Question 4195 Deck General

The correct answer is A) Rudder alone has no effect on the vessel. When a vessel with a left-handed propeller is making no way through the water, the rudder alone has no steering effect on the vessel. This is because without forward or backward motion, the propeller is not generating any hydrodynamic forces that would cause the vessel to turn when the rudder is applied. The vessel will remain stationary, and the rudder alone will not cause the bow or stern to kick in any direction. The other answer choices are incorrect because they describe vessel reactions that require forward or backward motion, which is not the case when the vessel is making no way through the water.