You are aboard a right-handed single-screw vessel with headway on. The engine is put full astern and the rudder hard left. What will the bow do?

Question

Accepted Answer

It will swing to the left, straighten out and then swing to the right as the vessel loses way.

Answer

It will swing to the left without increasing or decreasing its swing.

Answer

It will swing to the left, and will swing left faster as the vessel loses way.

Answer

The bow will swing to the right.

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