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Anchoring is as frequent operation on board as loading and unloading a cargo.
But in spite of being a frequent operation, the number of incidents related to anchoring never seem to reduce.
That is when many minor incidents never come to light to a wider audience.
The truth is that even after being a routine operation, effective way of anchoring is not a child’s play.
Sure one can just somehow arrive at anchoring position and open the brake to anchor a ship. I am sure you would agree that it is not an effective way of anchoring. Don’t you think so?
In this post, let us discuss a practical way of anchoring.
But before we do that, we need to discuss two things. First how an anchor holds the ship. And second what guarantees more holding power of anchor.
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About Capt Rajeev Jassal
Capt. Rajeev Jassal has sailed for over 24 years mainly on crude oil, product and chemical tankers. He holds MBA in shipping & Logistics degree from London. He has done extensive research on quantitatively measuring Safety culture onboard and safety climate ashore which he believes is the most important element for safer shipping.
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