[QUOTE=caldwell275;165797]Okay, I will explain to the people who have no or limited experience on an anchor boat. there is the master of a vessel, he is in overall command of the vessel, but, the person sitting in the port chair during anchor operations takes command, he is in charge of the operation and can override the master if it warrants, the winch operator sits in the starboard chair and runs the winch, sometimes he thinks he runs the show and tries to push it, it is the guy sitting in the port chair that squelches him, the guy running the show is the anchor captain, he may or may not be the master of the vessel. He is the captain during anchor operations.[/QUOTE]
I am as confused as Kraken. Why would one have a master who is not as qualified as the “anchor captain”. After all the vessel is an anchor vessel so it seems logical to have the most qualified person be the master.It has been more than a few years since I set foot on an anchor vessel but the master then was a damn good anchor handler or else he would not be the master.