When an autopilot is being used aboard small passenger vessels, who must make or supervise the changeover from automatic to manual steering and vice versa?
• 46 CFR regulations for small passenger vessels and autopilot use • Responsibility of the officer in charge of the navigational watch • Who must be able to take immediate control of the vessel’s steering
• Which person listed is directly responsible for the safe navigation and immediate control of the vessel at that moment? • Who is normally authorized to decide when to engage or disengage critical equipment like the autopilot? • Think about which role is specifically tied to the bridge watch, not to engineering or shore-side functions.
• Verify in 46 CFR Subchapter T or K who is responsible for watchstanding and navigation on small passenger vessels • Check which position is normally designated as officer in charge of a navigational watch (OICNW) • Confirm that the person changing steering modes can legally and practically take over the helm instantly if needed
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