Anchoring is widely used in navigation when a ship arrives at a port it normally drops anchor at the anchorage when a ship waits for voyage order the ship must anchor at some places before a strong wind blows a ship must shift to the sheltered anchorage for avoiding contact or collision damage among ship or to the berth facilities in some areas anchoring is forbidden such as places with submerged cables or diving operations places with fishing nets etc anchoring is very important for safe operation of ships before anchoring the ship master must check the depth of the water the characteristics of sea bottom and wind and current situations good seamanship is essential
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