NVIC 06-14 Task 1.3.A

Steer the ship and also comply with helm orders in the English language

RFPNW-X1.3 Change-over from automatic pilot to hand steering and vice versa

On a vessel underway or on a simulator, at sea speed, when hearing the command to put steering into hand steering,

the candidate changes the steering mode from auto pilot to hand steering.

The candidate:

1. Repeats the order;
2. Switches the steering mode from autopilot to hand;
3. Tests that the new steering mode is responding; and
4. States: “She’s in hand steering.”