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While on watch at sea you must maintain a proper lookout at all times. On a 700-foot cargo vessel being hand-steered during daylight hours in good visibility and clear of any navigational hazards, who may be the lookout?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Rule 5 – Look-out (Navigation Rules): what it requires and when duties may be combined • Effect of good visibility, daylight, and being clear of hazards on manning for lookout • Difference between duties of officer of the watch (OOW) and helmsman on a large vessel (700-foot cargo ship)

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• Ask yourself: Under Rule 5, can the person who is conning the ship or steering also serve as lookout under some conditions? If so, which conditions must be met? • Consider the workload: On a 700-foot cargo vessel being hand-steered, who is already fully occupied and who might still be able to maintain an effective all-around lookout? • Think about industry practice on large commercial ships: In normal daytime, open-sea conditions, how is the bridge usually manned for watch, helm, and lookout?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify what Rule 5 – Look-out actually says about combining lookout with other duties in ‘safe’ conditions. • Check whether a helmsman who is hand-steering can realistically maintain a 360° visual and hearing lookout on a large ship. • Consider whether the officer of the watch (mate on watch) can legally act as lookout when conditions are simple and traffic is minimal.

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