Meteorology · Tropical Cyclones — Avoidance Maneuver
A power-driven vessel in the dangerous semicircle of a Northern Hemisphere tropical cyclone should generally:
- ASteer directly for the eye
- BRun before the wind toward the storm center
- CHeave to and drift
- DPut the wind on the starboard bow and make best speed to draw away from the storm track✓ Correct
Explanation
In the NH dangerous semicircle, keep the wind on the starboard bow and proceed with all speed; the veering wind helps turn the vessel away from the track. In the navigable semicircle, put the wind on the starboard quarter to run away from the storm.
Authority: Bowditch (Pub. No. 9), tropical cyclone evasion; WMO
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