Question 2855 Deck General

The correct answer is B) 10. When communicating with a crew boat on VHF channel 16, which is the international distress, safety, and calling channel, you should request the crew boat to switch to a working channel, such as channel 10. This allows the distress and safety channel to remain clear for its intended purpose. The other options are incorrect because: channel 6 is typically used for interfship communications, channel 12 is often used for port operations, and channel 14 is generally reserved for bridge-to-bridge communications. Switching to channel 10 is the appropriate action to take in this scenario to maintain efficient and orderly radio communications.