Steering fails suddenly while manoeuvring in confined/coastal waters. What is the correct priority order of actions?

A. Immediately broadcast a full Mayday before attempting any local remedial action

B. Sound the steering failure alarm/notify the bridge and engine room immediately, reduce speed/take way off to buy time and reduce risk, attempt to regain control via the emergency/backup steering mode while a second officer or engineer investigates the fault, and only escalate to a distress/urgency broadcast if control cannot be regained within the time and sea room available

C. Full astern immediately, regardless of surrounding traffic or shallow water risk

D. Steering failure only requires action if the vessel is in a Traffic Separation Scheme; elsewhere it can be handled at leisure

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

B. Testing should wait until cargo operations begin

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

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

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

B. The lunch schedule for the deck team

C. Only the weather forecast for the next watch

D. The cargo manifest for the next port