RIG SHIFT NOTES RETRIEVING ANCHORS It is essential that when chasing out that the vessels position is maintained ove the chain at all times !"
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Vessel ssel is mano manoeu euv ved ed into into a posi positi tion on to ta#e ta#e pen penna nant nt$$ %he %hen n mano manoeu euv vin ing g aou aound nd the legs ma#e sue that su&&icient distance o&& is allowed to pevent the pennant 'ecomi pennant 'ecoming ng snagged snagged on the leg$ )enn )ennan antt is is con conne necte cted* d* gen gentl tl+ + pull pull awa+ awa+ pa+ pa+ing ing out out !$, !$, wi wiee " wate wate dept depth h atio$ Rig Rig tens tension ionss up* up* when when the all all o# giv given en stat gent gentl+ l+ steami steaming ng awa+ awa+ main maintai taini ning ng a speed speed o& (.($/ #nots$ %hen the )CC stats dedging the 'ottom 'e pepaed to t o appl+ a little moe powe* appo0imatel+ (12* 'ut onl+ gentl+ as not much powe is e3uied &o this opeation$ 5aint 5aintai aini ning ng positi position on ove ove the the chai chain$ n$ Closel Closel+ + watch watch the the lead lead o& the wie wie as as this this is the 'est 'est indication indication o& the location o& the chain chain on the 'ottom$ 6e awae o& the &act that the tug nav pogam onl+ gives a diect 'eaing &om ig to ancho and doesn7t allow &o sna#ing sna#ing o&7 the chain on the 'ottom$ All this depends on how well the vessel oiginall+ la+ing the ancho sta+ed on tac#$ 6est method to emplo+ to move the vessel lateall+ is a com'ination com'ination o& 'ow thuste and udde$ 86ow thuste in udde in* 'ow thuste out udde out8$ As +ou un along the chain have the winch opeato heave in and pa+ out constantl+ on the wo# wie to help the )CC 'ounce along the chain$ chain$ %hen %hen nea ea the the anch ancho o #eep #eep a clo close se e+e e+e on on spe speed ed and and wi wiee ang angle le$$ As soon soon as as the the chas chase e is is on on the the anc ancho ho inc ince eas asee pow powe e im immedi mediat atel el+ + to app appo0 o0 412 412 In&o In&om m the the ig ig that that +ou +ou ae at the the anch ancho o and and get get the them m to sla slac# c# the the cha chain in out* out* Once Once the the con con&i &im mat ation ion has has 'ee 'een n giv given en that that the chain chain is slac#* slac#* educe educe the powe powe slig slight htl+ l+ and commence heaving the ancho out o& the 'ottom$ Heav Heavee the the anch ancho o all all the the wa+ wa+ to to the ol olle le to con& con&i im m tha thatt +ou +ou have have caug caught ht it it coe coect ctl+ l+ I& the the anch ancho o has has to to 'e dec# dec#ed ed ta#e ta#e o& o& all all powe powe and come come gent gentl+ l+ asten asten to to allow allow it to to come up ove the olle$ I& the the ancho has to 'e ota ted use a shot 'ust o& populsion to tun it in the wash$ Ease Ease the the pow powe e to min minim imu um and and as# as# the the ig ig to stat stat hea heavi ving ng 'ac# 'ac#$$ I& the the ig ig is havin having g tou' tou'le le hea heavi ving ng up +ou +ou mig might ht have have to tun tun aound aound and and head head 'ac# 'ac#$$ Alwa+s ensue that tuns ae awa+ &om the othe anchos and when tuning 'ac# alwa+s tun the ecipocal wa+ +ou came aound$ %hen %hen dawi dawing ng close close to the the ig ig slow slowl+ l+ ince incease ase powe powe to appo appo0 0 (12$ (12$ %he %hen n a'ou a'outt -117 o&& stat pa+ing pa+ing out the wie$ Ensue that powe is maintaine maintained d to pevent the ancho &om slipping though the colla$ Stop the wie wie at the the soc# soc#et et and and plac placee in in
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5anoeuve the vessel into position to ta#e pennant$ Once connected gentl+ pull awa+ and get the ig to pa+ out !117 o& chain$ At the same time pa+ out !117 o& wie$ 5anoeuve the vessel 'ac# towads the ancho to a position ve+ close to ena'le the colli to dop ove the end o& the ancho$ Gentl+ move awa+ 'eing e0temel+ cae&ul not to get too much &wd motion as +ou could is# 'ea#ing the pennant$
