You take over the watch and, part way through the handover briefing, realise you are not satisfied that you have enough of a picture of the current traffic situation to safely accept the watch. What should you do?

A. Accept the watch anyway, since declining could be seen as questioning the outgoing officer's competence

B. Ask further questions and personally verify the traffic picture (radar, visual, AIS) before formally accepting responsibility — the relieving officer must not take over until fully satisfied, and is entitled to request the outgoing officer remain until this is achieved

C. Take over the watch and re-plot everything from scratch immediately afterward

D. Delay taking over only if the Master is not on the bridge

A. The tidal height at the time of transit to confirm sufficient under-keel clearance

B. The yacht's fuel consumption for that leg

C. The colour of the seabed shown on the chart

D. Only the distance to the next waypoint

A. Switch the ECDIS to standby mode and navigate by GPS position alone

B. Ignore it — ECDIS alarms are frequently false and can be left running

C. Assess the situation against the planned route and charted depths, take action to maintain safe water, and inform the Master if there is any doubt

D. Acknowledge and silence the alarm immediately so it does not distract the helmsman