Marina Exam Reviewer: When a crew member who is conscious has fallen overboard is being picked up by a lifeboat, how should the boat approach with the wind?

Marina Exam Reviewer

When a crew member who is conscious has fallen overboard is being picked up by a lifeboat, how should the boat approach with the wind? 

A. Astern and the victim just off the bow 
B. Just off the bow and the victim to leeward
C. Ahead and the victim just the bow 
D. Just off the bow and the victim to windward 


Answer:    B. Just off the bow and the victim to leeward

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