USCG Exam PracticeWatch duties, terminology, and instrumentation
According to safe watchstanding practice, when may an oncoming watchstander formally assume the engineering watch?
- A. As soon as the offgoing watchstander verbally states the plant is in normal condition
- B. After the watch engineer grants permission, regardless of whether a tour of the space has been made
- ✓ Only after being fully informed of plant lineup, equipment out of service, abnormal readings, and standing orders, and after touring the space to verify conditions against the logsCorrect
- D. At the scheduled watch change time, provided no alarms are sounding
Why C is correct
NAVEDTRA 14104 §1-1 requires the oncoming watchstander to be fully informed of the plant lineup, equipment out of service, abnormal readings, ongoing evolutions, and standing orders, and to tour the space and check actual machinery conditions against the logs before formally relieving.
Cited:NAVEDTRA 14104 §1-1