Does the longer the chain, the better the effect when mooring?

Marine anchor chain refers to the special chain that connects the anchor to the hull and transmits the holding force of the anchor. It is usually composed of anchor end chain link, middle chain link and end chain link. According to the structure of the chain link, it can be divided into two kinds: stud link chain and studless link chain, the strength of the former is greater than that of the latter; According to the manufacturing method, the anchor chain can be divided into cast steel anchor chain and electric welded anchor chain. The length of the anchor chain is measured in shots, and the standard length of each anchor chain is 27.5m. Joints are connected by connecting links or connecting shackles. Usually the chain length of the main anchor on each side of the 10,000-ton wheel is about 12 knots.

The longer the chain, the better when the ship is moored.

Ship personnel in the order of Marine anchor chain all think that the longer the better the anchor chain, because in the ship anchoring, the habit of throwing the Marine anchor chain is very long, that the longer the safer, in fact, this practice is not correct, the longer the anchor chain, the greater the holding power of the anchor is not necessarily.

In fact, the longer the Marine anchor chain is not the better, the anchor chain is too long, easy to produce anchoring phenomenon, that is, the ship swings, which not only can not ensure the safety of the anchoring ship, but also bring safety risks to other ships. Under normal circumstances, the length of the cable should be three or four times the depth of the water. If you encounter large wind and wave weather or poor ground, this time it is necessary to make corresponding adjustments, should be appropriate to extend the length of the anchor chain.

Andy Marine is Shandong Power Marine Industry and Trade Co., Ltd. It is a brand specializing in the production of ship materials, with three production bases and more than 400 employees. Over the years, we have been deeply cultivating the anchor chain industry, and independently developed and produced products including ship anchor chain, ocean mooring chain, chain diameter ranging from 22MM to 200mm. It can also produce welded steel anchor, steel mooring buoy and other mooring products.

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