You are coming to anchor in 8 fathoms of water. In this case, the __________.

A
anchor may be dropped from the hawsepipe
B
anchor should be lowered to within 2 fathoms of the bottom before being dropped
C
anchor should be lowered to the bottom then the ship backed and the remainder of the cable veered
D
scope should be less than 3 times the depth of the water
E