Question 207 Deck General

The correct answer is A) during a collision avoidance maneuver. The reason this is the correct answer is that the USCG's Navigation Rules and Regulations Handbook states that the watch should not be transferred during critical situations, such as when the vessel is engaged in a collision avoidance maneuver. This is to ensure that the officers on watch can maintain situational awareness and make timely decisions to safely navigate the vessel. The other options, such as while the Master is on the bridge or during an engine speed change, are not as critical in terms of requiring the undivided attention of the officer on watch, and therefore would not necessarily preclude a watch transfer.