Question 4098Deck General70% to pass
Your vessel is port side to a pier with a spring line led aft from the bow. In calm weather, putting the engines ahead with the rudder hard left should bring _______________.
AI Explanation
The correct answer is A) the bow in and the stern out.
When a vessel is moored port side to a pier with a spring line led aft from the bow, putting the engines ahead with the rudder hard left will cause the bow to move in towards the pier and the stern to move out away from the pier. This is because the spring line acts as a pivot point, and the forward thrust from the engines combined with the hard left rudder will pivot the vessel around the spring line, bringing the bow in and the stern out.
The other options are incorrect because B) would bring both the bow and stern in, C) would bring both the bow and stern out, and D) would bring the bow out and the stern in, which is the opposite of the correct maneuver.
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