🔍 Key Concepts

• Naval Control of Shipping (NCS) purpose and focus in wartime • Difference between tactical/operational control of ship movements and normal peacetime commercial regulations • Which aspects of a merchant ship’s operation most directly affect convoy security, detection risk, and survivability

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: In wartime, what is the Navy most concerned about when directing merchant ships – is it crew HR issues, cargo commercial choices, or something that directly impacts ship concealment and safety? • Which option most clearly relates to how visible, vulnerable, or dangerous the ship is to the enemy while sailing under naval direction? • Which of these topics would naval authorities be uniquely qualified and authorized to control for protection of the ship and convoy, rather than standard port-state or flag-state inspectors?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which options are normally controlled by commercial operators/flag-state regulations in peacetime rather than naval command • Pick the option that most obviously ties to wartime operational security and tactical procedures at sea • Eliminate any options that mainly concern administrative manning rules or routine cargo business decisions, instead of combat-related risk control