🔍 Key Concepts

• AMVER reports require times to be expressed in a standard, worldwide reference time (not local time). • A Zone Description (ZD) tells you how many hours local time differs from Zulu (UTC/GMT) time, and in which direction. • The date-time group format for reporting uses a specific order of elements (day, time, Z, month, year or similar), not free-text expressions like "ZD+6".

💭 Think About

• First, decide whether the AMVER report should use local time with the zone description, or converted Zulu time with no zone description written out. • Think about how a positive ZD (+6) affects the relationship between local time and Zulu time: is Zulu earlier or later than local? • Look at each option’s structure: which one follows a standard date-time group format used in international maritime communications (order of day, time in four digits, the letter Z, month, and possibly year)?

✅ Before You Answer

• Confirm whether AMVER instructions require time to be in UTC/Zulu only (no explicit ZD in the time group). • Check that the time is properly converted from local (ZD +6) to Zulu before being reported. • Verify that the chosen option uses a proper date-time group format (correct order of day, hour-minute, Z, month, and year if included).