M3000-1.4.6.1
Anchor types - advantages and disadvantages
M3000-1 · Navigation · M3000-1.4 Ship Manoeuvring
This lesson covers the principal anchor types carried aboard yachts and larger vessels, their holding mechanisms, the seabed conditions each suits, their failure modes, and how a Master selects and deploys them at command standard.
Independent preparatory study aligned to the MCA Master (Yachts less than 3000 GT) examination syllabus (updated June 2026). Not an MCA-approved course and confers no credit toward a Certificate of Competency.