Marina Exam Reviewer: You are on a large vessel fitted with a right-handed controllable-pitch propeller. When making large speed changes while decreasing pitch, which statement is TRUE?

Marina Exam Reviewer

You are on a large vessel fitted with a right-handed controllable-pitch propeller. When making large speed changes while decreasing pitch, which statement is TRUE? 

A. You may lose rudder control until the ship's speed has dropped to correspond to propeller speed. 
B. The stern will immediately slew to port due to unbalanced forces acting on the propeller. 
C. You will probably have full directional control throughout the speed change. 
D. The stern will immediately slew to starboard due to unbalanced forces acting on the propeller. 


Answer:     A. You may lose rudder control until the ship's speed has dropped to correspond to propeller speed. 

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