SABOT

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SABOT

• Standardized Auxiliary Boat Operations Training
• Ninth District - Eastern Region
• COMO. Lew Wargo, Sr.
• CQEC-9ER
• 03 APR 2015
• ANCHORING

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SABOT

• ANCHORING

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REASONS TO ANCHOR

• Emergency
• Rest
• Weather a storm
• Hold position

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ANCHOR TYPES
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ANCHOR RODE
The Anchor Rode is everything between the boat
and the anchor
Shackle wire lock
Chain
Thimble
Splice
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SCOPE
Scope is the ratio of depth to the amount of
anchor rode, that is with a scope of 71 if the
depth is 20 feet the anchor rode should be 140
feet. See below
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TERMINAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

• Students should be able to select an
• anchorage area, prepare to anchor and
• Safely deploy the anchor on an operational
• facility. The students should be able to
• check that it is holding position, and safely
• weigh the anchor.

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TERMINAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

• A. The boat crew should be able to select a
• safe anchorage area.
• B. A briefing should take place identifying
• hazards and tasks that must be done in
• preparation for in anchoring. Crew
• tasks and responsibilities are assigned.
• Note wind direction current. Review
• anchoring commands.

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TERMINAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

• C. Prepare ground tackle Anchor line
• should be faked out, ready for use with
• the end of the line secured.
• D. Verify that ground tackle is securely
• connected and safety wired. Line
• should be faked unless stored in a
• locker ready for use. You dont want it to
  foul.

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TERMINAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

• E. If possible, two crew members should
• be positioned on the bow for anchoring.
• F. Verify that the standing end of the
• anchor line is secured to a bitt or cleat.
• G. Coxswain should bring the vessel up
• into the wind/current and station keep.

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TERMINAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

• Coxswain directs the crew to
• STANDBY THE ANCHOR,
• LET GO THE ANCHOR
• Anchor is lowered hand over hand from
• the bow.

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TERMINAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

• I. Crew should notify the coxswain
• when anchor is on the bottom and
• pay out enough line to properly hold
• the vessel. Coxswain determines the
• proper scope (51 to 71 or 101 for
  severe conditions).

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TERMINAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

• J. Crew should secure the anchor line
• and so notify the coxswain.
• K. Coxswain should set the anchor by backing.
• L. Crew should return to the cockpit area.

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TERMINAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

• M. Coxswain should set an anchor watch to
• Safe position of vessel
• Anchor is holding
• Swing area remains clear

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TERMINAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

• N. Coxswain conducts a crew briefing for
  weighing anchor. Review hazards, assign duties
  and responsibilities, and standard commands to
  be used.
• O. Assigned crew take up position on bow.

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TERMINAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

• P. Coxswain gives command to crew
• MAKE READY TO HEAVE THE
• ANCHOR.
• Q. Coxswain starts to move the boat
• forward and gives the command
• HEAVE AROUND ON THE
• ANCHOR, (start taking in the anchor).

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TERMINAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

• R. When the anchor line is vertical, crew
• informs the coxswain LINE IS UP
• AND DOWN, (VERTICAL).
• S. Coxswain gives the command
• BREAK FREE THE ANCHOR.

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TERMINAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

• T. Crew informs the coxswain that the
• anchor is commencing to dig itself free
• ANCHOR IS AT SHORT STAY.
• Crew informs the coxswain ANCHORS
• AWAY when the anchor is free of the
• bottom.

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TERMINAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

• V. Crew should keep the coxswain
• informed on the relative direction of the
• anchor line,
• LINE TENDS ___ OCLOCK UNDER (LIGHT,
• MODERATE, OR HEAVY STRAIN).

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TERMINAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

• W. Crew should inform the coxswain
• when the anchor is in sight,
• ANCHOR IS IN SIGHT.
• X. Crew should inform the coxswain
• when the anchor is at the surface,
• ANCHOR IS AT WATERS EDGE.

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TERMINAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

• Y. As soon as the crew can determine,
• they should inform the coxswain that
• ANCHOR IS (CLEAR, FOULED, OR
• SHOD). CLEAR means there is no foreign
• object on the anchor, FOULED means
• there is a foreign object on it, and SHOD
  
• means the anchor has mud, weeds, etc.
• on it.

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TERMINAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

• Z. Crew should inform the coxswain when the
• Anchor is positioned in its pocket (secured),
  ANCHOR IS HAWSED.
• AA. Coxswain gives the command MAKE THE
• ANCHOR READY FOR SEA (secured for sea).

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TERMINAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

• BB. Crew informs the coxswain when ANCHOR
• IS SECURED FOR SEA.
• CC. Crew returns to the cockpit area.
• DD. Crew debriefs the evolution.
• NOTE Be sure to dry the anchor line so as not to
  cause mold or mildew to form in the storage area.

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TERMINAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

• IF THE ANCHOR FAILS TO BREAK FREE
• Direct crewmember to make the anchor line fast
  around the forward bitt/cleat.
• Maneuver boat ahead a few feet after anchor line
  made fast.
• If anchor not freed, placed engine(s) ahead slow
  and maneuvered in a wide circle until anchor
  freed.