Anchoring Etiquette - The Unwritten ‘Rules of the Rode’!
Most, though not all, laws that govern us today are based in some way on common sense and established practice. Anchoring etiquette is no exception, and though mostly unwritten, there are still things one should or must comply with when coming into an anchorage and dropping a hook. The same goes for what we do once securely attached to the bottom. Of course, now that we’re writing about them, ‘the rules of the rode’ will no longer remain unwritten, will they?
Like many things in life, common sense often dictates how one should or should not behave. Combined with a strong sense of integrity, common sense also conveys a sense of what is right and what is wrong. Distinguishing between what is right and what is wrong allows us to make the next decision about what we should and should not do in relation. The combined sense of rights and wrongs as well as shoulds and should nots is what forms the basis of etiquette. When there is no written rule or law, common sense and etiquette will often dictate who is right if and when a dispute arises. And rest assured that it will.
There are actually two sets of considerations in anchoring etiquette. The first helps create order, and hence safety, in the way boats align in the anchorage. The second helps maintain serenity when chaos could prevail.
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