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Anchoring procedures enhanced

There have been a significant number of groundings, collisions and near miss incidents caused as a result of maneuvering in an anchorage, dragging anchor or leaving it too late before heaving up an anchor in poor weather. These incidents have resulted in the loss of

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Anchoring and Anchor Watches

Anchoring represents a critical operation in that operator errors may produce immediate and significant accidents or create severe threats to the ship, its crew and cargo as well as the environment and other property. This section provides information on safe anchoring procedures. A licensed deck