2. Use the crane to lift the heavy anchor and carefully lower it over the side of the vessel at the
deployment site. Use the winch to hold the mooring rope such that the release is controlled
throughout.
a. Tip: To pay out the anchor and bottom chain without having to run the chain through the winch,
an off-load hook (e.g. from Henriksen or equivalent) is a handy helping device. Commonly
used with lifeboats, these hooks have an automatic self-open function that causes the hook to
release when the load is released. Using the winch to support the rope connected to the chain,
lower the anchor into the water deep enough that the anchor load begins to be carried by the
chain connected to the winch-supported rope rather than the crane, and the anchor will be
released in a very controlled manner.
Buoy mooring hardware carefully arranged on deck to avoid tangling.
Anchor supported
by off-load hook.
Anchor being
lowered into
water with crane.
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