USCG Exam PracticeWatch duties, terminology, and instrumentation
When the bridge orders 'all ahead full' via the engine order telegraph, what action by the engine room confirms the order is understood and being carried out?
- A. The lee helmsman repeats the order aloud a second time
- B. The bridge logs the bell in the bell book
- ✓ The engine room matches its pointer to the ordered position, answering the bellCorrect
- D. The conning officer verbally acknowledges the engine room's readiness
Why C is correct
NAVEDTRA 14067 §2-2 explains that after the lee helmsman moves the telegraph handle to the ordered position, the engine room matches its pointer to answer the bell, showing the order is understood and being carried out. Logging the bell and verbal repetition are separate steps in the closed-loop process but do not themselves constitute the engine room's acknowledgment.
Cited:NAVEDTRA 14067 §2-2