Anchor chains are marked as follows:
The detachable links are painted red, white, or blue,
Red for 15 fathoms
White for 30 fathoms
Blue for 45 fathoms
Red for 60 fathoms
White for 75 fathoms and so on.
At the 15-fathom mark, one link on each side of the detachable link is painted white and one turn of wire is wrapped securely around each stud. At the 30-fathom mark, two links on each side of the detachable link are painted white, and two turns of wire are wrapped around the studs of the second links from the detachable link. At 45 fathoms, three links on each side of the detachable link are painted white, and three turns of wire are wrapped around the studs of the last white links. At 60 fathoms, four, white links are on each side, and four turns of wire are wrapped around the last white studs. (And so on for each shot.)
Each link of the entire next to last shot is painted yellow, the last shot is entirely red. These last two shots give warning of the approach of the bitter end ofthe cable.
At the 15-fathom mark, one link on each side of the detachable link is painted white and one turn of wire is wrapped securely around each stud. At the 30-fathom mark, two links on each side of the detachable link are painted white, and two turns of wire are wrapped around the studs of the second links from the detachable link. At 45 fathoms, three links on each side of the detachable link are painted white, and three turns of wire are wrapped around the studs of the last white links. At 60 fathoms, four, white links are on each side, and four turns of wire are wrapped around the last white studs. (And so on for each shot.)
Each link of the entire next to last shot is painted yellow, the last shot is entirely red. These last two shots give warning of the approach of the bitter end ofthe cable.
