USCG Exam PracticeWatch duties, terminology, and instrumentation
When the bridge orders 'all ahead two-thirds' via the engine order telegraph, what action by the engine room confirms the order has been received and is being carried out?
- A. The watch engineer calls the bridge on the sound-powered phone
- ✓ The engine room matches its pointer to the ordered position on the telegraphCorrect
- C. The lee helmsman repeats the order a second time over the 1MC
- D. The bridge logs the bell in the bell book and considers the order complete
Why B 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 own pointer to answer the bell, which signals that the order is understood and being carried out. The lee helmsman then reports this answer to the conning officer.
Cited:NAVEDTRA 14067 §2-2