SEAMANSHIP 1

TOLEDO, GILBERT L. JR.

Introduction:
The anchoring equipment of a ship
comprises the anchor, anchor chain and
the windlass. The anchoring equipment
as required herewith is intended for
temporary mooring of a ship within a
harbour or sheltered area when the ship
is awaiting berth, tide etc.
What is a shackle?
A shackle is a u-shaped, load-bearing connecting device
that is designed to be used with a removable pin. These
shackles can be used in a number of different riggings
and load securing arrangements to connect different
types of lifting slings, chain, or rope to an object or to
each other.
What is the length of a
shackle of anchor cable?
- - A shackle is a unit of length and equal to 15
fathoms or 90 feet and is the standard length of a
chain .
- - Shackles are a versatile tool for connecting lifting
slings, wire rope, chain, and rope - these links are
essential for a number of rigging, lifting, pulling,
and hoisting applications.
27.5 m ( 90 feet ) or 15 fathoms for
every 1 shackle length of cable.
As the anchor is let go, the officer in charge
of the anchor party will require to know the
amount of cable being paid out.
Each shackle length will be identified by
the joining shackle, which is a larger link
than the other links of the cable.
How does the anchor arrangement hold
the ship tethered in one position?
- It is drop into the sea so that it will imbed itself to the
bottom and prevent the ship from being dragged by
the wind and the current.
- When the anchor is released at the time of anchoring
it drops by gravity taking along with it the chain. The
anchor head being curved and not flat causes the
anchor to fall on either side with the shaft resting on
the ground and taking a posture like a plough
entering the ground and thus gets fixed in the earth
or ground.
1. Effectively keeps the vessel in the anchored
position, not just the weight or size of the anchor
itself.

2. When anchoring the vessel, objective is to lay the

chain cable in a line on the seabed and avoid the
cable piling up.

3. This action is meant to provide a horizontal pull on

the anchor to drive the ‘flukes’ into the holding
ground
It is the amount of chain cable that effectively keeps
the vessel in the anchored position, not just the
weight or size of the anchor itself.
When anchoring the vessel, the objective is to lay the
chain cable in a line on the seabed and avoid the
cable piling up.
This action is meant to provide a horizontal pull on
the anchor to drive the ‘flukes’ into the holding
ground
All anchors over 168 lb
(76 kg) in weight must
be tested and issued
with a test certificate.
THE INTER CONNECTED EQUIPMENT JOINT
TOGETHER TO AVOID THE ANCHOR CHAIN FROM
KINKING.
END LINK
The End link is the last link of the
anchor cable. It provides the
connection of the anchor cable
and end shackle and therefore
connects the anchor to the
anchor cable. The end link is
designed to accept components
like the anchor shackle.
The windlass is the technical term used to
define the motor that lowers or lifts the
anchor chain. Along with the windlass, a
secondary spool is present in front of it, on the
deck. The purpose behind this is to ensure
that the individual links do not get entangled
while being moved.
Ship Windlass
–A machine designed to hoist or lower
an anchor. It consist of a horizontal
barrel that is fitted with gear-like
projections (cable lifter) that engage
the links of the anchor chain
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