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Once weight comes onto the wie gentl+ ease up the powe to a'out (12$ As# the ig to pa+ out to /117* At the same time* heave in the wie to get the ancho at the olle$ O'seve the ancho at the olle to ensue that it has 'een caught coectl+*
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I& the ancho has not 'een caught coectl+ incease the powe slightl+ and pa+ out some o& the ships wie$ >eep inceasing powe until the ancho &lips though the )CC colla$ Once this occus ease 'ac# to appo0imatel+ (12 powe and heave the ancho 'ac# to the olle$
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?ine the ship up to the heading e3uied and maintain position ove the un line* Noti&+ the ig that +ou ae ead+ to un$ Once given the all O> instuct the peson at the ancho winch to let the ancho un$ It is essential that not too much powe is applied eal+ on as thee will 'e no catena+ o&7 chain to act as a 'u&&e$
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?isten to the ig calling chain out as opposed to vessel distance o&& the ig$
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)owe is gentl+ inceased as the chain is un out$ )a+ paticula attention to the vessel7s speed* -$/ . 4 #nots is the optimum &o the initial pat o& the un out$ @epending on the t+pe o& 'ottom and wate depth* powe settings can va+ geatl+* An+thing &om /12 to !112 could 'e e3uied &o this opeation$ Avoid educing the powe too 3uic#l+ as this could stop the vessel and then it is ve+ had to 'uild momentum again i& this occus$
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%hen close to the end o& the un speed should not 'e moe than ($/ #nots* ideall+ !$/ ( #notsB to avoid shoc# loads when the 'a#e is applied at the ig$
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%hen at the end o& the un and the 'a#e is on at the ig* maintain powe &o a minute o so to &ull+ stetch the chain out$
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On the o# &om the ig to dop the ancho on the 'ottom educe the powe slightl+ to a su&&icient setting that can 'e handled '+ the winch$ 6eaing in mind that good powe has to 'e maintained to #eep the ancho o&&the 'ottom while pa+ing out the wie$
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)a+ out to !$ / times the wate depth$ Reduce all powe 'ie&l+ to allow the ancho to dop to the 'ottom$ O'seve the wie when it goes slac# noti&+ the ig that the ancho is on the 'ottom* 5aintain minimum powe to ensue that the vessel is not pulled 'ac# ove the top o& the ancho and also that the vessel does not pull the ancho out o& the 'ottom$ In ve+ ough conditions it ma+ 'e necessa+ to pa+ out moe wie than the !$ / atio to pevent this happening*
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The ig will tension up the chain to set the ancho in the mud$ %hen su&&icient tension is o'tained on the ig* commence stipping 'ac#$ It is essential that the vessel 'ac#s ove the top o& the ancho$ )a+ paticula attention to the lead o& the wie$ 412 asten powe is e3uied &o this pat o& the opeation$ As the vessel 'ac#s up ove the ancho heave in some o& the wie to ta#e up pat o& the slac#$ Closel+ watch the wie when it #ic#s* indicating that the colla is o&& the ancho pa+ out the wie 'ac# to the !$/ atio$ ,
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>eep the asten powe on and t+ to maintain a speed o& appo0 4 #nots watching the lead o& the wie to maintain position ove the chain$ 6ow thustes ae the onl+ means o& e&&ectivel+ steeing so
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%hen the vessel is ove the tansition Done whee the chain comes o&& the 'ottom stat heaving in the wo# wie to shoten the length as the colla comes up the pennant$
