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i continued to drag 1 might clear her by giving my ship a broad sheer.
Should signal to her to sheer the opposite way if she was not already

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12. What special precautions would you take if you were obliged to
anchor in a river where the holding ground was known to be bad?
Should keep steam up, and if necessary, ease the strain on the
cable by going slow ahead on the engines. Have proper watches kept
so that I was ready to get under way at any time.
13. What would you consider your special duty as regards anchors,
cables, etc., if you were mate of a ship?
Make myself thoroughly acquainted with the working of the windlass
under all conditions. See that the pins were not rusted up in the
shackles of the cables so that they could be quickly slipped, and that
buoys with good buoy ropes were kept handy. Have my spare bower
anchor stowed where it could be easily got over if necessary. Overhaul
my stream chain and see that the shackles belonging to it were in good
working order, and that it was stowed handy and ready for use.
14. What is the difference between riding to two anchors and being
moored to two anchors?
A vessel is said to be riding to two anchors when they are both ahead
of her, such as is the case when she has had co let go a second anchor to
hold her in bad weather.
She is said to be moored when she has one anchor ahead and the
other leading stern to hold her in one position.
15. What advantage is there in being moored to two anchors as
compared with riding to one anchor?
The ship covers much less ground hi swinging. By riding to the
flood on one anchor, and the ebb on the other one, she turns round
practically in her own length.
When riding to a single anchor she swings from flood to ebb or ebb
to flood on the full length of her chain, and, except with stockless
anchors, there is also the possibility of the chain getting under the stock
and making a foul anchor unless carefully tended.
16. What is the disadvantage of being moored to two anchors?
The fact that should bad weather come on, my second anchor
being down astern of me, it is of no use in helping to hold the ship.