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In this video, I explain the meaning of turning circle of a vessel at anchor and using an example show the viewers how to calculate it.

Contents of this video will benefit mariners preparing for exams (written and oral examinations).
Mariners will also benefit by watching the following videos:
Anchoring and Ice Navigation:
Choice of anchorage area:    • Factors that determine choice of an a...  
Preparing anchoring plan:    • Preparing an anchoring plan  
Anchoring process:    • Anchoring  Stopping the vessel, cabl...  
Factors to determine length of anchor cable to be used:    • Factors to consider in determining le...  
Dragging of anchor:    • Dragging of anchor  determine draggi...  
Types of drydock:    • Different types of Drydocks used by v...  
Emergency towing arrangement:    • Emergency towing arrangement on tankers  
Subdivision load lines:    • What are Sub division load lines?  
Preparation for vessel to enter drydock:    • Preparations for vessel to enter Drydock  
Challenges in high latitude navigation:    • Challenges in high latitude navigatio...  
Navigation of ships in cold climates and freezing conditions:    • Navigation of ships in cold climates ...  
Detection of ice:    • Detection of ice in high latitudes by...  
Ice convoys:    • Ice convoys  Instructions for marine...  
Collecting information about ice:    • Collecting the information about ice ...  
Navigation in ice:    • Navigating ships in ice  precautiona...  
Polar Code:    • Polar Code  aims, principles, and fe...  
Navigation in Polar Regions:    • Navigation in Polar Regions  Precaut...  
Navigation in heavy weather:    • Navigation in heavy weather  
Heavy weather manoeuvring:    • Heavy weather manoeuvring  sychorono...  
Abandon ship in heavy weather:    • Abandon ship in heavy weather  Proce...  

Ship Handling:
Manoeuvring when approaching a pilot station:    • Manoeuvring when approaching a pilot ...  
Speed when picking up a pilot:    • Speed when picking and disembarking a...  
Manoeuvring in shallow waters:    • Manoeuvring in shallow water  Ship H...  
Squat and the factors governing it:    • What is Squat and the factors that go...  
Practical calculation of a ship’s squat:    • Practical Calculation of a ship's Squ...  
Narrow channel effects on ship handling:    • Narrow Channel Effects on Ship Handling  
Interaction between ships in overtaking and headon situation:    • Interaction between passing ships in ...  
Interaction between tug and ship:    • Interaction betweenTugs and Ships  
Turning short around in a narrow channel:    • Turning short around in a narrow channel  
Transverse Thrust:    • Tranverse thrust  effect on single s...  
Lateral Thrusters:    • Lateral Thruster  Bow and Stern Thru...  
Girting of tugs:    • Girting of tugs  use of gob line or ...  
Windage area and pivot point:    • Windage area and Pivot point   turni...  
Rounding a bend in a narrow channel:    • Rounding a bend in a narrow channel b...  
Yawing of a vessel in strong winds:    • When the ship yaws excessively at anc...  
Types of tugs:    • Different types of Tugs used in handl...  
Securing to 2 buoys with current:    • Securing to 2 buoys with current (ahe...  
Securing to 2 buoys in calm weather:    • Securing to 2 buoys and turning the v...  
Practical calculation of squat of cargo vessel:    • Calculate maximum squat for a contain...  
Calculate squat of a super tanker vessel:    • Calculate squat for a supertanker ves...  
Pivot point and turning levers:    • What is the Pivot point and how does ...  
Slowspeed technique of berthing ships:    • How to berth ships using slow speed c...  
Different types of tug boats:    • What are the different types of tug b...  
What are the specifications of a tugboat:    • What are the functions, specification...  

Chartwork:
How to use notices to mariners (Part 1):    • How to use Admiralty Notices to Marin...  
How to use notices to mariners (Part 2):    • How to use Admiralty Notices to Marin...  
How to use Notices to Mariners (Part 3):    • How to use Admiralty Notices to Marin...  
Using traverse tables:    • Using Traverse Tables for Coastal Nav...  
Mercator chart and sailings:    • Mercator Charts and Sailings  Coasta...  
Great circle sailing and gnomonic charts:    • Great Circle Sailing and Gnomonic Charts  
Passage plan with reference to tidal effects and current:    • Passage Plan with reference to tidal ...  
Raster and vector charts:    • Raster and Vector Charts  Advantages...  
Information on paper charts:    • Information on Paper Charts used on s...  
DR and fix position, effects of wind and current, set and drift:    • Chartwork on ships  DR and fix posit...  
Passage Planning (Part 1):    • Passage planning for ship's voyage  ...  
Passage Planning (Part 2):    • Passage planning  Part 2  
Passage Planning (Part 3):    • Passage Planning  Part 3 (Reporting ...  
Passage Planning (Part 4):    • Passage Planning  Part 4  
Passage Planning (Part 5):    • Passage Planning  Part 5 (Execution ...  
Running Fix (Transferring position lines):    • Chartwork on ships  Running Fix (Tra...  
Finding the course to steer to counteract tidal currents:    • Chartwork for seafarers  Finding the...  
Basic terms, terminology, and symbols:    • Chartwork  Basic terms, terminology ...