You are doing a Williamson turn. Your vessel...

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You are doing a Williamson turn. Your vessel has swung about 60° from the original course heading. Which action should you take next?

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You are doing a Williamson turn. Your vessel has swung about 60° from the original course heading. Which action should you take next?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Williamson turn sequence steps and the purpose of each stage • How many degrees off the original course you normally wait before changing rudder during a Williamson turn • Why maintaining or adjusting rudder angle is critical for tracking back along your original trackline

💭 Think About

• Think through the standard Williamson turn: what is the very first rudder action, and what is supposed to happen when the vessel has turned a certain number of degrees from the original course? • Ask yourself: at about 60° from your original heading, are you already aligning back on your reciprocal course, or are you still in the phase of creating the initial part of the turn? • Consider what each option would do to the ship’s path: which choice best sets you up to come back on your original track line to recover a person overboard?

✅ Before You Answer

• Know the typical heading change (in degrees) from the original course at which you alter the rudder during a Williamson turn • Confirm which action would help the ship eventually steady up on the reciprocal of the original course • Eliminate any options that would cause you to lose speed too early or prevent you from returning accurately to your original track line

Question 1 of 27070

You are doing a Williamson turn. Your vessel has swung about 60° from the original course heading. Which action should you take next?

Shift your rudder

Put the rudder amidships and check the swing

Stop the engines and prepare to maneuver to pick up the man in the water

Increase to maximum speed

Question 1 / 2707066636eec28f7522a1c51c85f

Question 1 of 2707066636eec28f7522a1c51c85f

You are doing a Williamson turn. Your vessel has swung about 60° from the original course heading. Which action should you take next?

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Question 1 of 27070

You are doing a Williamson turn. Your vessel has swung about 60° from the original course heading. Which action should you take next?