DECK Log / MATE'S Log Book - Filling at ANCHOR explained

good afternoon so the next log entry that I will be telling you about is the log entry at anchor so the first thing you have to write down is vessel is maintaining a continuous anchor watch you cannot say vessel is maintaining an anchor watch it should be a continuous anchor watch then the vessel position checked at regular intervals of time using the type of fix it should be the radar fix GPS fix then the vessel swing the vessel swing helps you in determining two things the way the current is going in near your vessel and also if the vessel is aground so if the vessel has touched the bottom the vessel is not going to swing so the heading won't change also where the ship's head is at that moment that is the direction of the current so if there is no appreciable swing that is during the watch or during the period of your watch it is slack waters just write no appreciable swing also write if there are any signs of anger dragging that are observed or not then the next line should be constant listening watch on channel 16 slash 70 should always be there GMDC frequency MFHF and the port pilot and VTMS frequencies this is basically a normal line in every log entry then the safety and security rounds made on deck or accommodation and the intervals if you are in a high security area it should be up to you where you write it cannot be constant can be constant hourly or regular next thing the fire rounds made on deck and accommodation at the time you are going to take the fire rounds this also has to be done during every watch of darkness so during dark hours that is a night watch this has to be made then the master standing and night orders this also has to be written the night orders he will be writing in the night night order book and the standing orders it will always be pasted on the bridge then the port and company rules and regulations complied with the port and company rules and regulations should be the local regulations and the company's SMS policies so the also the next thing is the reason the vessel is awaiting at anchor to adjust ETA to the next port as per port instruction repair whatever it is then if your ship is carrying out cargo operations the cargo operation details like you write in the port log so if you are not maintaining a port log all the details will be maintained on the maids book that's a deck log book so please watch the video on port log login reset port so that you will get an idea of how to write the cargo operation details then any one hour notice to engine room standby information to engine room during the times of watch then again at the end of the watch you should write the position heading and the weather there is no cold so it should be the GPS position heading and the weather then the next thing you have to write is handing over the watch to the next OOW so I will show you how all these entries are made on the log book so this is my log book the entries I will be writing at the first column of hourly watches the course wind all this I will not be writing I will be writing vessel riding to her dash anchor with how many cycles on where at the place so I'll be making a general entry here and the anchor position should always be written that is the position the ship had dropped anchor this is not an hourly position again the SMS remark it's up to the company which all they will be giving then again on the log book vessel maintaining a constant watch vessel position checked at what times using what fix the type of fix I used the anchor dragging if observed or not again the port and company rules and regulations I had complied with masters orders then the channels which the watch had been maintained on then at what time fire rounds were made again why the ship was at anchor next comes the vessels weather that was experienced during the wars and I am a second mate so four o'clock the lat long heading and watch had a door to the next world of you this is how an entry will be made at anchor so since we are a container vessel there won't be any cargo operations happening at anchor so I won't be able to show you what I will write a tanker this I will make up for in the entries at port you can watch that video and find out how to write the port logs I hope you understood thank you