🔍 Key Concepts

• Lookout responsibilities under the Navigation Rules (Rule 5 - Look-out) • The idea of maintaining a proper lookout at all times for safety • What it means to be properly relieved from a watch or duty station

💭 Think About

• Which option best ensures that there is always someone observing for dangers, without any gap in coverage? • How is the continuity of watchkeeping normally maintained on a safe, well-run vessel? • Think about practical shipboard operations: what is the standard practice when one person’s watch period is ending?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which choice guarantees a continuous lookout with no unattended period. • Check which answers depend on the watch schedule alone versus a formal handover/relief process. • Consider which option aligns with the legal requirement to maintain a proper lookout at all times.