TASK NO-
2.26
TASK-TO IDENTIFIES PARTS OF ANCHOR AND CHAIN AND
IT’S MARKING.
AIM –
1. TO UNDERSTAND USE OF ANCHOR AND ITS PARTS
2. HOW THE ANCHOR CHAIN IS STORED AND MARKED
3. HOW THE CHAIN IS CHANGED
4. WHAT PRECAUTION TO BE TAKEN WHILE ANCHOR
WORK
5. DRAWING
OF ANCHOR AND ITS CHAIN MARKING
REQUIREMENTS
FOR TASK- GSK TEXT BOOK, NOTES, AND
PICTURES AND VIDEOS
DESCRIPTION/PRECAUTION
–
ANCHOR IS USED TO MAKE FAST THE SHIP WITH
SEABED.
TYPES OF ANCHOR USED ONBOARD ARE –
STOCK
STOCKLESS
MUSHROOM
HIGH HOLDING POWER.
STOCKLESS ANCHOR IS USED ON MERCHANT SHIP.
MARKING OF
ANCHOR CHAIN-
1. CHAIN IS MARKED FROM OUTER END TO INNER END.
2. CHAIN IS HAVING NO OF SHACKLES.
3. EACH SHACKLE IS HAVING A LENGTH OF 15 FATHOM OR 27.5
METER OR 90 FEET.
4. EACH SHACKLE IS JOINED BY A LUGLESS
JOINING SHACKLE.
5. FIRST SHACKLE IS MARKED BY A PIECE OF
SEIZING WIRE ON THE STUD OF FIRST LINK ON EITHER SIDE OF JOINING SHACKLE.
6. EACH
LUGLESS JOINING SHACKLE IS PAINTED RED AND LINKS ARE PAINTED WHITE.
