Reporting the Tension or Stay of the Anchor Chain

🟥SUBJECT: Reporting the Tension or Stay of the Anchor Chain.
“Bridge, the chain is on up and down.”
“Chain leading ten o’clock, tight.”
“Chain leading under the bow.”
“Bridge, the chain is leading three o’clock, moderate.”
“Chain is on eleven o’clock, very tight!”

ℹThe anchor party's primary responsibility is to promptly communicate any alterations in the anchor chain's direction or tension. When the chain becomes excessively taut, the bridge team should engage ahead the engines to alleviate the strain.

QUESTION: Is there a "very tight" condition" in reporting the anchor chain,?

My answer? If you happen to work with ukrainians, russians, greeks, or croatian or any europeans. Plenty of them base on "tension" not angle hence they use "very tight" or "moderate".
If you happen to work with asians like indians, japanese or filipino we base normally on angle hence the "long stay" or "medium stay". Europeans use this too but it's the asians that use it more often.
There are cases onboard where people combine the angle and strain, for example, "chain leading 10o'clock, medium stay, moderate".
The basic idea here is that the bridge has the detail here if they should use the rudder or the engines or the thrusters if applicable.



ℹMaintaining the tension between "up & down" & "moderate/medium stay" ensures a seamless process when hoisting the anchor.
Rudder adjustments should be made to align with the chain's direction, ideally aiming to keep it at twelve o'clock. For the starboard anchor, one o'clock is acceptable, while eleven o'clock suffices for the port anchor.
Additionally, it's essential to report whenever each shackle is retrieved on board.

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