The emergency tiller is working but feels awkward and slow to use, and the destination harbour is still some way off. What should the skipper do about telling someone?

A. Do not call anyone since the boat can still move, even if awkwardly

B. Make a Pan Pan call giving position, the problem (steering failure, using emergency tiller), and the plan (heading to the nearest safe harbour slowly). This means help is aware and ready if the situation gets harder to manage

C. Call Mayday immediately, even though the crew are coping safely with the emergency tiller for now

D. Wait until reaching harbour before telling anyone anything happened

A. "STEERING FAILURE!" so everyone knows immediately, then check if it is a temporary snag (something jammed) or a real loss of steering, while trying to keep the boat as steady as possible using sail trim or the engine briefly

B. Immediately stop the boat dead in the water without checking anything else first

C. Say nothing and quietly try to fix it alone first

D. Assume the rudder has fallen off completely and act as if there is nothing that can be done

A. It means the engine has also definitely failed at the same time

B. A snapped cable is a minor issue that can be ignored — the rudder will still respond to the wheel as normal

C. This means the whole boat is sinking and must be abandoned

D. The wheel will no longer move the rudder at all — the boat needs another way to be steered until this is repaired, since the cable itself usually cannot be fixed quickly at sea