anchor light - A white light, usually on the masthead, visible from all directions, used when anchored.
anchor locker - A locker used to store the anchor rode and anchor.
anchor windlass - A windlass used to assist when raising the anchor.
anchor light - An all-round white light (required by the Navigation Rules) when a vessel is moored; Also known as a "Riding Light."
anchor rode - A line (chain, nylon or steel cable) used to hold a vessel fast to the anchor.
Anchor Light:
A white light, usually on the masthead, visible from all directions, used to indicate that a vessel is anchored.
Anchor Warp:
A hawser or line attached to an anchor.
Anchor Lights - For vessels under 50 meters - A single white all around light
Anchorage - A harbor suitable and usually designated as a place to anchor ...
Anchor Light
See Riding Light. Displayed at night when a vessel is at anchor.
Anemometer ...
Anchor light. A white light displayed from the top of the mast to indicate that the boat is at anchor.
Riding Sail ...
(k)The forward anchor light prescribed in Rule 30(a)(i), when two are carried, shall not be less than 4.5 metres above the after one.
The anchor and rode have associated equipment: The anchor light (riding light) is illuminated when the boat is anchored at night outside a special anchorage; see anchorage. The anchor's rode sometimes leads over an anchor (stem) roller.
But if your craft has any pretensions to size provide yourself with a pair of brass side lights and also a good brass anchor light. Avoid those flimsy articles with which the market is flooded. The best are cheapest in the end.
Vessels at permanent moorings are not required to display an anchor light.
International and Inland. A vessel of less than 50 meters (164 ft.) in length at anchor shall exhibit an all-round white light where it can best be seen or: ...
Anchor lights are also required for sail boats, although in certain situations they are not required on boats under 7 meters.
Anchor Light - A white light visible in all direction display in the forward part of a vessel at anchor.
Anchor Locker-Storage space used for the anchor rode and anchor.
In addition to a series of gauges it incorporates an electronic illuminated panel showing a diagram of the boat with its running and anchor lights represented by colored bulbs.
The best way to reset the anchor is to give it some slack and give it some hard tugs.
Do you have another anchor ready to drop if a squall comes up and your raft starts to drag?
Is your anchor light up and ready to turn on?
forecastle, used for storing stocked anchors anchor bell A bell rung according to the Rules of the Road when a boat is at anchor during a fog anchor bend A knot used to bend a line to a ring, also called an fisherman's bend anchor lights ...
Anchor light - White light displayed by a ship at anchor. Two such lights are displayed by a ship over 150 feet (46 m) in length.
Anchor watch - Making sure that the anchor is holding and the vessel is not drifting.
The chain acts partially as a weight to keep the anchor lying next to the ground so that it can dig in better.
Anchor Ice-Ice, of any form, that is aground in the sea.
Anchor Light - A white light visible in all direction display in the forward ...
 See also: Light, Boat, Bow, After, Anchor
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