QMOW Study Guide with Complete Solutions

QMOW Study Guide with Complete Solutions What is the anchor watch? - Answer-Watch is set once the ship is anchored. The anchor watch personnel log the bearing and strain on the anchor chain. What is "Make the anchor ready for letting go?" - Answer-Command to foc'sle to prepare to let go the designated anchor. What is "Stream the anchor buoy?" - Answer-Command to foc'sle to tie the anchor buoy line directly to the head of the anchor and to throw the buoy overboard. What is "# shots on deck/at the water's edge?" - Answer-The number of shots that are visible on deck. What is "Brought to and holding?" - Answer-Report from foc'sle that the anchor appears to be set into the bottom and holding the ship in position. Anchor buoy watching - Answer-Once the anchor buoy is streamed and the buoy is thrown overboard, the foc'sle personnel watch the buoy to ensure that the ship does not run over the anchor chain. Anchor is tending _______ with (heavy/medium/light) strain - Answer-Reference point passed to bridge as to what direction the anchor chain tends including degree EMILLYCHARLOTTE 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YAER ©2024 EMILLYCHARLOTTE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH SEPTEMBER 2024 Page 2/3 What is "walk out the anchor?" - Answer-Command to the foc'sle to slowly let out the anchor to a desired length - wildcat is engaged to lower the anchor. What is "veer to # shots?" - Answer-Command to foc'sle to let out desired length of chain on the desired anchor. Usually done with the wildcat disengaged while the anchor chain is riding on the brake. What is "dip the anchor?" - Answer-Walk out the anchor until it clears the hawsepipe. Then take the slack out of the wire attached to the head of the anchor and secure the end on deck, and then walk out the anchor until it hangs suspended beneath the bullnose. What is "make the anchor ready for heaving around?" - Answer-Command to make preps to take in the desired anchor. What is "anchor is up and down?" - Answer-Anchor has r