Diving party for cable first thing. Got gear in boat before breakfast. Got under way about 7.45 and went to calibrating ground. Washed out of
diving party after breakfast. Told off to see Captain in forenoon but nothing doing owing to calibration. Calibrating 13.5’s in forenoon and part
of afternoon. Working over side painting all day. Got under way about 3.0 p.m. and went over to place where we had dropped anchor. Diving party
had found same and shackled on 4″wire. 2nd part of Starboard on fos’cle after tea to get anchor in, but wire was not large enough and so dropped
buoy until the morning. Went back to anchorage about 6.0 p.m.

October 4th 1916