USCG Exam PracticeWatch duties, terminology, and instrumentation
On a manned-machinery-space watch, who has overall charge of the engineering watch and answers to the bridge for propulsion?
- A. The throttle operator at the maneuvering station
- ✓ The engineer officer of the watch (watch engineer)Correct
- C. The chief engineer, regardless of whether on watch
- D. The lee helmsman on the bridge
Why B is correct
NAVEDTRA 14104 §1-1 states that on a manned-machinery-space watch, the engineer officer of the watch (or, on merchant ships, the watch engineer) has overall charge and answers to the bridge for propulsion. The throttle operator and other watchstanders are subordinate to that officer.
Cited:NAVEDTRA 14104 §1-1