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QM-8

QM-8. Quartermaster Anchoring. Instructors: George Crowl. Course Outline. a. Teach the Ordinary and Able anchoring requirements to a crew.

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QM-8

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  1. QM-8 Quartermaster Anchoring Instructors: George Crowl

  2. Course Outline • a. Teach the Ordinary and Able anchoring requirements to a crew. • b. Know the methods of bringing a vessel to anchor and a mooring with special emphasis on wind and current with respect to the vessel’s course and speed. • c. Take charge of a vessel used by your ship and give all commands to the crew for setting and weighing anchor in several wind and current situations.

  3. QM-8a a. Teach the Ordinary and Able anchoring requirements to a crew.

  4. Equipment Needed • Lesson plans and/or PPTs for ORD-8, ABL-8 (as desired) • Sample anchors • A marina is a good teaching aid • A boat, motor (?), life jackets, etc.

  5. Teaching EDGE • Lacks two things – objectives, motivation • You have to supply both • Objectives – simply put – the requirements • Motivation – why should a Sea Scout want to pass an advancement requirement? • YOU have to provide the motivation – how it will be used, it may be fun to do, whatever will persuade the Scout to do it • Give a pre-test? You may be able to sign them off as complete with part or all of it

  6. Teaching EDGE (2) • Four main steps • Explain • Demonstrate • Guide • Enable

  7. Explain • Need the calculate the amount of rode needed to anchor in different harbors. • Need to know for three different depths (10', 20', and 30') • Normal and storm conditions • Freeboard of our vessel

  8. Demonstrate • Instructor shows how to calculate on whiteboard • Depth + freeboard is the starting point • Multiplied by 7 for normal and 10 for storm conditions • 10 + 3 = 13 x 7 = 91' of rode

  9. Guide • Students do the math for six or more possibilities • 7 times depth (10, 20, 30) + freeboard • 10 times depth (10, 20, 30) + freeboard • Change freeboard on them, or give a different depth, to insure they understand and can calculate

  10. Enable • Have the Scout(s) calculate the rode required each time you anchor

  11. When do You Pass the Scout? • Policies vary between ships • Author's opinion: if the Scout can do the calculations, and do them again the following week, s/he has met the requirements for calculating rode. If it is not used, it will be forgotten. • Other skills, perhaps knot tying, should be demonstrated several times by the Scout before passing.

  12. QM-8b b. Know the methods of bringing a vessel to anchor and a mooring with special emphasis on wind and current with respect to the vessel’s course and speed.

  13. Approach • Upcurrent or upwind or a combination • The devil is in the details! • Slowly • Enough power to maintain steeragway • Stop at buoy or over anchor release point • Hook on, or release anchor

  14. Set Anchor • Let current / wind drift you back • Pay out calculated rode, cleat it • Set anchor by reversing if desired • Sail only: consider broad reach, turn and luff sails into desired location • Have clearance from your neighbors

  15. QM-8c c. Take charge of a vessel used by your ship and give all commands to the crew for setting and weighing anchor in several wind and current situations.

  16. Anchoring Commands • Helm or Boatswain Commands • Let go the anchor • Retrieve the anchor • Pay out more scope • Snub the anchor • Cleat the anchor

  17. Bow Handler Commentary • Anchor is ready • Anchor is down • Anchor aweigh (off the bottom) • Anchor in sight • Anchor is clear • Anchor is secured

  18. Bow Handler Directions • Bow or Boatswain may need to give positive directions to the helm • One handler always put one arm out parallel to anchor rode so helm can steer toward it • Signal forward, neutral, or reverse by words or arm position • On large boats, walkie-talkies are useful

  19. Multiple Times • “Several wind and current conditions” means do it more than once! • The boatswain (you) may position anywhere on the boat for best observation and communication

  20. Questions?

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