USCG Exam PracticeWatch duties, terminology, and instrumentation
When the bridge orders 'all ahead two-thirds' via the engine order telegraph, what action does the engine room take to confirm the order is understood and being carried out?
- A. The watch engineer calls the bridge on the sound-powered phone
- B. The lee helmsman repeats the order aloud a second time
- ✓ The engine room matches its telegraph pointer to the ordered positionCorrect
- D. The throttle operator logs the bell in the bell book
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. This closed-loop confirmation is the purpose of the EOT system.
Cited:NAVEDTRA 14067 §2-2