The anchor line should be tended directly from the which locker?

• A. Forepeak
• B. Anchor locker
• C. Engine room
• D. Lazarette

Answer: (B)

Keeping the anchor line in the anchor locker and tending it from there is best because the rode and the anchor are stored together at the bow, near the hawsepipe and windlass. This proximity gives you immediate, clean control when dropping or weighing anchor, and helps prevent tangling or chafing as you Pay in or out. If you try to tend the line from the engine room, forepeak, or lazarette, the line would be far from the anchor gear, harder to manage quickly, and more likely to snag or suffer damage as you maneuver. The anchor locker is the designated, practical place to handle the rode.