This document defines various anchor terms used to describe a ship's position and status relative to its anchor and cable. Key terms include:
- Windrode - Riding head to wind
- Tiderode - Riding head to tide
- Lee tide - Tidal stream setting to leeward
- Weather tide - Tidal stream setting to windward
- Shorten in - Hauling some cable inboard using the windlass
- Grow/Growing - Direction the cable leads from the hawse pipe
This document defines various anchor terms used to describe a ship's position and status relative to its anchor and cable. Key terms include:
- Windrode - Riding head to wind
- Tiderode - Riding head to tide
- Lee tide - Tidal stream setting to leeward
- Weather tide - Tidal stream setting to windward
- Shorten in - Hauling some cable inboard using the windlass
- Grow/Growing - Direction the cable leads from the hawse pipe
This document defines various anchor terms used to describe a ship's position and status relative to its anchor and cable. Key terms include:
- Windrode - Riding head to wind
- Tiderode - Riding head to tide
- Lee tide - Tidal stream setting to leeward
- Weather tide - Tidal stream setting to windward
- Shorten in - Hauling some cable inboard using the windlass
- Grow/Growing - Direction the cable leads from the hawse pipe
This document defines various anchor terms used to describe a ship's position and status relative to its anchor and cable. Key terms include:
- Windrode - Riding head to wind
- Tiderode - Riding head to tide
- Lee tide - Tidal stream setting to leeward
- Weather tide - Tidal stream setting to windward
- Shorten in - Hauling some cable inboard using the windlass
- Grow/Growing - Direction the cable leads from the hawse pipe
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ANCHOR TERMS
WINDRODE:-- A VESSEL IS SO DESCRIBED WHEN SHE IS RIDING HEAD TO WIND.
TIDERODE: -- A VESSEL IS SO DESCRIBED WHEN SHE IS RIDING HEAD TO TIDE.
LEE TIDE:-- A TIDAL STREAM WHICH IS SETTING TO LEEWARD OR DOWNWIND. THE WATER SURFACE HAS MINIMUM OF CHOP ON IT, BUT THE COMBINED FORCES OF WIND AND TIDE ARE ACTING UPON THE SHIP.
WEATHER TIDE:-- A TIDAL STREAM WHICH IS SETTING TO WINDWARD OR UPWIND. THE WATER SURFACE IS VERY CHOPPY BUT THE FORCES OF WIND AND TIDE ARE ACTING IN OPPOSITION ON THE SHIP.
SHORTENING IN:-- THE CABLE IS SHORTENED IN WHEN SOME OF IT IS HOVE INBOARD.
GROWING:-- THE WAY THE CABLE IS LEADING FROM THE HAWSE PIPE,EG:- A CABLE IS GROWING AFT WHEN IT LEADS AFT.
SHORT STAY:-- A CABLE IS AT SHORT STAY WHEN IT IS TAUT AND LEADING DOWN TO THE WATER CLOSE TO THE VERTICAL.
LONG STAY:-- A CABLE IS AT LONG STAY WHEN IT IS TAUT AND LEADING DOWN TO THE WATER CLOSE TO THE HORIZONTAL
COME TO, BROUGHT UP, GOT HER CABLE:--THESE ARE USED WHEN A VESSEL IS RIDING TO HER ANCHOR AND CABLE,AND THE FORMER IS HOLDING .
SNUB CABLE:-- TO STOP THE CABLE RUNNING OUT BY USING THE BRAKE ON THE WINDLASS .
RANGE CABLE:-- TO LAY OUT THE CABLE ON THE DECK , OR A WHARF ,IN A DRY DOCK,ETC.
VEER CABLE, WALK BACK: --TO PAY OUT CABLE UNDER POWER,I.E. USING THE WINDLASS MOTOR.
WALK BACK THE ANCHOR:-- TO LOWER THE ANCHOR UNDER POWER.
SURGE CABLE:-- TO ALLOW CABLE TO RUN OUT FREELY, NOT USING THE BRAKE OR THE WINDLASS MOTOR.
A’COCK BILL:-- USED TO DESCRIBE THE ANCHOR WHEN IT IS HAS BEEN LOWERED CLEAR OFF THE HAWSE PIPE AND IS HANGING VERTICALLY.
FOUL ANCHOR:-- USED TO DESCRIBE AND ANCHOR WHICH IS CAUGHT IN OUR AN UNDER WATER CABLE, OR WHICH HAS BROUGHT OLD HAWSERS TO THE SURFACE WITH IT , OR WHICH IS FOULED BY IT OWN CABLE .
UP AND DOWN:-- THE CABLE IS UP AND DOWN WHEN IT IS LEADING VERTICALLY TO THE WATER .
CLEAR HAWSE:-- WHEN BOTH ANCHORS ARE OUT AND THE CABLE ARE ENTWINED OR CROSSED .
OPEN HAWSE :-- WHEN BOTH ANCHORS ARE OUT AND THE CABLES LEAD BROAD OUT ON THEIR OWN BOWS. A VESSEL LYING MOORED TO ANCHORS AHEAD AND ASTERN IS AT OPEN HAWSE WHEN SHE LIES ACROSS THE LINE OF HER ANCHORS.
CLEARING ANCHORS:-- ANCHORS AND CABLES ARE CLEARED AWAY WHEN THE SECURING GEAR ON DECK IS REMOVED. THIS MAY INCLUDE CHAIN BRIDLES PASSED THROUGH CABLE AND SHACKLED TO THE DECK,AND DEVIL’S CLAWS, WHICH ARE METAL BARS HOOKED THROUGH THE CABLE AND SCREWED UP TIGHT BY MEANS OF A RIGGING SCREW CHAINED AND SHACKLED TO THE DECK. BOW STOPPERS HAVE THEIR GUILLOTINES REMOVED FROM THE CABLES WHEN IT IS CLEARED. NIPPED CABLE:-- THECABLE IS NIPPED WHEN AN OBSTRUCTION, SUCH AS THE STEM OR HAWSE- PIPE LIP, CAUSES IT TO CHANGE DIRECTION SHARPLY.
RENDER CABLE:-- THECABLE IS RENDERED WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED SLACKLY, SO THAT AS WEIGHT COMES ON THECABLE IT IS ABLE TO RUN OUT SLOWLY.
