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Your vessel is broken down and rolling in heavy seas. How can you reduce the danger of capsizing?

Question 1 of 27070

Your vessel is broken down and rolling in heavy seas. How can you reduce the danger of capsizing?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Stability in heavy seas and how a small vessel reacts to waves when stopped or broken down • Purpose and effect of a sea anchor (drogue) on a vessel’s heading and motion • How weight distribution (fore and aft, side to side) affects rolling and risk of capsizing

💭 Think About

• Think about which option will help keep the boat’s bow or stern properly oriented to the oncoming seas, instead of lying broadside to the waves. • Consider which actions might actually make the vessel roll more, by putting more weight in one area or on one side. • Ask yourself: which choice is commonly recommended in seamanship to steady a disabled vessel in heavy weather?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which action helps the boat ride more steadily to the seas rather than roll heavily beam-to (sideways) to the waves. • Check which options involve unsafe weight shifts that could increase rolling or reduce stability. • Identify which piece of equipment is specifically designed to create drag in the water to help control the vessel’s heading in rough conditions.

Question 1 of 27070

Your vessel is broken down and rolling in heavy seas. How can you reduce the danger of capsizing?

Constantly shifting the rudder

Move all passengers to the stern

Move all passengers to one side of the boat

Rigging a sea anchor

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Your vessel is broken down and rolling in heavy seas. How can you reduce the danger of capsizing?

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Your vessel is broken down and rolling in heavy seas. How can you reduce the danger of capsizing?