. I

f

necessary

,

the

O

ff

i

cer

on

W

atch

should

a

l

so ma

k

e

use

of

the

add

i

t

i

ona

l

sound

s

i

g

na

l

on

the wh

i

st

l

e

to

g

i

ve warn

i

n

g

of

the

sh

i

ps

pos

i

t

i

on

to

an

approach

i

n

g

vesse

l. O

ff

i

cers

of

the watch

shall

be

rem

i

nded

i

n

the

Masters

wr

i

tten

orders

of

the

need

to ma

k

e

the

proper

v

i

sua

l

and

sound

s

i

g

na

l

s

wh

il

e

the

sh

i

p

i

s

at anchor

.

4

.

5

.

3 D

ra

gg

in

g

an

ch

or

I

f

the

sh

i

p

i

s

found

to

be

dra

gg

i

n

g

then

i

n

add

i

t

i

on

to

adv

i

s

i

n

g

the

Master

and

the

E

n

g

ine Room

,

O

ff

i

c

er o

f

t

h

e Wat

ch

shall

a

l

so

ca

ll

the

anchor

party

. T

he

procedure

to

be

fo

ll

owed by

the

O

ff

i

c

er o

f

t

h

e Wat

ch

shall

be

conta

i

ned

i

n

the

Masters

stand

i

n

g/

da

il

y orders

.

Should

the

Master

dec

i

de

to

veer more

anchor

cab

l

e

then

th

i

s

shall

be

done w

i

th

cons

i

derab

l

e

care

. I

t may

be

preferab

l

e

to

veer

the

cab

l

e

under w

i

nd

l

ass

power

rather

than

contro

lli

n

g

i

t

on

the

bra

k

e

. T

he

cab

l

e

shall

not

be

s

l

ac

k

ed

bac

k i

n

l

ar

g

e

amounts

as

th

i

s may

resu

l

t

i

n

the

e

x

cess

i

ve we

i

g

ht

com

i

n

g

on

the

cab

l

e

as

the

sh

i

p br

i

n

g

s

up

,

w

i

th

the

poss

i

b

ili

ty of

part

i

n

g

the

cab

l

e

.

I

f

the

Master

dec

i

des

that

the

second

anchor

should

be

dropped

,

then

th

i

s

operat

i

on

shall

be

carefu

ll

y

co

-

ord

i

nated

between

the

br

i

d

g

e

and

forecast

l

e to

ensure

the

anchor

i

s

dropped

i

n

the

correct

pos

i

t

i

on

i

n

re

l

at

i

on

to

the

f

i

rst

.

P

ersonne

l

shall

be adv

i

sed

of

the added

dan

g

er when

hand

li

n

g

anchors

dur

i

n

g

per

i

ods

of

heavy weather

.

4

.

5

.

4

Hea

v

in

g

an

ch

or

A

ll

personne

l i

nvo

l

ved

i

n

heav

i

n

g

the

anchor

shall

be

fu

ll

y

br

i

efed

about

the

operat

i

on

and

rem

i

nded

of

the

safety

precaut

i

ons

to

be

observed

.

A

ll

personne

l

shall

wear

the

appropr

i

ate

safety

c

l

oth

i

n

g

and

e

q

u

i

pment

i

nc

l

ud

i

n

g

safety

shoes

,

g

l

oves

,

safety

hat

and

g

o

gg

l

es

.

At

n

i

g

ht

each member

of

the

anchor

party

shall

be

e

q

u

i

pped w

i

th

a

su

i

tab

l

e

torch

.

P

r

i

or

to

commenc

i

n

g

the

operat

i

on

,

the

commun

i

cat

i

on

li

n

k

s

between

the

br

i

d

g

e

and

forecast

l

e

shall

be

tested

.

4

.

5

.

5 S

e

cu

rin

g

t

h

e an

ch

or

f

or sea

P

r

i

or

to

proceed

i

n

g

to

sea

after

l

eav

i

n

g

an

anchora

g

e

or

port

,

the

anchors

shall

be

fu

ll

y

secured

.

A

ll

anchor

secur

i

n

g

f

i

tt

i

n

g

s

shall

be

i

n

g

ood

cond

i

t

i

on

. T

he

person

(

s

)

carry

i

n

g

out

the

secur

i

n

g

operat

i

on

shall

be

fu

ll

y

aware of

the method

to

be

used

.

T

he

pos

i

t

i

on

of

the

anchor

shall

be

chec

k

ed

to

ensure

i

t

i

s

fu

ll

y

home

i

n

the

hawse

p

i

pe

and

hard

a

g

a

i

nst

the

hu

ll.

Any movement of

the

anchor

i

n heavy weather

has

the

potent

i

a

l

of

dama

g

i

n

g

the

hu

ll.

W

hen

at

sea

the w

i

nd

l

ass

shall

be

l

eft

out

of

g

ear

. T

h

i

s

enab

l

es

the

anchors

to

be

dropped

i

n

an

emer

g

ency

w

i

thout

the

need

for w

i

nd

l

ass

power

.

A

ll

power

to

the w

i

nd

l

ass

shall

be

i

so

l

ated

.

A

ll

covers

shall

be

f

i

tted

to the

hawse

and

spur

li

n

g

p

i

pes

. T

he

secur

i

ty

of

the

cha

i

n

l

oc

k

er watert

i

g

ht

doors

or

hatches

shall

be

chec

k

ed

.

W

hen

the

anchors

have

been

secured

a

report

shall

be made

to

the

br

i

d

g

e

by

the

person

carry

i

n

g

out

the

operat

i

on

.

A

respons

i

b

l

e

off

i

cer

shall

chec

k

the

anchor

secur

i

n

g

arran

g

ements

and

a

comment

on

the

anchor

secur

i

ty noted

i

n

the

L

o

g

B

oo

k.

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

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0

6/

20

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2.

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ers

i

on

date

:

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2

/

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i

nted

.

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.

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