A guest has placed a "Do Not Disturb" sign or similar indicator on their cabin door. What should crew do regarding routine service (cleaning, turn-down) for that cabin?
A. Knock loudly and repeatedly until the guest responds
B. Enter as normal — routine schedules take priority over guest preferences
C. "Do Not Disturb" only applies to hotel rooms, not yacht cabins
D. Respect the indicator and skip or defer routine service for that cabin, checking back later or coordinating with the guest's preferences — unless there is a genuine safety reason to enter (e.g. a smoke alarm activation), in which case safety takes priority but should still be handled sensitively
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A. It only accepts reports from cargo ship crew, not yachts
B. CHIRP Maritime is a confidential, voluntary reporting programme for near-misses and safety concerns across the maritime industry (including yachting), allowing issues to be raised and shared as anonymised "Maritime Feedback" without identifying the reporter or vessel, helping the wider industry learn from incidents that might otherwise go unreported
C. It is a crewing agency for yacht jobs
D. It is a mandatory daily logbook for engine room readings
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A. Weather forecasts are only relevant for ocean crossings, not coastal passages
B. A single mobile phone weather app is sufficient for all passages
C. Only the forecast for the departure port matters; conditions en route and at the destination are not needed
D. Multiple sources — e.g. official forecasts (Met Office/NOAA shipping forecasts, NAVTEX weather messages), GRIB files for route-specific wind/wave data, and synoptic charts — should be cross-checked, since no single source is infallible and trends/discrepancies between sources can highlight uncertainty in the forecast
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