🔍 Key Concepts

• Traditional helm commands and conning terminology • Difference between stopping a swing vs slowing a swing • How much rudder is implied by words like hard over, steady, and check

💭 Think About

• When a conning officer says a helm command, are they usually asking for a new heading, a test, or a change in the ship’s rate of turn? • Compare what you would do on the wheel if told to ‘stop this turn right now’ versus ‘ease off the turn a bit’—which phrase feels closer to check her? • Which options describe actions you would normally take only in an emergency versus actions used routinely during normal shiphandling?

✅ Before You Answer

• Make sure you distinguish between stop the swing completely and reduce the rate of swing • Ask yourself whether checking something usually means ‘test it’ or ‘hold/control/limit’ it in shiphandling language • Eliminate any choice that describes reading instruments (like a compass) instead of actually moving the rudder