Comments on: Rule #1: Always double check the chart, depth sounder and brake before anchoring. http://sea-fever.org/2010/03/11/rule-1-always-double-check-the-chart-depth-sounder-and-brake-when-anchoring/ Exploring maritime culture, history and heritage Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:10:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Peter A. Mello http://sea-fever.org/2010/03/11/rule-1-always-double-check-the-chart-depth-sounder-and-brake-when-anchoring/#comment-12179 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:39:23 +0000 http://sea-fever.org/?p=4187#comment-12179 You might be right but we still stick by our advice. ;-)

Hope your weekend goes swimmingly.

]]> By: Jason R http://sea-fever.org/2010/03/11/rule-1-always-double-check-the-chart-depth-sounder-and-brake-when-anchoring/#comment-12178 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:59:19 +0000 http://sea-fever.org/?p=4187#comment-12178 I seem to recall this being intentional. Some kind of training exercise/demo. Could be misremembering though.

]]> By: Tim http://sea-fever.org/2010/03/11/rule-1-always-double-check-the-chart-depth-sounder-and-brake-when-anchoring/#comment-12165 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:02:32 +0000 http://sea-fever.org/?p=4187#comment-12165 The first video shows a man opening the adjustment brake on a hydraulically operated system, the black hose is the hydraulic line. You are not supposed to use the adjustment brake unless in emergency. The hydraulic release is usually on the bridge, we have them on our ships, you control the rate of release using a very powerful hydraulic brake. These guys didn’t know what they were doing, OR it wasn’t working or both!
Some anchor party about 7 guys!

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