During your Polar Advanced oral you are asked: your vessel becomes lightly trapped/beset in pack ice that was not forecast to be present in your transit route, with no immediate danger to the hull but limited ability to manoeuvre. What is your priority order of actions?

A. Wait passively with no communication, as ice conditions always improve within a few hours

B. Immediately call for icebreaker assistance without first assessing whether the vessel can free itself, regardless of cost or distance involved

C. Assess the vessel's structural exposure and ice class limitations against the actual ice encountered, communicate the situation to the company/DPA and relevant ice/SAR authorities for the region given the extended response times in polar waters, conserve fuel and resources while attempting controlled manoeuvring within the vessel's capability, and continuously monitor ice movement/pressure and weather for changes that could either free the vessel or increase risk

D. Apply full astern power repeatedly to force a way out regardless of ice conditions

A. Nothing — a test lift can proceed immediately after repairs

B. The area within the grab's swing radius should be cleared of personnel before the lift

C. Testing should wait until cargo operations begin

D. Only the crane operator needs to be aware the lift is happening

A. Only the weather forecast for the next watch

B. The lunch schedule for the deck team

C. Who must remain clear of the exclusion zone while the lift takes place

D. The cargo manifest for the next port