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When in command of a lifeboat under oars, what does the command "Backwater" mean?

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When in command of a lifeboat under oars, what does the command "Backwater" mean?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Lifeboat rowing commands used in traditional lifeboat drill • Difference between stopping the boat’s headway and making the boat move astern • What it means to "hold water" with the oar blade

💭 Think About

• Think about whether "Backwater" should make the boat go backwards, or simply slow/stop the boat’s forward movement. • Compare the wording of each choice: which one clearly describes moving the boat in reverse under oars? • Look carefully at the commands that include "raise oars" or "vertical position" – are those usually about rowing the boat, or about boat-discipline/boat-display?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which choice actually describes astern motion of the boat, not just stopping it. • Notice which options are really boat drill positions for the oars (like coming to "Oars") rather than a rowing command. • Confirm in your seamanship notes how "Backwater" is defined in standard lifeboat command lists.

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When in command of a lifeboat under oars, what does the command "Backwater" mean?

Complete stroke, stop rowing, dip blade about halfway into water, hold water to stop the way on the boat

Row in astern motion

Lift oars to vertical position, trim blades fore and aft with handles resting on footings

Complete the stroke, come to "Oars", raise oars smartly to vertical, rest handles on footing, trim blades fore and aft

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When in command of a lifeboat under oars, what does the command "Backwater" mean?

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When in command of a lifeboat under oars, what does the command "Backwater" mean?