Anchors - Anchor Setup

On this page anchors are defined and managed.
Part of the management can be done in the Navigation Display as well.
The visualisation of the anchor handling is done in the Navigation Display and the Tug Display.

To activate the menu use the <Add> button.
To assign an anchor to a tug, first activate a Winch on board of the barge.

Anchor Setup
Name	Enter a name for this anchor. When the Plan Location is changed at the bottom of this dialog, you can choose to name the anchor after the location.
State	This field gives the status of the anchor. This can be: Free - Anchor is on board the barge, not assigned to a fairlead/winch or to a Tug. Not Assigned - Anchor is on board the barge, assigned to a fairlead/winch but not to a Tug. Racked - Anchor is on board the barge, assigned to a fairlead/winch and to a Tug. Transit - Anchor is picked up by a tug and is in transit to the anchor position or on its way back to the barge. Dropped - Anchor is dropped at the anchor position. These statuses can be reached by activating an Action. The actions are described in the options below.
Assign to	Assign the anchor to a Tug. The status of the anchor will change from Not Assigned to Racked. The anchor first needs to be assigned to a fairlead/winch on board of the rig/barge before it is possible to assign it to a tug.
Action	Pick Up. Use this button to change the status to Transit. This is in the situation where the anchor is picked up from the barge or from the anchor position.
Drop Location	Drop. Use this button when the anchor is dropped. The current position of the anchor will be shown in the Easting and Northing fields below. The status of the anchor will change to Dropped.
Action	Rack. Use this button to change the status to Racked.
Winch	Assign an anchor to a Fairlead/Winch on the barge. The status of the anchor will change from Free to Not Assigned.
Parachute Buoys	Up to four parachute buoys can be attached to an anchor wire. Enter the distances (comma separated) from the anchor to the clamps of the parachute buoys.
Radius 1	Enter the radius of a circle to be drawn around the anchor.
Radius 2	Enter the radius of a second circle to be drawn around the anchor.
Pennant Wire	Enter the length of the pennant wire. Together with the entered depth a radius is calculated for a circle to indicate the position of the pennant wire.
Depth	Enter the depth at the anchor position.
Plan Location	The planned location of the anchor. This could be either a Manually entered position or a Point from the currently selected Line Database in the Session Setup.
<Add>	Add extra anchors.
<Remove>	Remove the anchors no longer in use.

At the bottom of the page is a list of Messages showing the actions of the program being carried out.

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