USCG Exam PracticeAB watchkeeping and helm commands
The order 'shift your rudder' is given while the helmsman has 15 degrees right rudder applied. What is the correct response?
- ✓ Apply 15 degrees left rudderCorrect
- B. Center the rudder, then apply left rudder on the next order
- C. Apply full left rudder
- D. Reduce to 7 degrees right rudder, then shift to left
Why A is correct
'Shift your rudder' means put the rudder over the same number of degrees on the opposite side. With 15 degrees right applied, the correct response is 15 degrees left — not amidships, not full, and not a partial reduction.
Cited:NAVEDTRA 14067 §2-1