Chain Markings : A series of turns of wire and stripes of paint on certain links of each anchor chain. They show the scope or amount of chain that has run out
Compass (The National Training Portal of The U. S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps), appendix I, Glossary, VA, USA 2012. http://compass.seacadets.org/pdf/nrtc/bmr/14325_in d.pdf, (Mrtm/Nav - Amer) {558}