🔍 Key Concepts

• Heavy weather seamanship for small craft and survival craft • Relative motion of the waves versus the boat’s heading • Risks of broaching, capsizing, or swamping in different headings to the seas

💭 Think About

• How does the direction you point the bow compared to the oncoming waves affect stability and comfort? • Which option would most reduce the chance of the craft being rolled or swamped by a breaking sea? • What heading to the seas generally gives you the most control with the least risk of capsizing in heavy conditions?

✅ Before You Answer

• Consider how each option affects risk of capsizing in heavy seas • Think about where the largest surface area of the craft would be exposed to each wave direction • Ask which choice would allow the helmsman the greatest control over speed and steering in rough conditions