🔍 Key Concepts

• Purpose of weather bulletins in voyage planning and safety • Difference between short-term warnings and long-range forecasts • How early warning helps with preparation and risk reduction at sea

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: What kind of information does a typical marine weather bulletin contain, and how is it used on the bridge? • Which choice best reflects a practical, everyday safety benefit rather than an extreme or unrealistic use? • Think about how quickly conditions can change at sea—how does earlier information change what the mariner can do before bad weather arrives?

✅ Before You Answer

• Which option describes a realistic, routine safety advantage that every mariner would actually use? • Eliminate any choice that treats the bulletin as useless or as giving abilities (like precise long‑term prediction) that normal forecasts do not reliably provide. • Look for the choice that emphasizes time to adjust plans, secure the vessel, or alter course/speed ahead of changing conditions.