Exercise 2. Match the two halves of the sentence.

Exercise 2. Match the two halves of the sentence.

1) Anchor ball

2) Get the

3) Keep the cable

4) Disengage

5) The anchor

6) The cable is

7) Stand by

8) Are you

9) Hoist

10) Put windlass

11) Anchors

12) Attention.

1) hoisted.

2) (chain) slackened.

3) is apeak.

4) leading aft, port.

5) brought up?

6) anchor ball.

7) in gear.

8) starboard anchor ready.

9) the windlass.

10) turn in cable.

11) fore and aft.

12) clear of water.

Exercise 3. Cross out the wrong expression.

1)

Let go the starboard anchor.

Let go the left anchor.

Let go the port anchor.

2)

Heave the starboard anchor chain.

Heave in upon the cable.

Heave in the port anchor.

3)

The anchor is up home

The anchor is up and down.

The anchor is apeak.

4)

Clear anchor.

Foul anchor.

Underwater anchor.

5)

Cable leading ahead/astern.

Cable leading to left/right board.

Cable leading round the bow/up and down.

6)

Anchors clear of water.

Anchors home.

Anchors pass.

Exercise 4. Match answers to the questions.

1)

How is cable leading?

1)

Yes, brought up in position.

2)

Are you brought up?

2)

Cable leading up and down.

3)

How much weight is on cable?

3)

Clear anchor.

4)

How is anchor?

4)

3 shackles out.

5)

How much cable is out?

5)

The cable is leading aft.

6)

How many shackles are left?

6)

3 shackles left to come in.

7)

How is cable leading?

7)

No weight on cable.

Exercise 5. Put the words in the correct order.

1) anchors, both, ready, get.

2) starboard, the, anchor, go, let.

3) away, pay, chain, the, cable.

4) cable, the, slackened, keep.

5) the, in, upon, cable, heave.

6) anchor, sea, the, secore, for.

7) astrip, anchor, the, is.

8) aft, cable, is, the, leading.

9) and, aft, by, fore, stand.

10) anchorage, we, an, are, to, going.

11) ball, hoisted, anchor.

12) by, for, up, heaving, standing.

13) bow, the, cable, leading, round.

14) on, too, cable, weight, much.

15) anchor, water, of, clear.