Your examiner asks: "Bridge-to-bridge communication is listed as one of the SOLAS IV functional requirements, distinct from distress alerting. What is it for, and what equipment typically satisfies it?"

A. Bridge-to-bridge communication is the capability for the OOW to communicate directly with another nearby vessel's bridge — most commonly by VHF radiotelephony on the internationally-designated bridge-to-bridge/navigation-safety channel — for routine navigational safety purposes such as agreeing a passing arrangement, clarifying intentions during a close-quarters situation, or coordinating during pilotage. It is a DISTINCT function from distress/urgency/safety alerting: it exists to support day-to-day navigational safety and collision-avoidance communication between vessels in normal (non-distress) circumstances, even though the same VHF equipment is often also used for DSC distress alerting and MAYDAY traffic on a different channel.

B. Bridge-to-bridge communication refers exclusively to communication between the bridge and the engine room of the SAME vessel, with no application to communication between two different ships.

C. Bridge-to-bridge communication is a satellite-only function using Inmarsat-C, with no role for VHF radiotelephony between nearby vessels.

D. Bridge-to-bridge communication is identical in purpose and channel to the DSC distress alert function and does not represent a separate functional requirement under SOLAS IV/4.

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