Another point
As was mentioned that chain is used inboard on a tug, you should use as large a diameter as possible double-braid polyester all the way until it passes your last fairleads, hopefully Panama chocks, as mentioned. If you do this and have carefully dressed your fairleads you will not have to rely much on overdoing it with anti-chafe gear. If you do this with nylon ultimately no anti-chafe gear will protect it and it will break just when conditions are the worst.
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